I agree Shaun, prize$ is a good indicator to Race Class. My point is this, a horse 14 days ago, ran in a BM64 Ballarat, $35,000.Today the horse is at Hamilton, BM64 $35,000. Has the horse gone up in class or not?

The Ballarat race had an average HCP of 63.9 (SUM all horses HCP/Field size).

The Hamilton race had an average HCP of 61.1.

Looking at those figures, the horse is going down in Class but still in a BM64 race.

I would think a Country Bm64 would have a Average of around 59 in most cases.