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Not sure I agree with that, reet - or maybe I'm misinterpreting your meaning, and I do agree. We'll find out.

A rating is essentially transient; and applies to a specific set of conditions. It's whether a horse can repeat or exceed that rating in future races - which may be run under different conditions - that is key.

To that extent, the conditions have to be taken into account; otherwise you're (generally, rather than you specifically) using the rating in a very crude (and potentially worthless) manner.

[QUOTE="Grasshopper, post: 2414204, member: 65342"] Not sure I agree with that, reet - or maybe I'm misinterpreting your meaning, and I do agree. We'll find out.:D A rating is essentially transient; and applies to a specific set of conditions. It's whether a horse can repeat or exceed that rating in future races - which may be run under different conditions - that is key. To that extent, the conditions [i]have[/i] to be taken into account; otherwise you're (generally, rather than you specifically) using the rating in a very crude (and potentially worthless) manner. [/QUOTE]

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