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Ok, I've done the Festival x-country. Not too hard as it's only been run 11 times

Some interesting stats:

24% of runners carried over 11st
27.3% of winners carried over 11st
28.6% of placed horses carried over 11st
56% of win and place horses carried over 11st from only 24% representation
13.7% of the represented horses carrying 11st or less won or placed

The implication is that horses carrying bigger weights overperform against the average, and when you take places into consideration the handicap appears to favour them overall. There is without doubt no disadvantage to carrying a big weight over the trip.

[QUOTE="Maruco, post: 2520099, member: 65063"] Ok, I've done the Festival x-country. Not too hard as it's only been run 11 times Some interesting stats: 24% of runners carried over 11st 27.3% of winners carried over 11st 28.6% of placed horses carried over 11st 56% of win and place horses carried over 11st from only 24% representation 13.7% of the represented horses carrying 11st or less won or placed The implication is that horses carrying bigger weights overperform against the average, and when you take places into consideration the handicap appears to favour them overall. There is without doubt no disadvantage to carrying a big weight over the trip. [/QUOTE]

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