Justin Snaith’s Ciao Bella has had her merit rating raised from 96 to 110 following her success in the Grade 2 Western Cape Fillies Championship for three-year-olds over 1400m on Hollywoodbets Kenilworth (winter course) on Saturday 12 November.
Richard Fourie is all smiles as the Snaith team lead the rising star in (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
The Handicappers were of the view that Hold My Hand made for the most suitable line horse, leaving her unchanged on a mark of 102.
There were ratings increases also for four other fillies. 2nd placed Time Fo Orhids is up from 104 to 107, while 3rd finisher Gimme’s Lassie goes up from 90 to 107.
4th placed Golden Hostess goes from 103 to 106, Bevies Delight rises to 104 from 99, and lastly Echo Of Life was raised from 93 to 102. This ensures that these fillies are rated correctly relative to one another, and the Handicappers see no valid reason why this should not be the case.
The only drop was for Miss Marguerite , who is down slightly from 93 to 92.
- Media release by NHA on Tuesday 15 November 2022
