Anyone else think this is poor grading.

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Thats em to me to me.

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Can I ask, is a win an automatic upgrade regardless of time? I'm sure I saw in the card last week a dog that had won it's last race but wasn't upgraded. Is this possible or maybe a typo?

I ask because Fangin Feather won an A5 contest in 29:08 on Sunday. She hasn't run that slow since A7 yet is now upgraded to A4. If it's automatic then fair enough. If not, seems harsh.

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Jun 26, 2013 10:21:59 GMT @ahendersonuk said:

Can I ask, is a win an automatic upgrade regardless of time? I'm sure I saw in the card last week a dog that had won it's last race but wasn't upgraded. Is this possible or maybe a typo?

I ask because Fangin Feather won an A5 contest in 29:08 on Sunday. She hasn't run that slow since A7 yet is now upgraded to A4. If it's automatic then fair enough. If not, seems harsh.

Dogs are usually automatically upgraded after a win. Exceptions can be when it has won a heat of an owners series, it will then run in the final in the same grade. When it comes in as a late reserve on the night. When it is down to run on the advance card for a Saturday, prior to running on Wednesday BAGS. If it wins on the Wednesday, sometimes it is left in the same grade on a Saturday so the race doesnt't need changing. Winning time isnt usually a case for not upgrading. 

Turnmoss Smokey has won its last 4 races, 3 of them in a photo. It has found 50 spots in that time over 3 weeks. However you would have thought that if it only won an A6 by a neck it wouldnt win an A3, but it did.

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Saturday 6th July
Race 12 at 22:20 (Grade S1 590M)

1 Chesters Hawkeye 4-1-2-3-4
2 Pennys Option 1-6-2-4-4
3 Swift Crown 4-3-2-1-2
4 Rathmore Star 6-3-1-6-1
5 Jack Relax 5-2-4-5-1
6 Little Babe 4-3-1-1-4

I am unsure this race will go off in this format!!

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Alan, as you probably know mate I own Rathmore star and I can't even begin to put down in words how angry I am with the Racing Manager for putting him wide again...I will calm down have a cup tea choose my words carefully and post them later.

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Jun 26, 2013 11:25:42 GMT @henry said:

Jun 26, 2013 10:21:59 GMT @ahendersonuk said:

Can I ask, is a win an automatic upgrade regardless of time? I'm sure I saw in the card last week a dog that had won it's last race but wasn't upgraded. Is this possible or maybe a typo?

I ask because Fangin Feather won an A5 contest in 29:08 on Sunday. She hasn't run that slow since A7 yet is now upgraded to A4. If it's automatic then fair enough. If not, seems harsh.

Dogs are usually automatically upgraded after a win. Exceptions can be when it has won a heat of an owners series, it will then run in the final in the same grade. When it comes in as a late reserve on the night. When it is down to run on the advance card for a Saturday, prior to running on Wednesday BAGS. If it wins on the Wednesday, sometimes it is left in the same grade on a Saturday so the race doesnt't need changing. Winning time isnt usually a case for not upgrading. 

Turnmoss Smokey has won its last 4 races, 3 of them in a photo. It has found 50 spots in that time over 3 weeks. However you would have thought that if it only won an A6 by a neck it wouldnt win an A3, but it did.

its not an automatic upgrade chase the bond won a2 last week and was in a2 again sunday which he won in a slower time, so he cant really be upgraded, i like them a2s 7/2 on betfair lovely jubbly

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John, I am quite good at calming myself down, (The doctor gives me tablets to help) but Bill is positively steaming and I stand by his comments and by his possible actions regarding the future of these two dogs.

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That's what I would've thought so I'm still a bit baffled why a dog winning in 29:08 is upgraded to A4 when she hasn't run that slow since A7.

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It's a automatic upgrade in any graded apart from A2 if the time isn't great however chasethejimmy your dog will be in A1 next race as it has won back to back A2's