Official NHA Assessment
Race 9: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING TUESDAY 22 MARCH CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 71 and below)
Line Horse
Call Me Master
Reference for assessment
Exact Matches
3 / 17
Calculated = Official
Close Matches
7 / 17
Within 2 points
Significant Diffs
9 / 17
More than 5 points
Detailed Assessment
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pos Horse Age Weight Fin Lengths WFA Pre Race Rating New Adj ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Motor City Hitman 3 60.0 1 0.00 3.0 76 60 60 -16 2 Naval Guard 4 58.0 2 0.50 1.5 67 64 64 -3 3 Call Me Master 8 58.0 3 3.00 0.0 64 64 64 +0 4 Funky Music 4 60.0 4 3.50 1.5 70 64 64 -6 5 Louvain 6 56.0 5 3.75 0.0 66 59 59 -7 6 Dark Travel 4 58.0 6 5.00 1.5 70 59 60 -10 7 Ice Man Cometh 4 60.0 7 5.05 1.5 68 63 63 -5 8 Twosidestoastory 3 58.0 8 5.10 3.0 72 56 62 -10 9 Track Commander 4 58.0 9 6.75 1.5 64 59 59 -5 10 Strong Casha 4 54.0 10 7.75 1.5 59 51 51 -8 11 Riccardo 7 58.0 11 9.75 0.0 65 62 62 -3 12 Snow Symphony 4 49.5 12 14.00 1.5 59 42 49 -10 13 Wonderful Rock 5 54.5 13 24.00 0.0 60 55 55 -5 14 Arverni Warrior 3 60.0 14 25.00 3.0 77 60 67 -10 99 Written In Stone 9 60.0 99 0.00 0.0 - 66 66 +0 99 On The Warpath 3 54.0 99 0.00 3.0 - 48 48 +0 99 In The Game 7 54.0 99 0.00 0.0 - 54 54 +0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Horse-by-Horse Comparison
| Pos | Horse | Pre-Rating | Official New | Calculated | Discrepancy | WFA (kg) | Line Horse | Calculation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motor City Hitman | 76 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 3.0 | - | |
| 2 | Naval Guard | 67 | 93 | 64 | +29 | 1.5 | - | |
| 3 | Call Me Master Line | 64 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | Funky Music | 70 | 83 | 64 | +19 | 1.5 | - | |
| 5 | Louvain | 66 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 0.0 | - | |
| 6 | Dark Travel | 70 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 1.5 | - | |
| 7 | Ice Man Cometh | 68 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 1.5 | - | |
| 8 | Twosidestoastory | 72 | 62 | 62 | ✓ Match | 3.0 | - | |
| 9 | Track Commander | 64 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 1.5 | - | |
| 10 | Strong Casha | 59 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 1.5 | - | |
| 11 | Riccardo | 65 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 0.0 | - | |
| 12 | Snow Symphony | 59 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 1.5 | - | |
| 13 | Wonderful Rock | 60 | 55 | 55 | ✓ Match | 0.0 | - | |
| 14 | Arverni Warrior | 77 | 61 | 67 | -6 | 3.0 | - | |
| 99 | Written In Stone | - | 67 | 66 | +1 | 0.0 | - | |
| 99 | On The Warpath | - | 50 | 48 | +2 | 3.0 | - | |
| 99 | In The Game | - | 54 | 54 | ✓ Match | 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