King Pelles gets the better of Holding Thumbs to win the Gr 3 Tote Derby (Picture: Candiese Lenferna).
PRESS RELEASE
HANDICAPPING RATINGS UPDATE
TOTE OAKS (Grade 3)
SHE’S A BOMBER’S official merit rating has been increased from 95 to 101 following her victory in the Grade 3 Tote Oaks over 2400m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday. The Handicappers unanimously agreed that the ever consistent MY SOUL MATE, who finished second, was the most suitable line horse for evaluating the race, so her rating remains at 107.
ROYAL INVITATION and KEY WORKER also received rating increases, with their merit ratings rising from 85 to 89 and 83 to 87, respectively.
Three runners had their ratings lowered following this contest:
· WORLD OF ALICE dropped from 108 to 106,
· INDIAN OCEAN from 111 to 109, and
EXPLOSIVE BOND from 97 to 94.
TOTE DERBY (Grade 3)
KING PELLES had his merit rating increased from 105 to 112 after his victory in the Grade 3 Tote Derby over 2400m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday. The Handicappers identified FIELD MARSHAL, who finished third, as the most appropriate line horse to assess the race, keeping his rating unchanged at 105.
HOLDING THUMBS, the runner-up, had his rating adjusted from 107 to 108. Meanwhile, TAXHAVEN’S rating increased from 83 to 90, receiving his full performance adjustment for his run in the Grade 3 Tote Derby. However, despite this increase, his new rating of 90 remains below his performance in the Listed TAB Gold Bowl, where race conditions prevented the Handicappers from adjusting him to his true performance figure.
CAPE EAGLE was the only horse to receive a rating decrease, dropping slightly from 110 to 109.
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