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Old 26th March 2006, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by FremantleDoctor
Scenic Shot wasn’t handicapped to win this race and with his inside draw and the rail out 12 Metres it should have been obvious to most pro-punters that this was the race he would lose. It will be a different matter in the Derby when we get back to the set weights![/B]


Notwithstanding the race was a Set Weights & Penalties race, you comments are interesting FD, ones I would be like to know more about in a more detailed manner. The reason being that according to the handicapper's own ratings Scenic Shot was rated 9.5kgs above any other runner in the race yet only had to give a maximum of 3.5kgs.
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