HOLLYWOODBETS GREYVILLE MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER

Frodo wrote:

durbs wrote:

Muhtiman wrote:

.....maybe this is a KZN poly thing.....prepping horses to win a maiden..:lol: ..that 1 in the 1st may never showed any toe and took 10+ runs and a bigger trip in order to get a crack at the minimum trip....:S .

.....horse must have thought.....better win today or they gonna make me run around the whole damn course again....:blink:

If you go on Merit ratings,the winner and second horse where the two lowest merit rated horses in the field.

Let me educate you - the key is in the description of the race 'Maiden Handicap' - in other words 'a Handicap for horses that have not won' - so Merit Ratings in this case are neither here nor there, as the horses are weighted according to their ratings :dry:

durbs wrote:

Frodo wrote:

durbs wrote:

Muhtiman wrote:

.....maybe this is a KZN poly thing.....prepping horses to win a maiden..:lol: ..that 1 in the 1st may never showed any toe and took 10+ runs and a bigger trip in order to get a crack at the minimum trip....:S .

.....horse must have thought.....better win today or they gonna make me run around the whole damn course again....:blink:

If you go on Merit ratings,the winner and second horse where the two lowest merit rated horses in the field.

Let me educate you - the key is in the description of the race 'Maiden Handicap' - in other words 'a Handicap for horses that have not won' - so Merit Ratings in this case are neither here nor there, as the horses are weighted according to their ratings :dry:

Exactly the same as in a normal handicap race isn't it?
Enough bad runs and you could be getting 5 or more kg's against another maiden but you have made sure the horse runs badly and drops in MR compared to a horse that keeps on placing.
Your maiden horse could have the exact ability as the maiden you are now facing in a maiden handicap but your merit rating is lower because you made sure it never was really fit or you been running it over the wrong distance in it's previous races.
Now you find the right maiden handicap getting weight from the rest of the field and you bring your horse to the races fit,over the correct distance and tell the jockey to give it a decent ride,not run 3 wide,go too early or too late,or follow the wrong horse into the race,which you have been doing in it's previous races.
Opens 20-1,put your money down as you know it's fit and it's MR shouldn't be this low and bang you hopefully get the cash.

Sounds far fetched but I'm sure some are doing this.

Sylvester wrote:

Maybe 6 year old maidens should retire. They probably not keen on racing.

Sylvester wrote: Maybe 6 year old maidens should retire. They probably not keen on racing.