Race 9: www.tabgold.co.za MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 102 and below)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 28 May 2025 | 15:50

Distance: 1400m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R160,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Thisiswhatitmeans TF 4 b. g 58.5kg 7 Mr S D Veale - 94 106 7/2
2nd Legal Counsel 3 b. g 58.5kg 11 Mr A C Fortune 0.3 98 128 9/2
3rd Rosh Kedesh 5 b. g 55.5kg 10 Mr G J Lerena 1.9 83 88 8/1
4 Icy Blast 4 ch. g 55.5kg 9 Mr C Murray 2.3 86 88 13/2
5 Except Temptation 2 b. c 55.5kg 8 Mr D de Gouveia 2.4 86 84 25/1
6 Giambattista 3 b. c 55.5kg 3 Mr K Matsunyane 4.7 85 87 50/1
7 Nelson Bay 4 b. g 58.5kg 1 Mr Serino Moodley 5.3 91 90 9/2
8 Got The Word 2 b. c 51.0kg 2 Mr A Mgudlwa 7.0 73 52 100/1
9 Golden Destiny 2 b. c 57.0kg 5 Mr R Danielson 8.2 91 90 13/2
10 Notable 2 ch. c 54.0kg 6 Mr C J Habib 10.3 84 84 20/1
11 Proud Master 3 b. c 61.5kg 4 Mr M A Yeni 16.5 102 97 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
82.73s
Average Time
82.63s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,175,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Thisiswhatitmeans 1 94 106 +12 + 7 + 5
Legal Counsel 2 98 128 +30 -1 + 31
Rosh Kedesh 3 83 88 +5 -1 + 6
Icy Blast 4 86 88 +2 -1 + 3
Except Temptation 5 86 84 -2 -1 -1
Giambattista 6 85 87 +2 -2 + 4
Nelson Bay 7 91 90 -1 -2 + 1
Got The Word 8 73 52 -21 -3 -18
Golden Destiny 9 91 90 -1 -3 + 2
Notable 10 84 84 0 -4 + 4
Proud Master 11 102 97 -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)	PROUD MASTER (M Yeni) lost 1 length. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	GOT THE WORD (A Mgudlwa) and GIAMBATTISTA (K Matsunyane) over-raced in the early stages.
b)	From a wide draw LEGAL COUNSEL (A Fortune) raced wide and without cover in the early stages.
c)	Jockey C Habib reported that NOTABLE changed stride continually in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
d)	Jockey M Yeni reported that PROUD MASTER did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
e)	THISISWHATITMEANS (S Veale), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M J Odendaal was advised (SP).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Jockey M Yeni was the rider of PROUD MASTER (advised 26.05.2025/11h28).
b)	Jockey R Danielson was the rider of GOLDEN DESTINY (advised 28.05.2025/07h37).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	NOTABLE : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	PROUD MASTER : Nothing obvious detected.
c)	NELSON BAY : Scalped right hind. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.