New Posts For Thread: Horse weights explained PLEASE??https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-pleaseJust a curios question here atttheraces say the following ..QASSER may be worth a final try off just 1lb higher than his recent second at Huntingdon as he has been in good form since he was switched to handicap company and deserves to be rewarded forYes but 23lb higher today.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-please?post_id=538343463#538343463Yes but 23lb higher today.Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:17:19 -0500Form just been boosted for CLONUSKERhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-please?post_id=538343397#538343397Form just been boosted for CLONUSKERMon, 10 Mar 2014 10:09:17 -0500Working out your own rating is a waste of time in my opinion.It's all been done for you by experts anyway. And even they can't agree.Many horses never run two races the same. Others are improving or going back. Some only turn up at the races race fithttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-please?post_id=538340927#538340927Working out your own rating is a waste of time in my opinion.It's all been done for you by experts anyway. And even they can't agree.Many horses never run two races the same. Others are improving or going back. Some only turn up at the races race fitMon, 10 Mar 2014 05:45:20 -0500thats all i was looking for is the basics .. would you so kindly explain? The official ratings are called collateral ratings and the ratings represents lbs.With handicapping, if the finishing distance between the first and the second is 1 length, andhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-please?post_id=538340809#538340809thats all i was looking for is the basics .. would you so kindly explain? The official ratings are called collateral ratings and the ratings represents lbs.With handicapping, if the finishing distance between the first and the second is 1 length, andMon, 10 Mar 2014 05:32:15 -0500dont be such a twát about it, there are people that know less than youthis is a message board for advice and opinion, not the virtual cóck swinging contest most think it ishttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-please?post_id=538340673#538340673dont be such a twát about it, there are people that know less than youthis is a message board for advice and opinion, not the virtual cóck swinging contest most think it isMon, 10 Mar 2014 05:15:57 -0500Koi - u are very kind..............https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-please?post_id=538340369#538340369Koi - u are very kind..............Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:53:32 -0500CallumLook at the race, click on "AT A GLANCE"you will see OR TS RPROR are official ratings.CLONUSKER runs off a rating of 94 today, if you click on Clonuskers form, you will see it ran off 88 last time, so in effect it is 6LB higher today..https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-please?post_id=538339819#538339819CallumLook at the race, click on "AT A GLANCE"you will see OR TS RPROR are official ratings.CLONUSKER runs off a rating of 94 today, if you click on Clonuskers form, you will see it ran off 88 last time, so in effect it is 6LB higher today..Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:48:54 -0500The official handicappers weights are opinions(which can be very wrong,as is life)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-please?post_id=538339429#538339429The official handicappers weights are opinions(which can be very wrong,as is life)Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:27:57 -0500They never tell us their real weights,only what they carry today.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-please?post_id=538339395#538339395They never tell us their real weights,only what they carry today.Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:15:06 -0500or you could just join my tipping service for £79 a monthhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30218349/horse-weights-explained-please?post_id=538339261#538339261or you could just join my tipping service for £79 a monthSun, 09 Mar 2014 22:35:30 -0500