Fairview Friday

rob faux wrote: Perhaps somebody who believes that the MR handicap system in SA is handled sensibly could explain how Coratina in race 5 earned its first ability rating of 81 in Nov last year .........5 months later ,as a 3 yr old ,it is perceived to have lost 7Kg of ability already :evil:

If the handicappers were ever right then the Shams record of getting the best out their horses might well make this a very strong lurker! (50/1 on Hollywood)

It looks out at the weights ................but maybe not!

rob faux wrote: Well it wasn't Coratina ,but the 3 worst handicapped horses in the race run 1-2-3 ..........................for how much longer are the regulators (of which handicapping is part) going to allow the merit Rating system to make a complete joke of the industry.
This is not extraordinary .............it happens week after week in plate races!

chicken n chips wrote: 7 Blunders of the world

Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
Politics without principle

now we can add an 8th

Tellytrack without Bumpy