Race 7: WINTER COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP 2000 FINAL (For horses with nett rating of 82 and below. Non-Black Type)

DURBANVILLE RACECOURSE | Saturday, 30 August 2025 | 16:05

Distance: 2000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R200,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Heal And Soul 3 b. g 57.5kg 6 Mr L Mxothwa - 77 79 10/1
2nd Master Of Paris 4 gr. g 57.5kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 0.4 76 87 8/1
3rd Elegant Noble 3 ch. c 56.5kg 9 Mr B J A Plaatjies 0.8 72 70 9/2
4 Baton Rouge TF 4 ch. g 55.5kg 4 Mr R D Fourie 2.05 72 69 5/2
5 Western World 2 b. c 53.5kg 8 Mr S D Veale 2.45 69 70 40/1
6 Gentleman Joe 3 b. c 61.5kg 10 Mr P C Orffer 3.7 81 83 25/1
7 Express Yourself 2 b. c 59.5kg 2 Mr C Zackey 3.75 79 74 11/2
8 Ariovistus 3 b. g 59.5kg 1 Mr A Domeyer 4.15 77 80 15/2
9 Kwite A King 4 b. g 60.5kg 11 Mr J P van der Merwe 5.9 81 79 10/1
10 Professor Snape 2 gr. c 59.5kg 5 Mr C A Little 6.65 76 68 40/1
11 Princess Of Bayeux 2 b. f 55.0kg 3 Mr C F Dicken 7.65 75 75 150/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
122.52s
Average Time
123.88s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,340,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Heal And Soul 1 77 79 +2 + 7 -5
Master Of Paris 2 76 87 +11 -1 + 12
Elegant Noble 3 72 70 -2 -1 -1
Baton Rouge 4 72 69 -3 -1 -2
Western World 5 69 70 +1 -1 + 2
Gentleman Joe 6 81 83 +2 -2 + 4
Express Yourself 7 79 74 -5 -2 -3
Ariovistus 8 77 80 +3 -2 + 5
Kwite A King 9 81 79 -2 -2
Professor Snape 10 76 68 -8 -3 -5
Princess Of Bayeux 11 75 75 0 -3 + 3
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	Fair start.	
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	Despite being ridden along in the early stages, PROFESSOR SNAPE (C Little) gave ground to the field.
b)	In view of the performance of PRINCESS OF BAYEUX (CF Dicken), which proved difficult to settle in the early and middle stages, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare.
c) 	Leaving the 400m PRINCESS OF BAYEUX (CF Dicken) was briefly held up when close to the heels of ELEGANT NOBLE (*B Plaatjies).
d)	In view of the performance of KWITE A KING (JP van der Merwe), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
e)	HEAL AND SOUL, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J Crawford was advised. (ZM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	CF Dicken rode PRINCESS OF BAYEUX (declared 10h17 on 20250830)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	PRINCESS OF BAYEUX - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	KWITE A KING - examined post-race. Not striding out right front

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS