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Steve, I don't think you have understood.

Do you know what an OR of 135 equates to on the Timeform scale? You cannot "drive a bus" through the difference.

And, as I stated previously, yes I think you are entitled to ask questions. I would not have it any other way.

But you should be aware that a rating like this will have been arrived at by reference to things like race standards, first-5 standards, analysis of overall times, analysis of sectionals and after input from someone at the course, all of which have been tested against results over a long period of time.

The reason why the rating was revised from 142 to 140 is that a provisional one was released before this process had been completed.

It would appear from some of the remarks made in the Racing Post and by BHA handicappers that their approaches are far more basic. I think the onus is on them to prove otherwise.

<blockquote data-quote="J Alfred Prufrock" data-source="post: 2265779" data-attributes="member: 65386">Steve, I don&#039;t think you have understood.Do you know what an OR of 135 equates to on the Timeform scale? You cannot &quot;drive a bus&quot; through the difference.And, as I stated previously, yes I think you are entitled to ask questions. I would not have it any other way.But you should be aware that a rating like this will have been arrived at by reference to things like race standards, first-5 standards, analysis of overall times, analysis of sectionals and after input from someone at the course, all of which have been tested against results over a long period of time.The reason why the rating was revised from 142 to 140 is that a provisional one was released before this process had been completed.It would appear from some of the remarks made in the Racing Post and by BHA handicappers that their approaches are far more basic. I think the onus is on them to prove otherwise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J Alfred Prufrock, post: 2265779, member: 65386"] Steve, I don't think you have understood. Do you know what an OR of 135 equates to on the Timeform scale? You cannot "drive a bus" through the difference. And, as I stated previously, yes I think you are entitled to ask questions. I would not have it any other way. But you should be aware that a rating like this will have been arrived at by reference to things like race standards, first-5 standards, analysis of overall times, analysis of sectionals and after input from someone at the course, all of which have been tested against results over a long period of time. The reason why the rating was revised from 142 to 140 is that a provisional one was released before this process had been completed. It would appear from some of the remarks made in the Racing Post and by BHA handicappers that their approaches are far more basic. I think the onus is on them to prove otherwise. [/QUOTE]

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