Official NHA Assessment
Race 8: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 FM 72 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)
Line Horse
Flower Festival
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 Lana View 3 57.0 1 0.00 2.0 66 58 66 +0 2 Chroniclesofnania 5 53.5 2 0.25 0.0 59 55 55 -4 3 Flower Festival 4 59.0 3 0.50 0.5 70 70 70 +0 4 Oncidium 2 58.5 4 1.25 0.0 78 69 69 -9 5 Sun Spectacular 4 58.5 5 2.00 0.5 69 67 67 -2 6 Olive Oyl 2 60.5 6 4.50 0.0 77 69 69 -8 7 Lucky Chance 2 59.0 7 5.25 0.0 74 66 66 -8 8 Missouri Flame 3 54.5 8 5.50 2.0 65 53 55 -10 9 Gorgeous Cape 2 62.0 9 5.60 0.0 80 72 72 -8 10 Jet Lavish 3 60.0 10 6.60 2.0 80 64 70 -10 11 Lady Luck 4 56.5 11 7.85 0.5 65 60 60 -5 12 Twilight Bay 2 59.5 12 7.95 0.0 71 67 67 -4 13 Amanatto 3 58.5 13 18.20 2.0 69 61 61 -8 14 Elusive Bomba 3 53.0 14 35.45 2.0 58 50 50 -8 99 Amazing Colours 4 48.5 99 0.00 0.5 - 44 44 +0 99 Qondanekukhanyeni 3 59.0 99 0.00 2.0 - 62 62 +0 99 Star Of Elena 2 57.0 99 0.00 0.0 - 62 62 +0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Horse-by-Horse Comparison
| Pos | Horse | Pre-Rating | Official New | Calculated | Discrepancy | WFA (kg) | Line Horse | Calculation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lana View | 66 | 66 | 66 | ✓ Match | 2.0 | - | |
| 2 | Chroniclesofnania | 59 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 0.0 | - | |
| 3 | Flower Festival Line | 70 | 70 | 70 | ✓ Match | 0.5 | ||
| 4 | Oncidium | 78 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 0.0 | - | |
| 5 | Sun Spectacular | 69 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 0.5 | - | |
| 6 | Olive Oyl | 77 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 0.0 | - | |
| 7 | Lucky Chance | 74 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 0.0 | - | |
| 8 | Missouri Flame | 65 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 2.0 | - | |
| 9 | Gorgeous Cape | 80 | 80 | 72 | +8 | 0.0 | - | |
| 10 | Jet Lavish | 80 | 80 | 70 | +10 | 2.0 | - | |
| 11 | Lady Luck | 65 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 0.5 | - | |
| 12 | Twilight Bay | 71 | 71 | 67 | +4 | 0.0 | - | |
| 13 | Amanatto | 69 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 2.0 | - | |
| 14 | Elusive Bomba | 58 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 2.0 | - | |
| 99 | Amazing Colours | - | 55 | 44 | +11 | 0.5 | - | |
| 99 | Qondanekukhanyeni | - | 70 | 62 | +8 | 2.0 | - | |
| 99 | Star Of Elena | - | 70 | 62 | +8 | 0.0 | - |
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