[color=#800000]Can anyone advise how to work out right time to retire a horse following the read bar please?example if bar full is the horse still be peaking,or on the contrary does a full red bar men the horse is getting old and time to retire?Thank you[/

they start to deteriorate at about 7

go by the potenial bar not the red bar if there potential bar goes down after 5 this means they are past there best

Hi pjrhodes1970
thank you for your advice on my last 3 posts.Re potenial green bar,if a 2 year old has a very low green bar,does this mean it's chances of winning a 1000/2000 guineas or derby as a 3 year od is already in doubt?Reason i ak is i have a few 2 year olds still a maiden after 3 or 4 rces,and i want to clear duff horses out before end of season to make way for home bred horses

i get rid of anything under 75% reached potential