Another word on 'freshness'?

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Try finding races that you are eligible for three times in a week.

That is a problem. The British middle level races are limited handicaps, where horses can enter as long as their official, Jockey Club issued handicap mark falls within the limits. So when a horse is fit and in good form, the trainer will run him in whatever races they can find around the country (most tracks within a 3-hour van ride) before the next deadline for issuing new marks. No worry about losing it in a claimer, which can be the only option for a US horse who has run through its conditions.