Race 1: 4RACING WELCOMES YOU WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares)
VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 15 May 2025 | 11:20
Distance:
1000m
Going:
Good
Stakes:
R90,000
Race Results
| Pos | Horse | A.C.S. | Weight | Draw | Jockey | Len | MR | CMR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Panning Silver | 3 gr. f | 60.0kg | 4 | Mr S Mkhumbuzi | - | - | 68 | - |
| 1st | Blindfire TF | 2 ch. f | 57.0kg | 7 | Mr P Mongqawa | - | - | 81 | 13/10 |
| 2nd | Empress Wu | 3 b. f | 60.0kg | 5 | Mr T Ncume | 1.25 | 65 | 61 | 6/1 |
| 3rd | Bilingual | 4 ch. f | 60.0kg | 3 | Mr G F Dadamasi | 1.55 | 61 | 60 | 25/2 |
| 4 | Act On Snow | 3 ch. f | 60.0kg | 6 | Mr C Mabaya | 5.25 | 66 | 64 | 9/2 |
| 5 | Hurricane Power | 2 b. f | 57.0kg | 1 | Mr P Mlangeni | 5.5 | - | 63 | 33/10 |
| 6 | Cookie Delight | 3 b. f | 60.0kg | 4 | Mr T Lukhele | 8.75 | - | - | 40/1 |
| 7 | Sterling Silver | 3 b. f | 60.0kg | 2 | Mr B Mayiya | 11.25 | 53 | 50 | 100/1 |
Race Timing
Winning Time
58.11s
Average Time
57.68s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R860,000
Rating Analysis
| Horse | Pos | MR Before | MR After | Official Δ | Expected Δ | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blindfire | 1 | - | 81 | - | + 30 | - |
| Empress Wu | 2 | 65 | 61 | -1 | -3 | |
| Bilingual | 3 | 61 | 60 | -1 | ||
| Act On Snow | 4 | 66 | 64 | -2 | ||
| Hurricane Power | 5 | - | 63 | - | 0 | - |
| Cookie Delight | 6 | - | - | - | -2 | - |
| Sterling Silver | 7 | 53 | 50 | -4 | + 1 | |
| Panning Silver | None | - | 68 | - | -188 | - |
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms.
Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.
Stipes Report
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) STERLING SILVER (+B Mayiya) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) BLINDFIRE (+P Mongqawa) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls. c) COOKIE DELIGHT (+T Lukhele) jumped awkwardly outwards leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, Work Rider P Mlangeni (HURRICANE POWER) lost the footing to his right-side stirrup iron, which he only regained at approximately the 800m. b) Work Rider P Mlangeni, the rider of HURRICANE POWER, accidentally dropped his crop at the 250m. c) BLINDFIRE (+P Mongqawa), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee M Peter, acting on behalf of Trainer A P Peter, was advised (MS). WORK RIDER CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) STERLING SILVER raced with a tongue tie on (declared 13 May 2025 at 10H20). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) BILINGUAL coughing post race; brush wound left hind. b) STERLING SILVER coughing post race. SCRATCHED: a) PANNING SILVER insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.