Hesi Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 What is the point of these races, when on Sat, only one horse in one of the races is nominated for the final and no horses in the Trentham race are nominated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 Great to see a horse like Manifique massacre the rest of the field. Nominated and fave for the QE II Cup on NYD, at $5 But, why have Dunstan qualifiers, if no horses in the race are nominated for the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buller Rep Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Fair point. Sorry I cant help though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 It didn't happen in Manifique's race, as none of them were entered for the final. But other races, all it does is potentially deny horses that are entered the chance of qualifying points, 9 for first etc etc. Horses like Manifique, that have a higher-grade race as their target(QE II Cup), and are only entered because the qualifying stake is so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardigras Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 On 12/8/2023 at 8:12 PM, Hesi said: What is the point of these races, when on Sat, only one horse in one of the races is nominated for the final and no horses in the Trentham race are nominated Many 'final' races have qualifiers that don't require them to hold nom for the final. If you restricted them, you could end up with tiny fields especially as the 'final' gets closer and plans have changed. Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup had ballot free qualifiers - one of them this year only had one runner that was a nomination for the final. If it was restricted, you would have had a one horse race running for a $200k stake - and then entry into the 'final' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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