Official NHA Assessment
Race 5: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden F&M)
Line Horse
Laugh Till I Cry
Reference for assessment
Exact Matches
2 / 17
Calculated = Official
Close Matches
3 / 17
Within 2 points
Significant Diffs
11 / 17
More than 5 points
Detailed Assessment
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pos Horse Age Weight Fin Lengths WFA Pre Race Rating New Adj ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Umzolozolo 2 60.0 1 0.00 0.0 69 67 67 -2 2 Laugh Till I Cry 3 60.0 2 2.75 1.0 67 67 67 +0 3 Olive Oyl 2 56.0 3 2.85 0.0 - 61 61 +61 4 Dancing In Winter 4 60.0 4 3.35 0.5 60 67 67 +7 5 Midnight Music 3 60.0 5 5.60 1.0 69 65 65 -4 6 Poise Panache 6 60.0 6 7.35 0.0 40 67 67 +27 7 Duchess Of Seville 4 60.0 7 8.10 0.5 56 66 66 +10 8 Canford's Beauty 3 60.0 8 8.20 1.0 63 65 65 +2 9 Bezonder 3 60.0 9 8.30 1.0 70 65 65 -5 10 Darling Girl 2 60.0 10 9.05 0.0 59 67 67 +8 11 Extraction 2 57.5 11 11.80 0.0 64 62 62 -2 12 Penny's World 3 60.0 12 13.30 1.0 61 65 65 +4 13 Seconds Out 2 56.5 13 14.05 0.0 - 60 60 +60 14 Trillion Dreams 5 60.0 14 15.80 0.0 43 67 67 +24 15 Cedarpeak 3 56.0 15 17.30 1.0 - 57 57 +57 99 Golden Croc 2 56.0 99 0.00 0.0 - 59 59 +0 99 Blind Faith 4 60.0 99 0.00 0.5 - 66 66 +0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Horse-by-Horse Comparison
| Pos | Horse | Pre-Rating | Official New | Calculated | Discrepancy | WFA (kg) | Line Horse | Calculation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umzolozolo | 69 | 75 | 67 | +8 | 0.0 | - | |
| 2 | Laugh Till I Cry Line | 67 | 63 | 67 | -4 | 1.0 | ||
| 3 | Olive Oyl | - | 77 | 61 | +16 | 0.0 | - | |
| 4 | Dancing In Winter | 60 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 0.5 | - | |
| 5 | Midnight Music | 69 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 1.0 | - | |
| 6 | Poise Panache | 40 | 40 | 67 | -27 | 0.0 | - | |
| 7 | Duchess Of Seville | 56 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 0.5 | - | |
| 8 | Canford's Beauty | 63 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 1.0 | - | |
| 9 | Bezonder | 70 | 65 | 65 | ✓ Match | 1.0 | - | |
| 10 | Darling Girl | 59 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 0.0 | - | |
| 11 | Extraction | 64 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 0.0 | - | |
| 12 | Penny's World | 61 | 61 | 65 | -4 | 1.0 | - | |
| 13 | Seconds Out | - | 60 | 60 | ✓ Match | 0.0 | - | |
| 14 | Trillion Dreams | 43 | 45 | 67 | -22 | 0.0 | - | |
| 15 | Cedarpeak | - | 50 | 57 | -7 | 1.0 | - | |
| 99 | Golden Croc | - | 73 | 59 | +14 | 0.0 | - | |
| 99 | Blind Faith | - | 52 | 66 | -14 | 0.5 | - |
Assessment Methodology
Calculation Steps:
- Identify Line Horse - consistent performer used as reference
- Calculate WFA Allowance based on age, distance, and month
- Apply Drag Adjustment for beaten margin
- Calculate Actual Weight Performance:
Weight - Drag - WFA - Compare to Line Horse to determine race rating
- Apply special rules (maiden caps, layoff allowance)
Key Formulas:
- Drag Effect: Varies by distance (see Benchmarks page)
- 1 length ≈ 1kg at 1 mile (1600m)
- WFA Scale: Based on Admiral Rous's 1855 table
- Rating Points: 1kg = 2 rating points