Race 6: GALLOPTV.CO.ZA APPRENTICE D STAKES (For All Horses)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 22 October 2025 | 14:55

Distance: 1800m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Blazing Light TF 3 b. g 58.5kg 9 Mr B J A Plaatjies - 59 62 4/1
2nd King Bavarian 5 b. g 56.0kg (60.0) 6 Mr Damyan Pillay 2.1 63 67 9/2
3rd Banzai Pipeline 7 b. g 57.5kg (61.5) 2 Mr B Soodoo 3.9 65 62 9/2
4 Galaxy Explorer 4 ch. g 56.0kg (60.0) 5 Mr G Dookhit 4.3 61 60 14/1
5 Thambi 5 ch. g 57.5kg (60.0) 8 Mr G Samo-Burthia 4.9 63 55 15/2
6 Angel Of My Heart 3 b. f 47.5kg (51.5) 3 Mr S Bungane 6.4 51 51 33/1
7 Silver Platter 4 b. g 59.0kg (63.0) 4 Ms S T Valjalo 7.4 69 69 8/1
8 Animal Impact 4 b. g 60.5kg (62.0) 7 Ms Nichola Yuen 8.3 67 64 25/1
9 Connoisseur 4 b. g 57.0kg (58.5) 1 Mr T J Mayhew 8.8 60 56 5/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
111.37s
Average Time
109.95s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R935,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Blazing Light 1 59 62 +3 + 7 -4
King Bavarian 2 63 67 +4 -1 + 5
Banzai Pipeline 3 65 62 -3 -2 -1
Galaxy Explorer 4 61 60 -1 -2 + 1
Thambi 5 63 55 -8 -2 -6
Angel Of My Heart 6 51 51 0 -3 + 3
Silver Platter 7 69 69 0 -3 + 3
Animal Impact 8 67 64 -3 -3
Connoisseur 9 60 56 -4 -3 -1
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	ANGEL OF MY HEART (*S Bungane) lost 1 length.
b)	BANZAI PIPELINE (*B Soodoo) lost 2 lengths.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (SR) :
a)	Shortly after the start THAMBI (*G Samo-Burthia) was squeezed out when awkwardly placed between ANIMAL IMPACT (*N Yuen) and BLAZING LIGHT (*B Plaatjies) which jumped inwards leaving the starting stalls and resulted in Apprentice B Plaatjies (BLAZING LIGHT) briefly losing the footing to his right-side stirrup iron. Thereafter THAMBI (*G Samo-Burthia) which was over-racing, raced wide and without cover in the early and middle stages.
b)	In view of the performance of SILVER PLATTER (*S Valjalo) (7.40 lengths, 8/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
c)	BLAZING LIGHT (*B Plaatjies), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S H Ferrie was advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	SILVER PLATTER : Nothing obvious detected.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.