How to Read Your Racecard

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Horse’s number on saddlecloth Sire

Horse’s Name Dam No of days since last race Weight st-lb

Age Draw

1 ADAYAR (IRE) (28)

B c Frankel - Anna Salai (USA) Owner Godolphin Trainer Charlie Appleby, Newmarket Breeder Coolmore

3 9-0 (1)

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ROYAL BLUE A winner at 1m on soft ground. Beaten 1 1/4l by Third Realm when second of 6 at 6-5fav on his latest outing at Lingfield over 1m 4f (soft) last month. Has to take on that rival again today and he may have to settle for a minor role. Official BHA Rating 107Adam Kirby

Owner(s) colours and graphic Breeder

Trainer

Owner(s)

Colour and sex of horse B = Bay Br = Brown Ch = Chesnut Gr = Grey Ro = Roan c = colt h = horse g = gelding f = filly m = mare

Form Comment Previous Performances / = denotes new season - = denotes new year Bold type indicates AWT Form Jockey’s Name. If there is a number next to the name, this indicates that the jockey can claim that amount in weight (lbs) off the stated riding weight

OFFICIAL BHA RATINGS

The BHA Handicappers allot ratings to horses once they have taken part in a sufficient number of races to enable the Handicappers to make a numerical assessment of each horse’s ability. The principal purpose of the ratings is to determine the weight to be carried by each runner in handicap races, with the Handicappers aiming to provide each participant with an equal chance based on its best recent form under its optimum conditions. A horse rated 100, for example, would be set to carry 1lb more than a horse rated 99 (ignoring any penalties or allowances). The ratings published in the racecard for handicap races are the ratings that were used to calculate the weight to be carried by each horse, whilst in non-handicaps races the rating shown is that of each runner at the time that the entries for the race were confirmed. Any subsequently published change to a rating, either up or down, is shown in brackets following the rating.