11th March 2008, 09:47 PM
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Yes, I was just illustrating probably why people tend to opt for >2 lengths.
I agree, a rating is useless unless it is compared to the rest of the field.
What I mean is, a rating for a horse may not be as strong or as weak compared to current conditions, this is where a lot of ratings fall down badly.
Take TABONLINE for example, Lonhro would be rated 100 in a Group 1 or in an Open, yet the opposition is quite different.
The 99 or 98 rated horse is quite different in a Group 1 to an Open.
Lonhro might beat a 99 horse in a Group1 race by a length, and he might beat a 99 Open horse by the length of the straight.
They don't take into account opposition.
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