New Posts For Thread: 3 year olds first time up in handicaps?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29099721/3-year-olds-first-time-up-in-handicapsThe form of 3 year olds first time up in handicaps seems to be appauling! can anyone explin this?Duncan.. your words many of those that ran well are now more exposed ..some that felt their way in maidens i like that gave me a laught ..tough good the H/C larkhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29099721/3-year-olds-first-time-up-in-handicaps?post_id=519344961#519344961Duncan.. your words many of those that ran well are now more exposed ..some that felt their way in maidens i like that gave me a laught ..tough good the H/C larkSat, 05 May 2012 03:08:12 -0500that doesnt make much sense zipper (no reason why the handicapper should be inaccurate in assessing a whole group of horses just cos they ran well/moderately), tho i'd say it is possible that many of those that ran well at 2 are now more exposed thanhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29099721/3-year-olds-first-time-up-in-handicaps?post_id=519344901#519344901that doesnt make much sense zipper (no reason why the handicapper should be inaccurate in assessing a whole group of horses just cos they ran well/moderately), tho i'd say it is possible that many of those that ran well at 2 are now more exposed thanSat, 05 May 2012 03:00:46 -0500Geoff M...................QUALITY!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29099721/3-year-olds-first-time-up-in-handicaps?post_id=519344761#519344761Geoff M...................QUALITY!Sat, 05 May 2012 02:48:22 -0500My take on this 1 thoses that have run well at 2yrs old get a rating that is two high2 those that have run poor at 2yrs (on purpose )get a rating that is to low ..when they meet you know the resthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29099721/3-year-olds-first-time-up-in-handicaps?post_id=519344737#519344737My take on this 1 thoses that have run well at 2yrs old get a rating that is two high2 those that have run poor at 2yrs (on purpose )get a rating that is to low ..when they meet you know the restSat, 05 May 2012 02:46:41 -0500May be wrong but I think the OP is referring to 3yos making their handicap debut in a 3yo+ handicap race.If that's correct then Sir Mark's recent record (4 winners from 30, 13% strike rate and a level stakes loss) has been nothing to write home abouthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29099721/3-year-olds-first-time-up-in-handicaps?post_id=519344647#519344647May be wrong but I think the OP is referring to 3yos making their handicap debut in a 3yo+ handicap race.If that's correct then Sir Mark's recent record (4 winners from 30, 13% strike rate and a level stakes loss) has been nothing to write home aboutSat, 05 May 2012 02:38:12 -0500dont even bother looking at the form for these runners unless you know how the trainer works,first thing to do is watch the market,compare the market moves with who trains it and make a judgement based on how you think the trainer operates.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29099721/3-year-olds-first-time-up-in-handicaps?post_id=519344511#519344511dont even bother looking at the form for these runners unless you know how the trainer works,first thing to do is watch the market,compare the market moves with who trains it and make a judgement based on how you think the trainer operates.Sat, 05 May 2012 02:21:59 -0500Sir Mark will be gutted to read this.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29099721/3-year-olds-first-time-up-in-handicaps?post_id=519344399#519344399Sir Mark will be gutted to read this.Sat, 05 May 2012 02:07:19 -0500The form of 3 year olds first time up in handicaps seems to be appauling! can anyone explin this?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29099721/3-year-olds-first-time-up-in-handicaps?post_id=519342685#519342685The form of 3 year olds first time up in handicaps seems to be appauling! can anyone explin this?Fri, 04 May 2012 23:05:12 -0500