Curtain Drops on Mumbai & Ratings

My selection for the final day are:

R-1. STAR GODDESS-MOUNTAIN REGIMENT

R-2. BLADES OF GLORY-CALYPSO QUEEN-LAZOR RAZOR

R-3. RULE FOREVER-STAR EMPIRE-LIMITLESS HILLS-CYPRESS POINT

R-4. MONEY FOR NOTHIN-COUGAR-ZORBA/ROYAL CREST

R-5. DIAMONDZIP- FORTUNER- STARLIGHT MAGIC

R-6. RECKLESS ROMEO- MOUNTAIN FORCE- LAKE VIEW

R-7. JEWELLED- AMITAYUS- SNOW MOUNTAIN

R-8. PERFECT STRENGTH-OCTOPAUL-ETESIAN- UNKNOWN REBEL

R-9. EMERGING STAR- SCINTILLO- CROWNED PRINCESS

Horse Ratings

Horse Ratings - Introduction

Horse Ratings are about calculating a rating for every horse that is to take part in a race so that anyone can clearly see which horses have a reasonable chance of winning. Of course no one should think that there is anything "magical" about horses which are rated top. If you look at most gamblers they are poor men, and pay most of their money to the bookies!! Ratings are about deciding on a purely mathematical basis which horses have a better chance than others of winning the race. Since everyone is asking before the race "which one do you think will win" its reasonable to calculate a rating, which previous experience has shown can be quite accurate

Horse Ratings - Be Consistent

The most important thing when calculating a rating for anything, whether its football teams, golfers, snooker players, horses, jockeys etc is that you are always consistent. If you switch and swap between different methods, or worse still, use the "pin in the wall method", then obviously you cant compare how you did one day from another day. At least if you are wrong, you can be consistent

Horse Ratings - Factors That Pinpoint Winners

The starting point for any Horse Ratings system is the principles of form, we know from experience, have a bearing on the outcome. Most of these are pretty obvious, at least to the professional, but maybe not to the average race goer. For more information on form please see the Horse Racing Form page in the menu to the left

The sort of factors a ratings plan should allow for might include:

• Place form i.e. the places achieved in the last "x" number of races
• Course Winners
• Distance Winners
• Distance of the race
• Speed Figures
• Prize Money
• Class of Race
• Class of Course
• Handicap or Non-Handicap
• Trainer
• Jockey
• Going
• Weight Carried
• Odds
• Length of time since a win
• The competition i.e. how good are the other horses
• Etc

Horse Ratings - Will Horses Obey The Ratings

The short answer of course is no!! Most horses simply go out on the course, and do the best they can for the jockey, who happens to be riding them. The trainer is sat on the sidelines watching, like a manager in football, he or she cannot influence anything in the race now, all the preparation has been done. All the trainer can do is sit and watch

Horse Ratings - Horse Racing Is A Game

Like any sport, remember: its only a game!! The thrill of getting the ratings right and coming up with a winner is of course brilliant, but in horse racing you will always gets more wrong than you will get right. You will hear all kinds of predictions from the "experts"; they are also usually wrong, but they do get some races right. My aim is always to get ahead of the experts - then I think I deserve a beer!!

Horse Ratings - The Official Handicapper

The Official Handicapper from the concerned Horse Racing Board, also produces ratings. These ratings are always pretty good, and form the basis for the allocation of weights in handicaps. Its worth noticing how many times the Official Handicapper gets it right. Simply look at the top rated and where there is some kind of tie take the horse that is the lowest odds, this can give you the selection that the Official Handicapper thinks should win. I often look at the Official Handicapper as setting a template, if I can beat his selections then I am winning in the sport!! 

Top Rated Horses of the Past:

Year	3 year olds	Rating	Older Horses	Rating
2011	Frankel	136	Black Caviar	132
2010	Workforce & Makfi	128	Harbinger	135
2009	Sea The Stars	136	Goldikova	130
2008	New Approach	130	Curlin	130
2007	Authorized	129	Manduro	131
2006	Bernadini & Discreet Cat	128	Invasor	129
2005	Hurricane Run	130	Ghostzapper	128
2004	Smarty Jones	128	Ghostzapper	130
2003	Dalakhani	132	Hawk Wing	133
2002	Rock of Gibraltar	128	Marienbard	127
2001	Point Given	130	Sakhee	133
2000	Sinndar	132	Dubai Millenium	134
1999	Montjeu	135	Daylami	135
1998	Desert Prince	128	Skip Away	131
1997	Peintre Celebre	137	Pilsudski	134
1996	Helissio	134	Cigar	135
1995	Lammtarra	130	Cigar	132
1994	Balanchine	130	Maroof	128
1993	Zafonic	130	Opera House	129
1992	Rodrigo De Triano	127	Selkirk	128
1991	Generous	137	Priolo & Epervier Bleu	126
1990	Dayjur	133	Old Vic	130
1989	Zilzal & Old Vic	134	Carroll House	128
1988	Warning	133	Miesque	132
1987	Reference Point	135	Mtoto	134
1986	Dancing Brave	141	Shardari	132
1985	Slip Anchor	135	Rainbow Quest	133