New Posts For Thread: Should weight allowances be scarpped?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28319137/should-weight-allowances-be-scarppedYes imho 15 of the last 18 Arc winners 3 yo according to RP.Gone too far imhoIt would just mean horses would stick to their own age range and owners wouldnt enter their 3yos in races where older horses are running.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28319137/should-weight-allowances-be-scarpped?post_id=507517015#507517015It would just mean horses would stick to their own age range and owners wouldnt enter their 3yos in races where older horses are running.Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:51:12 -0500Which one(s) DJQ,wfa or the sex allowance,or both?Imo solely for the Arc the fillies allowance should be scrapped,no weaker than the 3yo colts by this time.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28319137/should-weight-allowances-be-scarpped?post_id=507515795#507515795Which one(s) DJQ,wfa or the sex allowance,or both?Imo solely for the Arc the fillies allowance should be scrapped,no weaker than the 3yo colts by this time.Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:02:56 -0500Don´t you think scarpping´s a bit too much?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28319137/should-weight-allowances-be-scarpped?post_id=507515537#507515537Don´t you think scarpping´s a bit too much?Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:51:00 -0500I know it`s 3 centuries of history but it is a bit odd.Can you imagine a 17-y-o being given 100 metres start over 1500 in The Olympics next year. It`s much the same thing.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28319137/should-weight-allowances-be-scarpped?post_id=507513773#507513773I know it`s 3 centuries of history but it is a bit odd.Can you imagine a 17-y-o being given 100 metres start over 1500 in The Olympics next year. It`s much the same thing.Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:39:45 -0500No.Probably got more to do with older horses now being aimed at the big meetings in America and the Far East, as Nick Mordin posits.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28319137/should-weight-allowances-be-scarpped?post_id=507513659#507513659No.Probably got more to do with older horses now being aimed at the big meetings in America and the Far East, as Nick Mordin posits.Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:36:19 -0500back 3yr olds next year thenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28319137/should-weight-allowances-be-scarpped?post_id=507513617#507513617back 3yr olds next year thenMon, 03 Oct 2011 17:34:46 -0500Yes imho 15 of the last 18 Arc winners 3 yo according to RP.Gone too far imhohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28319137/should-weight-allowances-be-scarpped?post_id=507513231#507513231Yes imho 15 of the last 18 Arc winners 3 yo according to RP.Gone too far imhoMon, 03 Oct 2011 17:23:02 -0500