Turffontein Thursday

Frodo Wrote:

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> rob faux Wrote:
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> > As Greg said in one of his posts....being badly
> > handicapped is an advantage at the moment...lol
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> I think Mr Black Tom was a classic example of a 4
> yr old being incorrectly handicapped after his
> first run - he will surely be getting a hefty
> penalty now


If i'm not mistaken the most he can get after that performance is 6points .

Spot on, Antsinner.

O yes, I forgot about that 'max 6 points in a nov/grad race' rule; does not make much sense to me....

I already had him as an 80 (3lbs) higher,so still couldn't take that price.Backing a horse out at the (my) weights brings out a rash...lol

(made the 'safe' bet Benbow for a place)

rob faux Wrote:

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> I already had him as an 80 (3lbs) higher,so still
> couldn't take that price.Backing a horse out at
> the (my) weights brings out a rash...lol
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> (made the 'safe' bet Benbow for a place)


I was on the same page as you, rob; (backed him up with Benbow in the PA) but he won pretty comfortably imo, so will still be underated imo even if he gets the 6 pound penalty

Frodo Wrote:

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> O yes, I forgot about that 'max 6 points in a
> nov/grad race' rule; does not make much sense to
> me....

Makes no sense at all and cannot be reconciled with the notion that every horse in a handicap (except those under sufferance) should have a theoretical equal chance of winning. The no penalty rule for placing in a plate race is even more ruinous to the concept of pure handicapping, with Swan Neck a couple of weeks ago being a prime recent example.

However, from a punter's point of view these rules can throw up some attractive propositions, even if they will frequently be at short prices.