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Hi gang
This concerns the weight for age scale, I think.
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1. <b>Down The Brick</b> is running of a BHB of 57, am I right in thinking that this doesn’t include the 6lb extra. So how would his weight of 9-3 be calculated within context of this race?
2. The same horse recorded his best Topspeed fiqure of 69 last time out.
However this doesn’t seem to have been adjusted to 10 stone on the card. Why?3. Will Richard Hills ever be champion jockey?
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carlisleHi,
I will let the experts answer the first 2 questions, but thanks for the laugh regarding question 3
The answer by the way is NO.
Mike
57 doesn’t include the 6lb penalty – he effectively runs off 63 in the race. 3 year olds get a 9lb wfa allowance at this trip at this time, so that is how he ends up with this weight relative to his elders – (1lb less than Summer Bounty who is rated 53)
In response to your first question: you are correct in assuming that the official rating does not include the penalty. Down The Brick is currently rated 57, so without any allowances/penalties etc. he would initially have been allocated a weight of 9-8 in this race. 3yos receive an 11lb WFA allowance over this trip at the moment which takes his weight down to 8-11. The 6lb penalty for his win eight days ago then takes his weight up to 9-3.
Given that after today his rating is due to go up to 63 then he is theoretically racing off the correct mark this afternoon.
Can’t help with part two I’m afraid.
Carlisle, if you look at the race in RI and select sort by BHB you will see the value for today is 63 as per the other replies.
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