Race 5: PERFECTLY PLACED MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

DURBANVILLE RACECOURSE | Saturday, 27 September 2025 | 13:50

Distance: 1800m
Going: Good
Stakes: R110,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Coco's Hero 2 b. c 56.0kg 5 Mr C Zackey - - 96 7/1
2nd Lomu 2 gr. c 56.0kg 4 Mr J P van der Merwe 1.75 79 82 7/1
3rd Rockanrollin (AUS) TF 2 b. c 56.0kg 9 Mr P C Orffer 3.0 80 81 87/100
4 Joshua 3 b. c 60.0kg 11 Mr C Murray 3.75 59 70 33/1
5 Signor Dante 3 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr L Mxothwa 5.25 72 74 16/1
6 Getupandgo 2 b. c 56.0kg 6 Mr R D Fourie 5.55 82 79 16/1
7 Wonderful Tonight 2 b. g 56.0kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 7.55 78 72 25/2
8 Heavenly Prince 2 b. c 56.0kg 1 Mr B J A Plaatjies 7.85 - 67 66/1
9 Phantom Man 4 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr K G Steyn 8.6 - 71 100/1
10 Conditionally 2 b. c 56.0kg 10 Mr S D Veale 10.6 73 65 16/1
11 Fort Impreza 3 ch. g 60.0kg 12 Mr C A Little 11.35 62 56 50/1
12 City Of Port Louis 2 b. c 56.0kg (60.0) 3 Mr V Jodhee 15.85 60 63 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
110.19s
Average Time
113.15s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,490,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Coco's Hero 1 - 96 - + 25 -
Lomu 2 79 82 +3 -1 + 4
Rockanrollin (AUS) 3 80 81 +1 -2 + 3
Joshua 4 59 70 +11 -2 + 13
Signor Dante 5 72 74 +2 -2 + 4
Getupandgo 6 82 79 -3 -2 -1
Wonderful Tonight 7 78 72 -6 -3 -3
Heavenly Prince 8 - 67 - -11 -
Phantom Man 9 - 71 - -13 -
Conditionally 10 73 65 -8 -4 -4
Fort Impreza 11 62 56 -6 -4 -2
City Of Port Louis 12 60 63 +3 -6 + 9
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	JOSHUA (C Murray) was fractious in the stalls. 
b)	GETUPANDGO (R Fourie) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a) 	When questioned regarding the circumstances surrounding ROCKANOLLIN (AUS) (C Orffer) taking up a position ahead of PHANTOM MAN (K Steyn) approaching the 800m, Jockey K Steyn told the Stewards that PHANTOM MAN had pulled hard in the early stages and had settled and dropped the bit shortly before this incident. He stated that had he maintained his position by riding the gelding forward, it would have  picked up the bit once again and over raced. He added that this was PHANTOM MAN's first race over ground and that, in his opinion, it was beneficial to allow this gelding to dictate its own pace and be in a position to close its race off strongly. The Stewards accepted his explanation. However, Jockey K Steyn was advised in similar circumstances to ensure he maintains his position and not allow other horses to gain any preferential position, wherever possible. 
b)	Approaching the 200m LOMU (JP van der Merwe) was carried in marginally by JOSHUA (C Murray), which was immediately straightened.
c)	Jockey R Fourie reported that GETUPANDGO made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 
d)	In view of the performances of PHANTOM MAN (K Steyn), CITY OF PORT LOUIS (*V Jodhee), CONDITIONALLY (S Veale) and FORT IMPREZA (C Little), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
e)	In view of the report from the Starter regarding JOSHUA (C Murray) Trainer AE Sands will be advised to have this gelding re-schooled prior to his next engagement in terms of Rule 61.6.10.
f)	COCO'S HERO, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J Crawford was advised. (ZM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	SIGNOR DANTE raced with cheek pieces (declared 08h04 on 20250925)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	PHANTOM MAN - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	CITY OF PORT LOUIS - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
c)	CONDITIONALLY - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
d)	FORT IMPREZA - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
e)	GETUPANDGO - examined post-race. Abnormal respiratory noise

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS