Strength of course form

[chaumi]

So, just focusing on the flat (although similar parallels could be drawn over jumps).

It's probably a no brainer that form (in general) is more likely to hold up/have more inherent reliability when based on runs at certain courses.

That's fairly obvious, given the said courses (generally) attract the higher quality racing. I don't need to name the courses, think we all know what they are.

But......

Does anyone have any views on whether the lower class racing at those courses holds up proportionately better than '2nd level/3rd level' tracks?

And.....

Although it's a no brainer that competition quality/prize value/specific meetings/specific races all (can) play a significant part in the equation, are there any thoughts around whether course conformity might also be involved to some extent and as a standalone factor?

 

[reet hard]

So, just focusing on the flat (although similar parallels could be drawn over jumps).

It's probably a no brainer that form (in general) is more likely to hold up/have more inherent reliability when based on runs at certain courses.

That's fairly obvious, given the said courses (generally) attract the higher quality racing. I don't need to name the courses, think we all know what they are.

But......

Does anyone have any views on whether the lower class racing at those courses holds up proportionately better than '2nd level/3rd level' tracks?
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I'd say that 0-85s at such as Ascot, York and Newmarket will invariably prove stronger form than similar from less significant tracks.