Tenango, pictured winning the Champagne Stakes with consummate ease, was highlighted in the Sporting Post’s sectional timing analysis column this week and the Candice Bass-Robinsin-trained sprinter is turining out to be a stalwart for owner Ian Longmore. (Picture: Wayne Marks
Click here to read the SP’s sectional timing column highlighting Tenango
Handicapping Ratings Update (NHA Press Release)
CHAMPAGNE STAKES (Grade 3)
TENANGO’S official merit rating has been increased from 104 to 118 following his impressive win in the Grade 3 Champagne Stakes over 1200m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Monday. The Handicappers deemed the fourth-place finisher, SILVER FALCON, the most suitable line horse to assess the race, leaving his rating unchanged at 109.
The runner-up, GEM KING, was the only other horse besides the winner to receive a ratings increase, going up from 108 to 115.
Two horses received merit rating drops following the contest: SEEKING THE STARS went down from 123 to 121, while LION RAMPART was reduced from 111 to 110.
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