SEA MASTER has had his merit rating raised from 88 to 92 following his success in the Listed PinkDrive Michaelmas Handicap over 1900m on the grass track at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday 16 October.
The Handicappers were of the view that runner-up FIGHT SONG made for the best line horse here, which leaves him unchanged on a mark of 90.
The Hewitson team lead Sea Master (Smanga Khumalo) in after his feature score on Sunday – (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
The winner aside, the only other increase was for 3rd placed Boundless Bash, who was 2 kgs or 4 pounds under sufferance at the weights and was beaten 1.10 lengths or 2 pounds by the line horse, goes up from 89 to 91.
The solitary ratings drop was for Oh So Squishy, who is down from 92 to 90.
- Press release by the National Horseracing Authority on Tuesday, 18 October 2022
