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HANDICAPPING PANEL Manager/Senior Handicapper: Damien Hay Senior Handicapper: Ben Dunn Handicappers: Nathan Bryant Trainee Handicapper/Racing Office Assistant: Brady Tipping Racing Assistant & Mgr Racing Operations: Sam Reed AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Racing NSW handicappers work as a Panel to provide the final assessment and published Benchmark for each horse, and to release weights for Metropolitan, Provincial and Country race meetings. For Programming & Handicapping enquiries please contact: Phone: (02) 9551 7674 RACING STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: BEN DUNN Ph (02) 9551 7664 Email: bdunn@racingnsw.com.au SET WEIGHT CONDITIONS (effective August 1, 2013) MAIDEN PLATE (ALL AGES) (Including Colts, Geldings & Entires and Fillies & Mares) AGE AUG-OCT NOV-JAN FEB-APR MAY-JULY 2YO (0-1799m) 54.0kg 55.0kg 56.0kg 56.5kg (1800+m) N/E 54.0kg 55.0kg 55.5kg 3YO (0-1799m) 56.5kg 57.5kg 58.5kg 59.0kg (1800+m) 55.5kg 56.5kg 57.5kg 58.0kg 4YO+ 59.0kg 59.0kg 59.0kg 59.0kg MAIDEN PLATES (2 & 3YOS) 3YO Male 58.5kg 2YO Male 56.0kg 3YO Female 56.5kg 2YO Female 54.0kg In all set weight condition races, fillies and mares shall receive a 2.0kg allowance (except in fillies and mares only races when the scale is 1kg less). Maiden Plate races run under ‘Picnic’ conditions shall carry an additional 8.0kg to the amounts listed above. 2YO runners are subject to the provisions of LR40 and AR45. 2YO MAIDEN PLATES Colts & Geldings 57.0kg Fillies 55.0kg 3YO MAIDEN PLATES Colts & Geldings 57.0kg Fillies 55.0kg 2YO OR 3YO COLTS & GELDINGS MAIDEN PLATES Colts & Geldings 56.0kg 2YO OR 3YO FILLIES MAIDEN PLATES Fillies 56.0kg CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATES (PROVINCIAL & COUNTRY) 4YO + Class 1 3YO Class 1 4YO + Maiden 3YO Maiden Male 59.0kg 57.5kg 56.5kg 55.0kg Female 57.0kg 55.5kg 54.5kg 54.0kg PLEASE NOTE: A 2YO shall carry 54.0kg irrespective of class/sex. CLASS 2 PLATES (COUNTRY ONLY) 4YO + Class 2 3YO Class 2 4YO + Class 1 3YO Class 1 Male 59.0kg *57.5kg 57kg 55.5kg Female 57.0kg 55.5kg 55kg 54.0kg • Maidens to carry same weight as Class 1 • *2YO’s to carry 2.0kg less than 3YO’s but not less than 54.0kg (LR25) HANDICAP CONDITIONS (effective January 1, 2017) MINIMUM WEIGHTS AND MINIMUM TOP WEIGHTS Handicap Races Minimum Weight Minimum Top Weight at Declaration of Weights Minimum Top Weight at Declaration of Acceptances Raised/ Spread at Acceptances 2YO 54.0kg 58.0kg 58.0kg Raised Maiden 54.0kg 59.0kg 58.0kg Raised Class 1 54.0kg 59.0kg 58.0kg Raised Class 2-3 54.0kg 59.0kg 58.0kg Spread Class 4-6 54.0kg 61.0kg 58.0kg Spread Benchmark 54.0kg 61.0kg 58.0kg Spread Open 54.0kg 61.0kg 58.0kg Spread LR & G3 54.0kg 59.0kg 58.0kg Raised G2 53.0kg 59.0kg 58.0kg Raised G1 50.0kg 58.0kg Raised *Minimum is 53.0kg for all Metropolitan Handicap races of standard prizemoney. 3YO ALLOWANCES AGAINST OLDER HORSES IN SATURDAY METROPOLITAN HANDICAP RACES AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY 3YO Sprint - Middle 4.0kg 3.0kg 2.0kg 1.0kg 0.5kg 3YO Stayer (1800m+) 5.0kg 4.0kg 3.0kg 2.0kg 1.5kg 2YO & 3YO ALLOWANCES IN HANDICAP RACES When 2YO (subject to LR40 (a)) and 3YO horses race against older horses in handicap races, they will receive an age allowance according to the time of the year. The following scale identifies the developing maturity of 2YO and 3YO horses as the season progresses. AGE AUG-OCT NOV-JAN FEB-APR MAY-JULY 2YO (0-1799m) (1800+m) -5.0kg N/E -4.0kg -5.0kg -3.0kg -4.0kg -2.5kg -3.5kg 3YO (0-1799m) (1800+m) -2.5kg -3.5kg -1.5kg -2.5kg -0.5kg -1.5kg 0kg -1.0kg FILLIES AND MARES ALLOWANCES Fillies and Mares are allowed -2.0kg against Male horses in mixed sex races. PLEASE NOTE: The provisions of LR25 describe that no horse shall receive a weight of less than 54.0kg except for Black type races and other races as approved by Racing NSW. METROPOLITAN, PROVINCIAL & COUNTRY RACING NSW POLICIES AND REGULATIONS 51 www.racingnsw.com.au