john legend 743 Report post Posted June 4, 2018 It has taken a little while but the somewhat radical system trialled and installed in the last 2 seasons is proving of great benefit to most horses.Sure there are always exceptions but I have been closely involved with horses who would have been off to the riding schools in years past. As an example Cerberus was rated a 61 horse in early 2017 when he put 2 wins together in short time.He then was finding it difficult to recapture that form and he needed to drop down to where he could be competitive again.(plus some illnesses ) .With some discretion applied for grass and race standard he went back down to a 43 ra.ting .This proved the making of him being in the lowest grade . He then won a $10000 race at the last race of the season in the CD. whichmakes him (i believe)a poster boy for the new system. Thanks to those such as Kevin Smith (chief NI handicapper) and others who stood firm against many knockers. rangi, Fartoomuch and 47South 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
