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Claim levels
Bill:
That could be a hard one to answer. They have open claiming at 8,000 and 10,000, but who really knows the true level of a C 12,500 non winner of two lifetime is? There are some really hard knockers in the bottom level, with several life time wins under their belts that might bury the horses competing at what at first glance would appear to be a level a little higher than the bottom.
With limited data from SA in the last month I see straight C12.5 sprints with purses of $21k, vs 16k for the n2l types, $17k for C8.0 and $19k for C10.0 races, so if purse value means anything its possible that C12.5, N2L is about the bottom of the barrel. Heaven help any horse that clears N2L at C 12.5. They probably have to drop to straight C 8.0 to compete unless trainer has found the latest enhancement tool or they had some back class???
Regards,
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