Race 5: TAKE A BET WINA NUMBA NUMBA WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 29 April 2025 | 14:50

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R105,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Sky Pillar Rock 3 ch. g 60.0kg 1 Mr P Mlangeni - 72 81 7/1
2nd Chieftain's Shield TF 4 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr T Matsoele 0.2 64 80 3/1
3rd Mystic Vision 3 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr C Mabaya 2.5 70 66 6/1
4 Two For The Boys 3 b. g 60.0kg 9 Mr S Mosia 3.5 - 61 7/2
5 Royal Miracle 3 b. g 60.0kg 10 Mr P Mongqawa 7.0 72 66 7/2
6 Euphrates 3 ch. c 61.0kg (60.0) 7 Mr S Siphika 8.75 - 70 125/1
7 Sovereign Crown 3 b. g 60.0kg 6 Mr S Mthembu 12.5 71 68 10/1
8 Codeword 2 b. f 57.0kg 5 Mr X C Machaieie 12.75 - 54 125/1
9 Grand Legacy 3 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr T Lukhele 29.5 - - 33/1
10 First Arrow 3 ch. g 60.0kg 8 Mr T Muchansa 99.99 - - 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
98.17s
Average Time
97.02s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R800,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Sky Pillar Rock 1 72 81 +9 + 7 + 2
Chieftain's Shield 2 64 80 +16 -1 + 17
Mystic Vision 3 70 66 -4 -1 -3
Two For The Boys 4 - 61 - -3 -
Royal Miracle 5 72 66 -6 -3 -3
Euphrates 6 - 70 - -7 -
Sovereign Crown 7 71 68 -3 -5 + 2
Codeword 8 - 54 - -11 -
Grand Legacy 9 - - - -13 -
First Arrow 10 - - - -15 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER HAD NO REPORTS. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Leaving the 400m, MYSTIC VISION (+C Mabaya), CODEWORD (+X C Machaieie) and TWO FOR THE BOYS (+S Mosia) were bumped in by CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD (+T Matsoele), which shifted in away from the crop. Thereafter, in the concluding stages, SKY PILLAR ROCK (+P Mlangeni) and TWO FOR THE BOYS (+S Mosia) came together and bumped on a number of occasions when carried in by CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD (+T Matsoele), which continued to shift in. As a consequence of this, TWO FOR THE BOYS (+S Mosia) checked and lost momentum and SKY PILLAR ROCK (+P Mlangeni) became unbalanced.
A race review was called by a member of the Stipendiary Board which was followed by an Objection being lodged by him on behalf of the second-placed horse, SKY PILLAR ROCK (+P Mlangeni), against the winner, CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD (+T Matsoele), on the grounds of intimidation and interference in the concluding stages. The Objection Board, after reviewing the patrol film of the race and hearing all the evidence put forward by the connections, was of the opinion that SKY PILLAR ROCK (+P Mlangeni) would have finished in front of CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD (+T Matsoele) barring this incident and therefore upheld the Objection and amended the Judges result to read as follows:

1st		2 	SKY PILLAR ROCK 		(+P Mlangeni)
		2nd		5	CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD 		(+T Matsoele)
		3rd		4 	MYSTIC VISION 		(+C Mabaya)
		4th		9 	TWO FOR THE BOYS 		(+S Mosia)
		5th		1 	ROYAL MIRACLE 		(+P Mongqawa)
		6th 		6	EUPHRATES	 		(+S Siphika)

b)	Work Rider T Matsoele was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.7 in that he, as the rider of CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD, failed to ensure that he did not cause interference to SKY PILLAR ROCK (+P Mlangeni) and TWO FOR THE BOYS (+S Mosia) when he shifted in in the concluding stages. Work Rider T Matsoele signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in races for a period of two (2) Work Rider Races.
Suspension dates: To be advised. 		
c)	CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD (+T Matsoele), placed second on objection, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	Trainer T Zackey advised (MduP).
	
WORK RIDER CHANGES:
a)	EUPHRATES: Work Rider S Siphika weighed out at 61,1kg, 1kg over the carded weight.
Work Rider S Siphika was charged with a contravention of Rule 55.4 in that he failed to weigh out at the correct carded weight on EUPHRATES, or at the higher weight confirmed in his engagement with Trainer A Peter. Work Rider S Siphika signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in one (1) Work Rider race. 
Suspension date: 15 May 2025. 	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	TWO FOR THE BOYS raced equipped with alumite bar shoes in front and alumites behind (declared 27 April 2025 at 07H21).
b)	CODEWORD raced with a tongue tie on	(declared 28 April 2025 at 09H14).
c)	GRAND LEGACY raced in club colours (blue with a black cap). Stipes permission.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	GRAND LEGACY abnormal respiratory noise.	
b)	TWO FOR THE BOYS abnormal respiratory noise.	
Race 5 contd. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.