Racing Post Ratings Question

[bluebook]

Do the handicappers at the Racing Post only take into account a horse’s recent runs on sand when establishing a master rating for the all-weather or do they simply take into account its last ten starts, or however many it is ?

Cheers in advance.

blue

[kentdougal]

Hi Bluebook
Strangely they use all ratings even if the official handicapper doesn’t

[bluebook]

That sounds dubious to me when you consider that many horses are pounds better on sand than turf, and vice versa.

Seems like another good reason not to take much notice of adjusted Racing Post Ratings.

[bluebook]

Would it be fair to say that the most accurate ratings a horse picks up in its career are those from its wins, and possibly also from its placed efforts ? I ask since it isn’t that uncommon to see a horse receive an apparently inflated rating when running well above its class, say after having set a modest pace in a listed race and subsequenlty holding on for 3rd, and so on. However, when that same horse wins a race the race tends to be rated around those it beat and I’m assuming that, on the whole, that would lead to a figure that reflected much more closely the horse’s ability.

Thanks again,

blue

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