Fairview feature winners avoid rating penalties

And We Danced, winner of the Listed East Cape Paddock Stakes for fillies and mares over 1 600m on the Fairview Polytrack on Friday 4 August, will not be penalised for her victory.

The handicappers yesterday announced that she will remain unchanged on a merit rating of 103.

The race meeting was originally scheduled for the turf track, but was moved to the Polytrack because of weather-related reasons.

The Handicappers believe that And We Danced herself made for the best line horse when assessing this race, hence her unchanged rating.

The only ratings raise was for runner-up Unconditional Love, who was picked up from 92 to 100, while the solitary drop was for third finisher Who Do You Love, who was trimmed from 100 to 99 to keep her lower than the runner-up.

Similarly, Grazinginthegrass remains unaltered on a mark of 111 after he won the Listed Memorial Mile over 1 600m on the Fairview Polytrack on Friday.

The Handicappers were of the unanimous opinion that Grazinginthegrass himself made for the best line horse when assessing this race, which explains his unchanged rating.

In assessing the race this way, third placed Khaya’s Hope also runs to his mark, effectively making him a line horse as well and leaving him unchanged on a rating of 107.

There were ratings increases for second placed Bush Tracker, who is up from 104 to 108, and for fifth finisher Bold Resolve, who goes up from 93 to 96.

Four horses received a rating’s drop. Fourth placed Castletown is down from 103 to 100, Safari Blue was trimmed from 101 to 100, Tarantino is down to 98 from 99 and lastly Prophet drops from 102 to 100. - NHA