[9] THE TL/RE CLASS ANGLE

The horse in each race with the highest Total Class (TL CLASS) rating of the field means it has run well versus this class or better in the past.

Also known as "back class" and often forgotten by the majority of the betting public. For this reason you can get some nice overlays and live longshot winners with this angle. Look for the horse must have the BEST TOTAL CLASS RATING ICON and going off at 8-1 odds or higher.

You will find these qualifying horses sometimes picked near the bottom, or in Group B, that go off at 15-1, 20-1, 30-1 and win! If the high odds horse also qualifies for another proven angle it is a big positive.

If you see a horse with a TOTAL CLASS RATING that is 20-30 points (or even more!) higher than the 2nd rated horse it is very significant. And if this horse is also within 5 FCR POWER RATING points of the top rating in the race it makes for a strong class play but demand 8-1 odds or higher.

Our Recent Class (RE CLASS) level rating gets its share of overlay winners as well. RE CLASS is more of a predictor of what kind of class a horse will show today and what it has shown in the past 6 weeks. Look for the horse with the BEST RE CLASS RATING ICON that is going off at 8-1 odds or higher in today's race.

And, as always, if the horse has other things to like it's a big plus.

Special Note on Class: If there is a tie for top of either class rating the icon will not be generated.

You can still easily see who has the top figure because they are underlined.

Both parts of the class angle can come up very important in, but certainly not limited to, turf races of all distances. This goes along with the old school basic handicapping theory that class is very important in turf races.