Race 6: NIRESH BIRBAL (35 Years) MIDDLE STAKES (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares with a Nett Rating of 102 & below)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 09 March 2025 | 15:00

Distance: 1400m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R125,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Ginger Delight 3 b. f 55.5kg 11 Mr A Mgudlwa - - 85 14/1
1st Warrior Royale 3 b. f 55.5kg 9 Mr T Godden - 91 101 13/2
2nd Sovereign Grant 4 b. f 61.5kg 10 Mr C J Habib 0.8 99 92 13/2
3rd Bevies Delight TF 5 b. m 60.0kg 2 Mr G J Lerena 1.55 95 101 18/10
4 Safe And Sound 3 b. f 57.0kg 4 Mr K Matsunyane 2.6 95 92 20/1
5 Perilla 5 gr. m 60.0kg (61.5) 3 Miss R A Venniker 2.65 101 89 11/2
6 Malcolm's Dream 6 b. m 57.0kg 8 Mr C F Dicken 2.75 89 88 33/1
7 Magical View 3 b. f 55.5kg 7 Mr M J Thackeray 3.15 91 88 25/2
8 Icy Lancaster 3 b. f 54.0kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 3.55 87 76 66/1
9 Go Like Flo 5 b. m 57.0kg 11 Mr Serino Moodley 3.8 90 85 8/1
10 Zinikele 5 b. m 58.5kg 1 Mr R Munger 5.7 92 89 25/1
11 Gorgeous Girl 4 b. f 54.0kg 5 Mr S D Veale 8.3 79 74 40/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
84.22s
Average Time
84.43s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,110,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Warrior Royale 1 91 101 +10 + 7 + 3
Sovereign Grant 2 99 92 -7 -1 -6
Bevies Delight 3 95 101 +6 -1 + 7
Safe And Sound 4 95 92 -3 -1 -2
Perilla 5 101 89 -12 -1 -11
Malcolm's Dream 6 89 88 -1 -1
Magical View 7 91 88 -3 -2 -1
Icy Lancaster 8 87 76 -11 -2 -9
Go Like Flo 9 90 85 -5 -2 -3
Zinikele 10 92 89 -3 -2 -1
Gorgeous Girl 11 79 74 -5 -3 -2
Ginger Delight None - 85 - -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)	ZINIKELE (R Munger), PERILLA (R A Venniker) and GO LIKE FLO (S Moodley) lost 1 length. 
b)	BEVIES DELIGHT (G Lerena) stumbled leaving the stalls and thereafter lost 1 length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	GO LIKE FLO (S Moodley) did not parade in front of the grandstand. Assistant Trainer B Forster was advised that should this mare behave in a similar manner in future, it may be suspended. 
b)	As the start was effected BEVIES DELIGHT (G Lerena) and PERILLA (R A Venniker) were brushed in by SAFE AND SOUND (K Matsunyane) which stumbled inwards leaving the starting stalls. 
c)	PERILLA (R A Venniker) over-raced in the early stages.
d)	Leaving the 300m MAGICAL VIEW (M Thackeray) was switched to the outside of ZINIKELE (R Munger) to continue its run. Thereafter, at the 150m MAGICAL VIEW (M Thackeray) was switched to the outside of PERILLA (R A Venniker) to continue its run. 
e)	At the finish line ICY LANCASTER (M Yeni) was bumped by MAGICAL VIEW (M Thackeray) which rolled out marginally away from the heels of BEVIES DELIGHT (G Lerena). 
f)	In view of the performances of ZINIKELE (R Munger) (5.70 lengths, 25/1 in the betting) and GORGEOUS GIRL (S Veale) (8.30 lengths, 40/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
g)	WARRIOR ROYALE (T Godden), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C Eudey acting on behalf of Trainer was advised (SP).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  




THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	ZINIKELE : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	GORGEOUS GIRL : Not striding out right front.
c)	WARRIOR ROYALE : Returned post-race having lost the left front shoe. 
  
SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	GINGER DELIGHT : Not eating up (Trainer - 09.03.2025/06h23). Rule 53.5 applies.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.