Twelve Races, Twelve Clear Favourites: Today's Top-Rated Horses
Across twelve races today, RaceMetrics has identified one horse in each race that ranks first for both Combined Score and Horse Rating—a dual metric that isolates the strongest performers on the card.
The Leaders by Rating
Loriko tops the day with a RaceMetrics Score of 1588 and Horse Rating of 1535, running for Dan Skelton and Harry Skelton in the Racing To School Reaches 25 Years Novices' Hurdle at Uttoxeter (14:00). Split Elevens posts the highest Horse Rating at 1613, paired with a Score of 1556, in the Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap at Lingfield (17:10) under John Butler and Jack Callan.
Endorsement appears in the King George V Cup (Listed) at Leopardstown (18:30), rated 1570 for Score and 1554 for Horse Rating, trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore. This is the only Listed race in today's selection.
Course Distribution
Uttoxeter hosts four of the twelve races, with Loriko and Coumeenoole (1583 Score, 1520 Rating) both trained by Dan Skelton, alongside Ask A Sainte (1532 Score, 1507 Rating) for Olly Murphy. Lingfield features three races, including Split Elevens and Lightning Glory (1538 Score, 1520 Rating) by Simon and Ed Crisford. Leopardstown and Ffos Las each have two selections.
Ratings Spread
RaceMetrics Scores range from 1503 to 1588, whilst Horse Ratings span 1500 to 1613. The tightest alignment between both metrics appears in races where the scores cluster within 30-40 points of their ratings. Alpine Wedding (1560 Score, 1500 Rating) at Leopardstown shows the widest gap at 60 points, indicating stronger score performance relative to base rating.
Jockeys Harry Skelton, Sean Bowen, and Billy Loughnane each ride two of today's top-rated horses, suggesting concentration of form amongst established partnerships.
