Quote Originally Posted by Amlin View Post
My query would be, where have the horses gone over about a C4 mark. The noms drastically drop away in the country for races over C4, and "fast class" events are hardly even programmed outside of TP now except for Cup and claiming races.

I am told the drop back rule has created a glut of C1 horses but really, how many horses in a bottom up C1 have ever been a C5 in their career?

You race for much the same money in a C5 as you do a C0 - only in harness does this issue exist.

Even if I invested in shares in a company or had a term deposit, under normal circumstances you would expect your investment to earn an increased rate of return the longer you hold onto it
I think alot of that has to do with how races are program once horses get up in class, their country races c6 or better or metro mo or better. instead of say c5-c10 races or m2-m4 or m4 or better and so on. once u get up in grade a bit, they seem to group more classes together