What to Consider When a Horse Moves Up in Class
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Many handicappers will tell you that one of the best class angles in horse racing is a horse descending from the maiden special weight class into a claimer. There are countless examples of a young horse waking up – sometimes at a very nice price – when they tackle claimers for the first time.
But what happens when the change goes in the opposite direction? Let’s say a horse flops in a maiden special weight race, then rebounds with a solid effort in a claimer and returns to the maiden special weight ranks. Is that horse a solid play?