Points handicapping system to be trialled

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With the declining number of horses being bred, better utilising the available pool of racing stock will be crucial to maintaining the code’s racing numbers. While funding and stakes will be important factors in this, handicapping and programming will be equally crucial. Racing “like with like” and creating equal opportunities across the horse population are two underlying principles that the Handicapping Sub-Committee consider in reviewing the current system....

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