With the new handicap weight formula for some races, it will turn out to be a windfall for high rated horses. A explanation is given here.
In fact, in the latest Derby trial (4 yrs Open G.3) ran on Saturday 21st May, winner M L Jet drew a clear advantage of it. On a normal handicap basis, Night In Seatle should have a handicap of 54,5 kg but instead carried a weight of 58 kg. Though a 3,5 kg disadvantage, he managed to finish 0,45 L behind. The same for Gameloft who overcame it's 6 kg deficit by finishing 1,7 L behind the winner. For that race, compressed handicap index was (Rt 66 - 26)/ 9 kg = 4.444. So, higher is that index, higher will be the deficit for low rated horses in terms of handicap.
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