The introduction of the drop back rule has achieved the following:-
1. Massive class rise between C0 to C1, M0 to M1
2. Massive wastage of stock with average ability to gain fair share of prizemoney and sentenced to retirement
3. Increased lack of competiteness for fillies and mares due to the fairer sex having on average lower ability and therefore having difficulty breaking through the c1 barrier
4. Disillusionment of breeders/owners in not winning a fair number of races for average horses and then reducing participation

I recommend that the drop back rule be changed to only apply for fillies and mares so that:-
1. Breeder/owners will be just as excited to own a filly as well as a colt with the extremely likely leveling of distributed prizemoney between sexes
2. Retention of horse population for fillies and mares as a valuable racing resource
3. Reduction of the C0 to C1 class gap to enable a fairer distribution of prizemoney to the more average horses.

Would be good to get further comments.

This is my first post.

Jeroen Nieuwenburg