Originally Posted by
Messenger
If you have seedings for heats and draw preferences according to finishing positions, I think we would have a fairer system to ensure the cream rises to the top - far from bastardizing finals it would be making them less 'Lotto' events
If it is 'Tough Luck' that LIR got beat by the draw, why are you worried about a horse suffering due to preferential draws when this system they would have a major say in determining their own future by performing in the heats (ps agreeing that we seed the heats to make them as fair as possible too)