Turffontein Saturday 29th November

bayern wrote:

pirates wrote: Bayern the number of wins has nothing to do with a horses merit rating rather it is who they have competed against and how they fared

There has been 9 runners from his maiden win and no winners, that was an extremely poor field. Then he incurs a 12 point penalty for running 3rd in a feature, that's harsh. I'd be very surprised if this horse runs in the first 4.

The missing link wrote:

bayern wrote:

pirates wrote: Bayern the number of wins has nothing to do with a horses merit rating rather it is who they have competed against and how they fared

There has been 9 runners from his maiden win and no winners, that was an extremely poor field. Then he incurs a 12 point penalty for running 3rd in a feature, that's harsh. I'd be very surprised if this horse runs in the first 4.

In fairness it wasn't a strong field but he won by over 7 lengths, would've beaten a lot of better horses that day and ran a very strong third to a top sort over a distance thats a bit too far at this stage. Think the penalty is fair.

bayern wrote:

pirates wrote: Bayern the number of wins has nothing to do with a horses merit rating rather it is who they have competed against and how they fared

There has been 9 runners from his maiden win and no winners, that was an extremely poor field. Then he incurs a 12 point penalty for running 3rd in a feature, that's harsh. I'd be very surprised if this horse runs in the first 4.

Craig Pienaar wrote: Bayern can I ask your opinion on Normanz race 4 beat 2 top sprinters in barbosa & red ray, no other horse in this field met that type of class big runner imo

pirates wrote:

bayern wrote:

pirates wrote: Bayern the number of wins has nothing to do with a horses merit rating rather it is who they have competed against and how they fared

There has been 9 runners from his maiden win and no winners, that was an extremely poor field. Then he incurs a 12 point penalty for running 3rd in a feature, that's harsh. I'd be very surprised if this horse runs in the first 4.

yes you might be right but all im saying is he got the rating based on his great run at level weights with group one horses over 1400m not the 1160m he goes sat...he ran 3rd to group one horses at level weights and they are rated 114 and 109 so what rating do you think he should have?

pirates wrote: ok you correct but he carried the same weight as jayed who is a mr 109 so perhaps the hcapers have underated him...my concern is the drop in distance with him and he is untried against the older generation and I wrote on another thread that the current 3yo coltcrop at wfa terms has failed in the green point and matchem stakes ...I do not view these type of races and meetings as days to bet on rather ones to watch