Race 9: PAARL DIAMANT D STAKES (For All Horses with a nett rating of 69 & below)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | 16:25

Distance: 1200m
Going: Soft
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Avignon TF 4 b. g 53.0kg (55.5) 5 Mr B J A Plaatjies - 52 61 5/2
2nd Becky Sharp 4 b. f 61.5kg 7 Mr S D Veale 1.75 68 68 9/2
3rd Lovers Lane 2 b. c 57.0kg 6 Mr G J Lerena 2.5 55 58 5/1
4 Royal Lytham 4 b. f 61.5kg 2 Mr A Domeyer 4.25 67 69 11/2
5 Champagne Mac 4 b. g 61.5kg 3 Mr P C Orffer 5.0 63 55 5/1
6 True Horizon 4 b. f 56.0kg 8 Mr J P van der Merwe 6.0 58 60 16/1
7 Xplicit Content 4 b. g 55.5kg 4 Mr O Noach 7.0 52 58 50/1
8 Undercover Lover 4 b. c 53.0kg 1 Mr K G Steyn 8.0 47 45 100/1
9 Electric Feels 5 b. m 56.0kg 9 Mr M Mjoka 13.0 58 57 14/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
72.62s
Average Time
73.64s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,075,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Avignon 1 52 61 +9 + 7 + 2
Becky Sharp 2 68 68 0 -1 + 1
Lovers Lane 3 55 58 +3 -1 + 4
Royal Lytham 4 67 69 +2 -2 + 4
Champagne Mac 5 63 55 -8 -2 -6
True Horizon 6 58 60 +2 -3 + 5
Xplicit Content 7 52 58 +6 -3 + 9
Undercover Lover 8 47 45 -2 -3 + 1
Electric Feels 9 58 57 -1 -5 + 4
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	UNDERCOVER LOVER (K Steyn) and BECKY SHARP (S Veale) jumped slow, losing one length.
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	After leaving the parade ring correctly shod, ROYAL LYTHAM (A Domeyer) cast its left front shoe on the way to the start, which had to be replaced.
b)	Approaching the 200m XPLICIT CONTENT (O Noach), which showed a tendency to hang out, rolled out and was brushed on the hindquarters by ROYAL LYTHAM (A Domeyer).
c)	Jockey G Lerena was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (Guideline B) in that he struck LOVERS LANE with his crop arm above shoulder height. Jockey G Lerena signed an admission of guilt and was given a warning.
d)	AVIGNON, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.  Assistant Trainer K Snyders, acting on behalf of Trainer PAW Botha, was advised. (WM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	C Orffer rode CHAMPAGNE MAC (declared 10h02 on 20250521)
b)	JP van der Merwe rode TRUE HORIZON (declared 14h23 on 20250521)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	TRUE HORIZON - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS