Race 6: EQUI-FEEDS CLASS 3 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 96)
KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Saturday, 26 July 2025 | 15:50
Distance:
1400m
Going:
Soft
Stakes:
R135,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:9.0 3yrs:1.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:2.5
Race Results
| Pos | Horse | A.C.S. | Weight | Draw | Jockey | Len | MR | CMR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Oliver | 5 b. g | 60.5kg | 10 | Mr C B Bantam | - | - | 97 | - |
| 1st | Captain West | 3 ch. g | 60.5kg | 3 | Mr L Mxothwa | - | 99 | 102 | 7/1 |
| 2nd | Please Be True | 2 b. c | 57.0kg | 6 | Mr J P van der Merwe | 1.5 | 92 | 93 | 6/1 |
| 3rd | Landoftherisingsun TF | 2 b. c | 57.0kg | 1 | Mr R D Fourie | 1.8 | 92 | 99 | 33/10 |
| 4 | San Pedro | 5 b. g | 57.0kg (58.5) | 5 | Mr B J A Plaatjies | 1.85 | 93 | 82 | 4/1 |
| 5 | Rule Of Thumb | 2 b. g | 55.0kg | 8 | Mr O Noach | 2.6 | 86 | 86 | 20/1 |
| 6 | Gold Dust | 3 b. c | 53.0kg | 4 | Mr K G Steyn | 2.65 | 84 | 74 | 14/1 |
| 7 | Voorloopertjie | 2 b. g | 57.0kg | 9 | Mr C Zackey | 5.65 | 90 | 96 | 14/1 |
| 8 | Air Raid | 2 b. c | 61.0kg | 7 | Mr A Domeyer | 5.85 | 100 | 95 | 7/2 |
| 9 | Sir Korski | 3 b. g | 52.0kg | 2 | Mr J M Solomons | 7.6 | 81 | 65 | 40/1 |
Race Timing
Winning Time
87.22s
Average Time
86.88s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R945,000
Rating Analysis
| Horse | Pos | MR Before | MR After | Official Δ | Expected Δ | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain West | 1 | 99 | 102 | + 7 | -4 | |
| Please Be True | 2 | 92 | 93 | -1 | + 2 | |
| Landoftherisingsun | 3 | 92 | 99 | -1 | + 8 | |
| San Pedro | 4 | 93 | 82 | -1 | -10 | |
| Rule Of Thumb | 5 | 86 | 86 | 0 | -1 | + 1 |
| Gold Dust | 6 | 84 | 74 | -1 | -9 | |
| Voorloopertjie | 7 | 90 | 96 | -2 | + 8 | |
| Air Raid | 8 | 100 | 95 | -2 | -3 | |
| Sir Korski | 9 | 81 | 65 | -3 | -13 | |
| Oliver | None | - | 97 | - | -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) GOLD DUST (K Steyn) jumped outwards. b) LANDOFTHERISINGSUN (R Fourie) and PLEASE BE TRUE (JP van der Merwe) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) At the 200m PLEASE BE TRUE (JP van der Merwe) was held up for a number of strides and directed outwards when close to the heels of SAN PEDRO (*B Plaatjies), which shifted in away from CAPTAIN WEST (L Mxothwa). After reviewing this incident, the Stewards were satisfied that both Apprentice B Plaatjies (SAN PEDRO) and Jockey L Mxothwa (CAPTAIN WEST) had taken the necessary measures to straighten their mounts immediately. b) Jockey C Zackey reported that VOORLOOPERTJIE was blowing post-race. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) In view of the performance of AIR RAID (A Domeyer), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) Apprentice B Plaatjies was charged with a contravention of Rule 21.7 in that he accepted to ride both SAN PEDRO and GOLD DUST in Race 6. Apprentice B Plaatjies signed an admission of guilt and was fined R1000.00. e) CAPTAIN WEST, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J Crawford was advised. (KG) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) K Steyn rode GOLD DUST (declared 10h46 on 20250723) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) AIR RAID - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected b) VOORLOOPERTJIE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected c) SAN PEDRO - abnormal respiratory noise SCRATCHED: a) OLIVER - coughing/mucous. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 06h54 on 20250724)