the time angle re Our Conor and the county hurdle was trashed imo..the rain really got into that ground even in just 35 minutes
but..there was a reaaly good guide to Our Conor and Champagne Fever when they ran at Leopardstown
the fastest race for class that day was the 2m2f race won by Summer Star..a race where the 1st, 3rd + 4th have come out since and franked that form
2m2f
Summer Star = 4m 28.80s (slow by 15.80s)
Champagne Fever = 4m 22.90s (slow by 9.90s)
Summer Star can be rated about a 108 horse...minus mares allowance =101...... as has won off that mark since..she carried 10.1..
CF carried 11.10 and ran 5.9 seconds faster..which makes Champagne Fever about a
163 horse
Our Conor won the 2 mile race in 9.9 seconds slower than standard..corrected for distance makes him 8lb slower than CF +10 less carried = 145 + 7lb wfa =
152
that looks more likely than Our Conor giving weight and 5 second beating to Ted Veale
I'm not saying OC hasn't improved since then of course
..but they are decent ratings before they even ran at Cheltenham for both horses