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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

View Official NHA Assessment

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