Race 4: TAB TELEBET 0861 000 822 MR 80 HANDICAP (Open)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 06 June 2025 | 13:35

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:8.5 3yrs:1.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:2.0

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Song Of Myself TF 3 b. f 60.0kg 9 Mr C Zackey - 80 100 18/10
2nd Beechamwood Boy 6 b. g 58.0kg 3 Mr X C Ndlovu 1.5 76 84 7/1
3rd Masked Vigilante 3 b. g 61.0kg 6 Mr R D Fourie 1.55 82 78 9/2
4 Four Jacks 4 b. g 56.0kg 5 Mr S L Naidoo 3.05 72 65 20/1
5 Travel Master 4 b. g 57.5kg 1 Mr K Minnie 3.3 75 65 16/1
6 Guarding The Wall 4 b. g 53.5kg 8 Mr M K Katjedi 4.05 67 67 13/2
7 Abound 4 b. g 60.0kg (62.5) 4 Mr B J A Plaatjies 4.15 85 77 9/2
8 Roomformanoeuvre 4 b. g 57.0kg 7 Mr S R Khathi 6.4 74 69 33/1
9 Strange Magic 5 ch. m 58.0kg 2 Mr C R Maujean 8.9 76 69 75/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
68.83s
Average Time
69.42s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R861,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Song Of Myself 1 80 100 +20 + 7 + 13
Beechamwood Boy 2 76 84 +8 -1 + 9
Masked Vigilante 3 82 78 -4 -1 -3
Four Jacks 4 72 65 -7 -2 -5
Travel Master 5 75 65 -10 -2 -8
Guarding The Wall 6 67 67 0 -2 + 2
Abound 7 85 77 -8 -2 -6
Roomformanoeuvre 8 74 69 -5 -3 -2
Strange Magic 9 76 69 -7 -3 -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)	MASKED VIGILANTE (R Fourie) kicked the back gates in the starting stalls.
b)	ROOMFORMANOEUVRE (S Khathi) stood awkwardly in the stalls and was slow into stride.
c)	TRAVEL MASTER (K Minnie) and GUARDING THE WALL (MK Katjedi) jumped awkwardly.
d)	FOUR JACKS (S Naidoo) was slow into stride

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	BEECHAMWOOD BOY (X Ndlovu), which was hanging in from the 800m, was corrected at the 400m and thereafter commenced to shift outwards away from the crop until the finish.
	Jockey X Ndlovu appeared before the Board and was advised to put his crop away when his horse is shifting ground. He was further cautioned with regards to the manner in which he used his crop over the final 75m of the race.
b)	GUARDING THE WALL (MK Katjedi) was hanging in from the 400m.
c)	FOUR JACKS (S Naidoo), which was awkwardly placed between ABOUND (*B Plaatjies) and BEECHAMWOOD BOY (X Ndlovu), had to steady momentarily and was switched in to obtain clear running at the 200m.
d)	Apprentice B Plaatjies (ABOUND) dropped his crop at the 200m.
e)	ROOMFORMANOEUVRE (S Khathi) was awkwardly placed and had to steady momentarily between GUARDING THE WALL (MK Katjedi) and ABOUND (*B Plaatjies), which shifted outwards at the 100m. Apprentice B Plaatjies appeared before the Board and was advised to correct his mounts sooner than he had on this occasion in similar circumstances.
f)	Jockey C Maujean reported that STRANGE MAGIC did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare.
	Trainer Z Oosthuizen was advised to report back should he find anything amiss with this mare on her return to the stables.
g)	SONG OF MYSELF, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer DG Smith, acting on behalf of Trainer GD Smith, was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	C Maujean rode STRANGE MAGIC (declared 08h35 on 20250606)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	STRANGE MAGIC - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS