Rascova has had her merit rating raised from 104 to 110 following her success in the Gr2 Western Cape Fillies Championship for three-year-olds over 1400m at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday 11 November.
The Handicappers were of the view that fourth placed LUNA HALO would not have run below her best ability in this Gr2 event and accordingly opted to use her as a line horse in rating the Western Cape Fillies Championship.
From 104 to 110 for Rascova (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
There were ratings’ increases also for four other fillies. Second placed DOUBLE GRAND SLAM was adjusted from 99 to 104, ROYALS received a 9 pounds adjustment from 94 to 103.
These adjustments will ensure that all of the first four past the post will meet on correct handicap terms in the future, both second and third should not be rated lower than the 103 rated line horse LUNA HALO as they beat her here at level weights in this Gr2 contest.
The only other increase was for JUST BE LEKKER, who went up 2 points from 97 to 99.
The only runner to receive a drop in ratings was FRANCINE, who dropped from 101 to 98.
Cape Mile (Gr3)
99 to 105 for Montien (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
MONTIEN had his rating adjusted from 99 to 105 after winning the Gr3 Cape Mile over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday.
The Handicappers were unanimous in their view that fourth placed MONEY HEIST made for the most suitable line horse and as such he remained unchanged on his rating of 106.
In rating the race this way MONTIEN actually runs to a mark of 108 but had to be capped at 105 due to the specific race conditions that state that the winner may only be increased by a maximum adjustment of 6 points and the placed horses may not be increased.
The following horses were given a ratings’ drop, DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE was dropped from 125 to 120, LINEBACKER from 114 to 110 and FUTURE PRINCE was dropped from 96 to 93.
Laisserfaire Stakes (Listed)
Baltic Secret moves on from 93 to 101 (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
The 3-year-old filly, BALTIC SECRET, had her rating adjusted from 93 to 101 after landing the Listed Laisserfaire Stakes over 1000m at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday.
The Handicappers were of the view that the 4-year-old filly HUNTING TRIP made for the most suitable line horse here, especially as the first four positions in this handicap event was dominated by unexposed 3-year-olds.
The winner here was fully 8 pounds under sufferance in the benchmarked Handicap (benchmarked 52kg = 88).
The unlucky OCTOBER MORN received an increase of 2 pounds from 103 to 105. ONI SAN and CANDY TOWN who were both under sufferance received adjustments from 89 to 98 and 94 to 96 respectively.
Two horses received a rating’s drop, PACIFIC GREEN was dropped from 90 to 88 and AMEENA was dropped from 108 to 106.
Summer Pudding Handicap (Listed) formerly the Syringa Handicap (Listed)
96 to 107 for Silver Sanctuary (Pic – JC Photos)
The only 3-year-old filly to participate here, SILVER SANCTUARY, has seen her rating increased from 96 to 107 in the Listed Summer Pudding Handicap over 1600m at Turffontein on Sunday 12 November.
EMIRATE GINA was considered to be the most suitable line horse, and she remains on a rating of 105.
It should be noted that SILVER SANCTUARY was actually 8 pounds under sufferance hence her ratings increase of 11 pounds.
Five horses received drops – MAGICAL FLIGHT was dropped from 89 to 88, JULIET TANGO was dropped from 94 to 92, CRIMSON PRINCESS was dropped from 99 to 97, TERRA TIME was cut from 92 to 89 and SISTER LIGHT was given a 2-pound drop from 90 to 88.
