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VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 14 October 2025 | 14:15

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Lonely As A Cloud 3 b. g 55.5kg (59.5) 5 Mr G Samo-Burthia - - 71 66/1
- Alpha World 2 b. c 55.5kg 7 Mr C R Maujean - - 87 50/1
1st African Pride 2 b. g 54.5kg (56.0) 3 Mr T J Mayhew - 89 103 28/10
2nd War Of Kingdoms 3 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr C Zackey 3.7 85 83 33/10
3rd Bjorn Ironside TF 2 b. c 60.0kg 4 Mr M A Yeni 3.8 108 105 5/2
4 Rondebosch 3 b. g 57.0kg 2 Mr Serino Moodley 4.5 97 95 5/2
5 Heavyliesthecrown 3 b. f 54.0kg 1 Mr L Nhlapo 7.6 85 82 33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
55.78s
Total Pool
R800,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
African Pride 1 89 103 +14 + 7 + 7
War Of Kingdoms 2 85 83 -2 -2
Bjorn Ironside 3 108 105 -3 -2 -1
Rondebosch 4 97 95 -2 -2
Heavyliesthecrown 5 85 82 -3 -3
Lonely As A Cloud None - 71 - -193 -
Alpha World None - 87 - -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)	BJORN IRONSIDE (M Yeni) jumped slow, losing one length.
b)	RONDEBOSCH (S Moodley) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	WAR OF KINGDOMS (C Zackey) was hanging in from the 300m.
b)	RONDEBOSCH (S Moodley) was hanging in in the concluding stages. 
c)	AFRICAN PRIDE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Spies was advised. (MdP) 
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:

None
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

None 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS 

SCRATCHED:

a)	LONELY AS A CLOUD - temperature. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 07h42 on 20251013)
b)	ALPHA WORLD - coughing. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 07h09 on 20251013)

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None