Race 7: JOIN THE FESTIVITIES MIDDLE STAKES (For All Horses with a nett rating of 102 & below)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 24 June 2025 | 15:40

Distance: 1400m
Going: Heavy
Stakes: R135,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Dawn Till Dusk 2 ch. c 57.0kg 6 - - - 94 6/1
1st Please Be True TF 2 b. c 55.5kg 2 Mr G J Lerena - 89 93 9/4
2nd Promettere 5 b. g 61.5kg 3 Mr R D Fourie 0.05 101 98 9/2
3rd War Chariot 4 b. g 51.5kg (54.0) 1 Mr B J A Plaatjies 0.55 82 82 9/4
4 Green Garnet 4 b. g 54.0kg 7 Mr J P van der Merwe 1.3 82 81 11/2
5 Innamorare 5 b. g 57.0kg 8 Mr M A Yeni 2.3 89 91 25/1
6 San Pedro 5 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr S D Veale 2.7 95 82 20/1
7 Mauritius Kestrel 3 b. g 58.5kg 5 Mr P C Orffer 3.0 96 82 25/2
8 Global State 2 b. c 58.5kg 6 Mr L Mxothwa 6.5 94 88 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
86.49s
Average Time
86.88s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,040,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Please Be True 1 89 93 +4 + 7 -3
Promettere 2 101 98 -3 -1 -2
War Chariot 3 82 82 0 -1 + 1
Green Garnet 4 82 81 -1 -1
Innamorare 5 89 91 +2 -1 + 3
San Pedro 6 95 82 -13 -1 -12
Mauritius Kestrel 7 96 82 -14 -2 -12
Global State 8 94 88 -6 -3 -3
Dawn Till Dusk None - 94 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	MAURITIUS KESTREL (C Orffer) and INNAMORARE (M Yeni) jumped awkwardly and were slow into stride. 
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	MAURITIUS KESTREL recorded a TCO2 concentration of more than 36 mmol/L. Trainer AN Marcus was advised that a second blood specimen would be collected. This specimen was of an acceptable TCO2 level.
b)	PROMETTERE (R Fourie) had difficulty obtaining clear running until the 150m.
c)	Leaving the 100m Jockey S Veale (SAN PEDRO) hesitated briefly with his riding when close to the heels of PLEASE BE TRUE (G Lerena), which shifted out slightly and was immediately straightened. 
d)	Jockey 
e)	PLEASE BE TRUE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.  Assistant Trainer C Snaith, acting on behalf of Trainer SJ Snaith, was advised. (KG)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	C Orffer rode MAURITIUS KESTREL (declared 07h38 on 20250624)
b)	PLEASE BE TRUE raced with blinkers (declared 11h37 on 20250622)
c)	GLOBAL STATE (L Mxothwa) raced in club colours - Stewards permission 	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	INNAMORARE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	SAN PEDRO - coughing 

SCRATCHED:

a)	DAWN TILL DUSK - not eating up. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 21h16 on 20250623)