Mia Moo wins comfortably under Piere Strydom. (JC Photos).
NHA Press Release
Handicapping Ratings Update
4Racing Sycamore Sprint (Grade 3)
MIA MOO’S rating was increased from 103 to 108 after she won the Grade 3 4Racing Sycamore Sprint over 1160m on the Turffontein Standside Track on Saturday. The Handicappers deemed the third-place finisher CHROME TOURMALINE to be the most appropriate line horse for assessing this race, therefore her rating remained unchanged at 100.
Runner-up KOMATI RIVER also received a merit rating increase. She was thirteen points under the minimum benchmark and finished 1.40 lengths ahead of the line horse, which meant that her rating was raised from 80 to 96.
Five horses received downward adjustments to their ratings. ELEGANT ICE was reduced from 108 to 107, while CALANTHA and CALLMEWHENUNEEDME were dropped from 87 to 86 and from 101 to 100, respectively. WINGS WITHIN ME went down from 90 to 88, and EXCHANGE STUDENT was dropped from 105 to 104.
Monaco Sport of Kings Kenilworth Cup (Listed)
HOLDING THUMB’S official merit rating was adjusted from 103 to 107 after he secured victory in the Listed Monaco Sport of Kings Kenilworth Cup over 2400m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday. The runner-up, BLACKBERRY MALT, was selected as the line horse for this race, so his rating remained the same at 98.
No other horses received an increase in their ratings. The only decrease was for NEBRAAS, whose rating dropped by 2 points from 100 to 98.
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