Race 3: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 OPEN MAIDEN (For all Maidens)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Monday, 12 May 2025 | 13:40

Distance: 1600m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R71,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:11.5 3yrs:2.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:3.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Mr Fox TF 3 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr R D Fourie - 71 99 11/10
2nd Fizzly Bubbly 3 ch. g 53.5kg (56.0) 5 Mr N Nastili 7.25 63 70 20/1
3rd Bomber Bay 2 b. c 58.5kg 6 Mr C Zackey 7.75 68 60 4/1
4 Cheerful Charlie B 3 b. g 59.5kg 9 Mr L M van Rensburg 8.25 70 61 7/1
5 Stormstride 3 b. g 53.5kg 2 Mr Y Ramzan 8.75 53 54 100/1
6 Duchess Of Seville 4 b. f 54.0kg 3 Mr K Minnie 9.25 60 53 20/1
7 Preserve Forever 3 ch. f 53.5kg (53.0) 4 Mr C R Maujean 12.5 62 53 10/1
8 Opera Verse 4 b. f 53.5kg 1 Mr M K Katjedi 14.75 58 50 10/1
9 Monocle 3 b. g 49.5kg (53.5) 8 Mr N Baboo 15.75 52 52 100/1
10 Top Dollar 5 b. g 54.5kg 10 Mr X C Ndlovu 16.25 47 42 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
95.58s
Average Time
97.07s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R652,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Mr Fox 1 71 99 +28 + 7 + 21
Fizzly Bubbly 2 63 70 +7 -3 + 10
Bomber Bay 3 68 60 -8 -3 -5
Cheerful Charlie B 4 70 61 -9 -3 -6
Stormstride 5 53 54 +1 -3 + 4
Duchess Of Seville 6 60 53 -7 -4 -3
Preserve Forever 7 62 53 -9 -5 -4
Opera Verse 8 58 50 -8 -5 -3
Monocle 9 52 52 0 -6 + 6
Top Dollar 10 47 42 -5 -6 + 1
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	DUCHESS OF SEVILLE (K Minnie) was stubborn loading.
b)	MR FOX (R Fourie) jumped awkwardly. 		

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	CHEERFUL CHARLIE B recorded a TCO2 concentration of more than 36 mmol/L. Trainer WGC Miller was advised that a second blood specimen would be collected. This specimen was of an acceptable TCO2 level.
b)	CHEERFUL CHARLIE B (M van Rensburg) jumped inwards and made contact with MONOCLE (*N Baboo) shortly after the start. 
c)	OPERA VERSE (MK Katjedi) brushed the inside running rail at approximately the 500m.
d)	FIZZLY BUBBLY (*N Nastili) shifted inwards sharply for no apparent reason at approximately the 400m and thereafter ducked outwards at approximately the 200m.
	Apprentice N Nastili reported that FIZZLY BUBBLY did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
e)	MR FOX, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AC Greeff was advised. (LM)
f)	FIZZLY BUBBLY, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer Z Oosthuizen was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	X Ndlovu rode TOP DOLLAR (declared 11h03 on 20250512)
b)	TOP DOLLAR raced with blinkers (declared 11h00 on 20250510)
c)	STORMSTRIDE raced without cheek pieces (declared 07h25 on 20250510)
d)	PRESERVE FOREVER raced with a tongue tie (declared 06h54 on 20250509)
e)	C Maujean (PRESERVE FOREVER) rode +0.5kg (53.9kgs)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	FIZZLY BUBBLY - examined post-race. Not striding out left hind & right front

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS