kroni
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500 fairyhouse
Frontal Assault @ 20/1 ew bet365
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240 Lingfield bass player @ 150/1 ew bet365
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If you like your meydan racing catch up on the program its a good watch horses exerersing etc: awaan.ae/catchup/25/Dubai-Racing/29051713
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@yossa6133 I always watch all the carnival meets on dubai racing, can get it: awaan.ae on live streams, will be on dubai racing 1,2 or 3.
Had Giavellotto 1240 Meydan on my radar for while, was no good in this race last year which is a worry, but probably had career best last time in Saudi, beaten by Tower Of London and Enemy but was carrying 6lb more as it was a handicap, surely will be in the mix 10/1 paddy Power 5 places
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That horse ran out petrol, nothing left, like the rest of the field pulled before third last, noway that would make it to finish imo, he'll get his riding fee but don't receive any prize money.
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335 Doncaster
Alpha Crucis @ 28/1 bet365
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355 Kempton
Strictlyadancer @ 14/1 bet365
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530 Cheltenham
Stuzzikini @ 110/1 ew Paddy Power
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1.30 bunting
2.10 bialystok
2.50 the jukebox man
3.30 lhomme presse
4.10 premier magic
4.50 riviera detel
5.30 answer to kayf
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530 Cheltenham
Cool Survivor @ 16/1 bet365
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1.30 Colonel harry
2.10 popova
2.50 capadanno
3.30 home by the lee
4.10 Frere banbou
4.50 jade de grugy
5.30 cool survivor
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1.30 predators gold
2.10 American Mike
2.50 mark of gold
3.30 Edward stone
4.10 foxy jacks
4.50 the king of prs
5.30 the yellow clay
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SPEED RATINGS
in At The Races - Racing Forum
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Interesting read in here, I had a dabble with speed ratings years ago and this thread jogged my memory on some of the issues and ideas I had about them.
As @Trotter has mentioned with going allowances, judging longer races the same way as sprints is a problem, or more so comparing races round a bend(s) with races on straight courses, because rail movements making distances longer, also in dry weather and firmer going the bends can be watered to make them safe so could potentially be slower. Possible solution is to have different going allowances for straight and round course?
As for race times, there are things that make them seem better or worse than they actually are which can be hard to gauge, like head winds and tail winds, rail movements, horses getting a perfect tow into the race much like a cyclist being in the cover of the peloton and getting a lead out for a sprint finish.
One example would be Minzaal @MCLARKE mentioned above, shame it never raced again and no doubt was a good performance to win by 3.75 lengths over 6f, but everything was in its favour that day to achieve that course record. The ground was very quick especially on the straight course which led to there being 33 non-runners on the card which is a crazy amount. Minzaal got a perfect tow into the race off a very fast pace. Bit of a random one as the time was also recorded by hand which is odd and adds doubts to the accuracy of it. Also things that may of affected going allowances is the extra yardage on all the races on the round course and the fact the back straight and bends had been watered, where as the sprint course was not watered.