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

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 23 May 2025 | 13:45

Distance: 1200m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R75,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
DQ Royal Kingdom 2 ch. c 57.0kg 1 Mr C J Habib 2.25 - 103 63/100
- Global Chief 3 b. c 60.0kg 13 - - - 51 50/1
- Pyro Edition 2 b. c 60.0kg 11 - - - 71 10/1
- Elusive Black 3 b. c 60.0kg 9 - - - 68 5/2
1st Green Okra TF 2 b. c 60.0kg 3 Mr R D Fourie - 68 66 2/1
2nd Global Drumbeat 3 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr S R Khathi 3.5 45 65 66/1
3rd Stand Up 3 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr M K Katjedi 8.75 45 62 125/1
4 Away With Red 3 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr I Taka 8.8 57 62 25/1
5 Star Trooper 3 b. c 60.0kg 6 Mr S L Fortune 10.05 - 51 50/1
6 Incendiary 3 b. g 60.0kg 10 Mr L Mxothwa 11.05 - 54 33/1
7 Smart View 4 b. g 60.0kg 11 Mr E W Webber 11.55 48 46 125/1
8 Take A Mulligan 4 ch. g 60.0kg 9 Mr S L Naidoo 11.8 50 50 100/1
9 Nuclear Power 2 ch. c 54.5kg (57.0) 2 Mr N Nastili 18.8 - 60 40/1
10 Epic Thunder 3 b. c 60.0kg 4 Mr J Gates 18.85 - 49 125/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
69.62s
Average Time
71.22s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R816,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Green Okra 1 68 66 -2 + 7 -9
Global Drumbeat 2 45 65 +20 -2 + 22
Stand Up 3 45 62 +17 -3 + 20
Away With Red 4 57 62 +5 -3 + 8
Star Trooper 5 - 51 - 0 -
Incendiary 6 - 54 - -2 -
Smart View 7 48 46 -2 -4 + 2
Take A Mulligan 8 50 50 0 -4 + 4
Nuclear Power 9 - 60 - -8 -
Epic Thunder 10 - 49 - -10 -
Royal Kingdom None - 103 - -188 -
Global Chief None - 51 - -188 -
Pyro Edition None - 71 - -188 -
Elusive Black 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)	EPIC THUNDER (J Gates), INCENDIARY (L Mxothwa), STAR TROOPER (S Fortune) and NUCLEUR POWER (*N Nastili) were slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	STAND UP (MK Katjedi) was hanging in from the 300m.
b)	GLOBAL DRUMBEAT (S Khathi) shifted outwards sharply shortly before the finish.
c)	In view of the performance of NUCLEAR POWER (*N Nastili), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt.
	Trainer Z Oosthuizen was advised to report back should he find anything amiss with this colt on his return to the stables. 
d)	Apprentice N Nastili was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.3 in that as the rider of NUCLEAR POWER, he failed to ride NUCLEAR POWER out to the end of the race to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards. Apprentice N Nastili signed an Admission of Guilt and was fined R1 000.00.
e)	ROYAL KINGDOM, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer K Mitchley was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	GLOBAL DRUMBEAT raced with a tongue tie and without ear muffs (declared 11h57 on 20250521)
b)	INCENDIARY raced without cheek pieces and with blinkers (declared 14h17 on 20250520)
c)	ROYAL KINGDOM raced without a compression mask (declared 11h57 on 20250521)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	NUCLEAR POWER - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	AWAY WITH RED - cast left and right front shoes, scalp wound right hind, overreach right front 
c)	STAR TROOPER - brush wound left hind
d)	ROYAL KINGDOM - mouth injury

SCRATCHINGS:

a)	PYRO EDITION - change of surface (declared 07h23 on 20250523)
b)	GLOBAL CHIEF - change of surface (declared 13h41 on 20250522)
c)	ELUSIVE BLACK - change of surface (declared 13h42 on 20250522)