Race 7: L'ORMARINS KING'S PLATE 10 JAN 2026 CLASS 2 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 114)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Sunday, 04 January 2026 | 16:15

Distance: 1500m
Going: Good
Stakes: R185,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Gimmie Rules 2 b. c 53.5kg 2 Mr C Zackey - - 111 -
- Gallic Dream 4 ch. g 53.0kg 4 Mr M A Yeni - - 102 -
1st Kinda Wonderful 2 b. f 55.5kg 5 Mr C Murray - 105 108 11/2
2nd Get Impressed 2 b. c 53.5kg 4 Mr J P van der Merwe 0.3 101 103 10/1
3rd Ardabil 2 b. c 52.0kg (53.5) 7 Ms Nichola Yuen 1.8 101 101 9/2
4 Captain West TF 3 ch. g 54.5kg 3 Mr K de Melo 3.05 103 102 1/1
5 Gem King 6 b. g 60.5kg 2 Mr A C Fortune 3.35 115 108 25/2
6 King Regent 3 b. g 59.0kg 1 Mr C A Little 5.35 112 106 20/1
7 Vj's Angel 3 b. f 60.0kg 6 Mr R D Fourie 99.99 114 114 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
96.08s
Average Time
92.82s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,115,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Kinda Wonderful 1 105 108 +3 + 7 -4
Get Impressed 2 101 103 +2 -1 + 3
Ardabil 3 101 101 0 -1 + 1
Captain West 4 103 102 -1 -2 + 1
Gem King 5 115 108 -7 -2 -5
King Regent 6 112 106 -6 -2 -4
Vj's Angel 7 114 114 0 -10 + 10
Gimmie Rules None - 111 - -193 -
Gallic Dream None - 102 - -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)	VJ'S ANGEL (R Fourie) and KINDA WONDERFUL (C Murray) jumped slow, losing one length.	
b)	GET IMPRESSED (JP van der Merwe) jumped slow, losing two lengths.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	VJ'S ANGEL (R Fourie) failed to parade in front of the grandstand. Trainer AE Sands was advised that should this filly behave in a similar manner in future engagements, she may be suspended. 
b)	After being slow to begin, VJ'S ANGEL (R Fourie) refused to gallop throughout the race and finished tailed off. This filly is suspended indefinitely in terms of Rule 93.2.4 and until such time as she proves to tractable from the starting stalls and gallops with a companion on a race day to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards.
c)	Leaving the 100m GET IMPRESSED (JP van der Merwe), which showed a tendency to hang out and initially shifted out, was brushed inwards by KINDA WONDERFUL (C Murray), which shifted in away from the crop and was immediately straightened.  
	A member of the Stipendiary Board called for a race review and after reviewing the patrol film and taking into account the distance of 0.3 of a length between the two horses concerned, were of the opinion that GET IMPRESSED (JP van der Merwe) would not have finished ahead of KINDA WONDERFUL (C Murray) and took no further action.
d)	KINDA WONDERFUL, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AE Sands was advised. (ZM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS.

SCRATCHED:

a)	GIMMIE RULES - coughing. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 07h55 on 20260101)
b)	GALLIC DREAM - abnormal blood count. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 08h48 on 20260102)