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Originally Posted by Sightseek
Thanks for this and your post below.
I found that in one of the races at Belmont (you'll have to excuse me for not having particulars as I am at work) I really liked one horse and felt there were 3 that were very evenly matched below him, but with a shot. Would you make the one horse an "A" and the other 3 a "C" and play the rest of your ticket like your example above or is it not a good formula to have so many as a C and one as an A and you'd use those 3 as B's instead? (I think I've confused myself on this post)
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It's really a lot more complicated that that. While you are making race by race decisions you are also making decisions based on your opinions in the other races. In a basic sense, if you really can't seperate the three " other " horses then they should all be either Bs or Cs. Now, as making them all Bs would quadruple the cost of your play, this is unlikely to be an option. So, they would most likely be Cs. And since you claim to have a strong opinion on one horse perhaps that horse is your best single. However, it's also a function of what you are investing, as if you had the As and Bs down to two 2s and 3 3s then using all three as Bs makes your main ticket $864 and if this fits into your bankroll it
may be how you want to play. However, perhaps you would be happier adding one horse to three of the other races, and using only the A in the leg we are discussing. It's a question of relative importance as it relates to bankroll.