Race 5: TAB 4RACING APP PINNACLE STAKES (Open to all horses)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 02 May 2025 | 14:50

Distance: 1200m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R108,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Mercantour TF 5 ch. g 62.0kg 6 Mr R D Fourie - 108 113 33/20
2nd Speed Racer 4 b. g 58.0kg 5 Mr C R Maujean 3.25 87 88 16/1
3rd Usa's Hope 2 ch. c 61.0kg 7 Mr C Zackey 4.5 99 97 5/1
4 Cliff Top 2 b. c 62.0kg 4 Mr I Taka 6.25 101 109 25/1
5 Kabon Kapi 5 b. m 57.0kg 3 Mr E W Webber 8.5 94 96 50/1
6 First Origin 2 b. c 62.0kg 2 Mr L Mxothwa 8.6 105 91 9/4
7 Abound 4 b. g 58.0kg 1 Mr C J Habib 8.85 86 77 13/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
68.96s
Average Time
69.5s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R651,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Mercantour 1 108 113 +5 + 7 -2
Speed Racer 2 87 88 +1 -2 + 3
Usa's Hope 3 99 97 -2 -2
Cliff Top 4 101 109 +8 -3 + 11
Kabon Kapi 5 94 96 +2 -3 + 5
First Origin 6 105 91 -14 -3 -11
Abound 7 86 77 -9 -3 -6
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	Fair start.	 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	ABOUND recorded a TCO2 concentration of more than 36 mmol/L. Trainer K Mitchley was advised that a second blood specimen would be collected. This specimen was of an acceptable TCO2 level.
b)	ABOUND (C Habib) jumped outwards and bumped FIRST ORIGIN (L Mxothwa), which in turn bumped KABON KAPI (E Webber) outwards shortly after the start.
c)	MERCANTOUR (R Fourie) was hanging in from the 300m and was corrected at the 100m.
d)	Jockey L Mxothwa reported that he felt something amiss with FIRST ORIGIN. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
e)	MERCANTOUR, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AC Greeff was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	Nil

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	FIRST ORIGIN - examined post-race. Not striding out left front	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS