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question about weights

  • 27-09-2007 1:08pm
    #1
    zuzu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭


    hey folks.
    quick question about weights and ratings. i think i might be mixing them up. in the 4.10 today in fontwell cape stormer runs. the racing post says hes 2lbs higher i know this is in relation to the rating he was 110 in the last race and is 112 today. he is carrying 11-9 on his back and is running in a 0-115 rated race. how can the rating of 110 be any different than 112 if hes carying the same 11-9 weight as the last race and racing in the same rated race?? what am i missing? is there any relation between the weight hes carrying to the OR of a horse?


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  • #2
    scargill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,684 ✭✭✭scargill


    the top rated horse in that race carries 11-12 (Fieldsofclover). Cape Stormer is rated 3 lbs less on official ratings so carries 3lbs less than the top weight.

    So for this race:
    Fieldsofclover : 115 : 11-12 (top weight)
    Cape Stormer : 112 : 11-9 (rated 3lbs less than top)
    Topinambour : 106 : 11-3 (rated 9lbs less than top)
    etc, etc

    Cape Stormer's previous race:
    Moonlit Harbour : 113 : 11-12 (top weight)
    No Way Back : 111 : 11-10 (rated 2lbs less than top)
    Cape Stormer : 110 : 11-9 (rated 3lbs less than top)
    etc,etc

    The weight a horse carries is in relation to the other horses in the race. If, for example, fieldsofclover wasn't declared Cape Stormer would carry 11-12 as he would be the top rated horse in the race. (and every other horse too would be carrying 3lbs more)


  • #3
    zuzu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭zuzu


    deadly! finally understand it. great. thanks.


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