One Stripe won impressively on Saturday under suitable pace conditions and was duly upped in the merit ratings. Here are full ratings updates. 

WORLD SPORTS BETTING SOPHOMORE SPRINT (Listed)

LION RAMPART, who was well-weighted, remained unchanged on a rating of 111 following his win in the Listed World Sports Betting Sophomore Sprint for 3-year-olds over 1 200m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.

The Handicappers were unanimous in their view that third placed MISS WORLD was the most suitable line horse to rate this race, leaving her rating unaltered on 97.

The winner aside, two more runners received upward adjustments in their ratings. Second placed KAIBOY, who carried 2.5kg more than the 97 rated line horse (making him a 5-point better horse) goes up to 102 from 94 and fourth placed HANDSOME PRINCE was increased from 96 to 98.

No runner received a drop in the ratings following this contest.

CAPE PUNTERS CUP (Grade 2)

ONE STRIPE has seen his rating increased to 118 from 112 after impressively landing the Grade 2 Cape Punters Cup for 3-year-olds at level weights over 1 600m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.

Here, it was third-placed EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN, who was deemed to be the most suitable line horse and as such, his rating remained on 110. In rating the race this way, second placed, ALL OUT FOR SIX, performed to 112 for beating the 110 rated line horse by a length (2 points) at level weights. His rating was adjusted accordingly from 107.

The were no downward adjustments for any runner in this race.

NHA Release

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