A good 3yo finished second, beaten a head in 2009, Does anyone remember any decent examples? Realistically, a 3yo gets a 12 LB concession(I think) and I’d imagine it’s worth more finishing 2nd than winning the great voltigeur Anyone any opinions on it as a leger trial and also the horse I was looking at, New London?
I think that Tom Segal a while back suggested that the Ebor should be based on the handicap mark or official rating in terms of order of places allocated rather than on the weight to be carried..
I agree.
It would be a much more interesting race, as a 3yo could then run if they were officially rated 22nd or higher.
But instead the 3yos have been barred from entering and it’s become more like a listed race for older horses with maybe only 10lbs between bottom and top weight.
I think that Tom Segal a while back suggested that the Ebor should be based on the handicap mark or official rating in terms of order of places allocated rather than on the weight to be carried..I agree.It would be a much more interesting race, as a
Indeed, it’s a kind of boring race with ridiculously good prize money now, bit like the stewards cup, you only have to look at the consolation races to see.
Indeed, it’s a kind of boring race with ridiculously good prize money now, bit like the stewards cup, you only have to look at the consolation races to see.