Horseracing: Rating unchanged for See More Business
British Horseracing Board chase handicapper Phil Smith has elected to keep See More Business on a mark of 174 despite a runaway win at Cheltenham.
The gelding remains behind ante-post Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite First Gold in the official ratings.
First Gold was rated 178 after winning the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
See More Business's success in the Pillar Property Chase was fulfilling something of a prophecy from Smith, who had said after his flop at Kempton: "Don't write off See More Business.
"He's a very resilient character. Just when people think he's finished, he comes back and proves people wrong."
And Smith said today: "It's nice to be proved right for a change!
"I am not going to change his rating, he did exactly what I thought he could do. He had plenty in his favour, he goes well when ridden positively and he was ridden very positively.
"However it was only effectively a three-runner race so it's hard to know exactly how solid the form is."
