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leonvr
Group 1 winner
Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 2:50 pm Posts: 2485
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 Potential Bars
Quote: Quote: My older horses are still better than my 3 year olds since the change. Might be to do with my NH game
I only race them at 3 because there bar gets full. The only older horse I might have is a stayer that runs faster at 3 over 2 miles but runs a little quicker over two and a half at four.
My 3 year olds were really bad last season. None came close to full potential most around 70%. Since the changes I now have some that get to 80/90% at 3 but my horses all peak at 5/6 with 100% bars at those ages. Again its probably because of breeding for NH
Most if not all have 100% at 3 , the only ones that i cant get full is the long distance horses. The two year old Im trailing now Its more than likely because I made an effort to find late maturing horses when I started my games so that my NH horses would peak at the right time. MY lines as a result are all late maturing types and although Marks changes have improved my younger horses my older horses are still better
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:58 pm |
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The Duke
Group 1 winner
Joined: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:55 pm Posts: 1915 Location: Birmingham
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 Re: Potential Bars
Thanks for that information Leon. 
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:03 pm |
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leonvr
Group 1 winner
Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 2:50 pm Posts: 2485
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 Re: Potential Bars
 Happy that lead to your enlightenment Yeah thats why I will stick to NH, but with you and Hemz returning doubt I will have as many wins as last season
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:09 pm |
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ghostzapper74
Group 1 winner
Joined: Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:03 am Posts: 4148 Location: Wales
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 Re: Potential Bars
When mark changed So5 I hated it, my middle distance horses ran about 1 and half seconds slower( god knows how that worked because they had a better bar) and it took me ages to get them to run as fast.
Leon when people start loading there horses into there stables I think it will need to be watched in case there's not enough older flat horse's to fill the races. We don't need another war to break out like this last few days.
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:10 pm |
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The Duke
Group 1 winner
Joined: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:55 pm Posts: 1915 Location: Birmingham
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 Re: Potential Bars
leonvr wrote: Yeah thats why I will stick to NH, but with you and Hemz returning doubt I will have as many wins as last season I wouldn't be too worried mate, I doubt I'll bother with the NH side, found it too easy last time I played on SO4 if I'm honest - fancy a challenge of trying to lay a glove on Andy's machines.
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:12 pm |
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leonvr
Group 1 winner
Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 2:50 pm Posts: 2485
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 Re: Potential Bars
There will be time to change your stable and with changes planned it will be easier to see what everyone else has uploaded. Keith Beaky won the league because he had older horses. I think people will have taken note of this. You probably have more chance of winning a group 1 with an older horses precisely because there are fewer of them.
I don't think there will be an issue in NH
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:14 pm |
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leonvr
Group 1 winner
Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 2:50 pm Posts: 2485
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 Re: Potential Bars
Quote: I wouldn't be too worried mate, I doubt I'll bother with the NH side, found it too easy last time I played on SO4 if I'm honest - fancy a challenge of trying to lay a glove on Andy's machines. Thats only because i only played a few SO4 seasons I haven't been able to play much so I am sure others will have better by now. Don't think I will have many, if any flat runners though. Maybe just some older horses
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:17 pm |
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The Duke
Group 1 winner
Joined: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:55 pm Posts: 1915 Location: Birmingham
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 Re: Potential Bars
You wouldn't of been within the length of a regulation-size football pitch of some of my horses back then mate. 
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:20 pm |
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leonvr
Group 1 winner
Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 2:50 pm Posts: 2485
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 Re: Potential Bars
If I played as much as you I would of been a few pitches ahead  Besides I did beat yours in a good few races with way less playing time 
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:26 pm |
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