The reality of racing for the horse is this: through handicap raises, penalties and restrictions, the system is geared to prevent all but the greatest horses from cherry-picking prizes.
A horse who starts at an artificially low ebb and rises to mediocrity will win more than one who is useful early and tries to become more useful still.
On average, better horses win more races but there are many counter-examples each year.
In addition to many other advantages, my system remedies this, suggests James Willoughby.
Read more by clicking here – and let’s get the debate going after reading an intellectual approach to the issue!
The architect of the TRC Global Rankings, James Willoughby is a specialist in the technical analysis of racing. He is a former chief correspondent of the Racing Post and analyst on Sky channel Racing UK, as well as on other projects.
