Race 5: RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 92 and below)
VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 19 April 2022 | 14:00
Distance:
2400m
Going:
Soft
Stakes:
R100,000
Race Results
| Pos | Horse | A.C.S. | Weight | Draw | Jockey | Len | MR | CMR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Flying Bull TF | 4 ch. g | 60.0kg | 3 | Mr W B Kennedy | - | 94 | 98 | 13/10 |
| 2nd | Afraad | 8 b. g | 56.0kg | 1 | Mr C Zackey | 4.0 | 82 | 79 | 5/2 |
| 3rd | Apollo Robbins | 5 b. g | 50.5kg (52.0) | 6 | Mr K A Brewer | 4.25 | 71 | 69 | 11/2 |
| 4 | Madabout Fashion | 3 b. c | 50.0kg | 4 | Mr N A Qaule | 5.5 | 78 | 72 | 16/1 |
| 5 | So Long Spring | 7 b. g | 50.0kg | 5 | Mr N Klink | 7.25 | 60 | 51 | 33/1 |
| 6 | August Leaves | 5 b. g | 56.0kg | 7 | Mr C J Habib | 7.5 | 78 | 60 | 20/1 |
| 7 | PayBackTheMoney | 6 b. g | 60.0kg | 2 | Mr S Khumalo | 7.75 | 91 | 82 | 10/1 |
Race Timing
Winning Time
152.75s
Total Pool
R730,000
Rating Analysis
| Horse | Pos | MR Before | MR After | Official Δ | Expected Δ | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Bull | 1 | 94 | 98 | + 7 | -3 | |
| Afraad | 2 | 82 | 79 | -2 | -1 | |
| Apollo Robbins | 3 | 71 | 69 | -2 | ||
| Madabout Fashion | 4 | 78 | 72 | -2 | -4 | |
| So Long Spring | 5 | 60 | 51 | -3 | -6 | |
| August Leaves | 6 | 78 | 60 | -3 | -15 | |
| PayBackTheMoney | 7 | 91 | 82 | -3 | -6 |
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms.
Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.
Stipes Report
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) PAYBACKTHEMONEY (S Khumalo) and APOLLO ROBBINS (*K A Brewer) were slow into stride. b) SO LONG SPRING (N Klink) was slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Jockey C Zackey reported that AFRAAD made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. b) FLYING BULL (W Kennedy), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer A Peter advised (RS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) APOLLO ROBBINS raced fitted with a compression mask (declared 12 April 2022 at 09H06). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) AFRAAD examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) SO LONG SPRING lame right front. Veterinary certificate required prior to racing (Rule 49.7 applies). Stable Employee P Jevu advised (TL). THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.