i agree with you to a certain degree Tim. The handicapping system would work a lot better if Clubs programmed races for horses within a much tighter range of ratings. This may not be the fault of the clubs entirely as , particularly in the North where the numbers of horses available to race is limited. Clubs should utilise the flexibility within the system to programme races for horses within a range of stakes won, e.g. for horses that have won no more than 2 races with a maximum of $25,000 in stakes. Guidance should be given by the handicapper to facilitate races within the range of horses available to race in the clubs vicinity. I am sure the HRNZ computer system could provide data to support this aproach