Race 6: RACING TODAY PINNACLE STAKES (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 02 August 2025 | 15:00

Distance: 1800m
Going: Good
Stakes: R150,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st The Equator (IRE) 4 b. c 60.0kg 5 Mr G J Lerena - 110 117 3/1
2nd King's Express TF 3 b. g 54.0kg 3 Mr M A Yeni 2.0 100 102 5/4
3rd Hotarubi 4 b. g 58.0kg 2 Mr C Zackey 2.25 108 98 10/1
4 Royal Edition 4 b. g 50.0kg (54.0) 4 Mr M Mbuto 4.25 88 92 7/1
5 River Romeo 2 b. c 54.0kg 1 Mr Serino Moodley 4.45 95 94 16/1
6 Wecangoallnight 2 b. c 54.0kg 6 Mr K Matsunyane 4.55 98 95 8/1
7 Street Art 3 b. g 54.0kg 7 Mr C R Maujean 5.15 90 78 33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
111.96s
Average Time
110.75s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,095,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
The Equator (IRE) 1 110 117 +7 + 7
King's Express 2 100 102 +2 -1 + 3
Hotarubi 3 108 98 -10 -1 -9
Royal Edition 4 88 92 +4 -2 + 6
River Romeo 5 95 94 -1 -2 + 1
Wecangoallnight 6 98 95 -3 -2 -1
Street Art 7 90 78 -12 -2 -10
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	THE EQUATOR (IRE) (G Lerena) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Shortly after the start, ROYAL EDITION (*M Mbuto) was bumped in onto KING'S EXPRESS (M Yeni), by THE EQUATOR (IRE) (G Lerena), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls. As a consequence of this, KING'S EXPRESS (M Yeni) lost ground to the field. 
b)	THE EQUATOR (IRE) (G Lerena) hung in in the concluding stages. 	
c)	THE EQUATOR (IRE) (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer A P Peter advised (MS).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.