Race 7: TAB TELEBET 0861 000 822 PROGRESS PLATE (1,2 & 3 time winners & Maidens)
VAAL RACECOURSE | Saturday, 28 March 2026 | 15:40
Distance:
1700m
Going:
Yielding
Stakes:
R135,000
Race Results
| Pos | Horse | A.C.S. | Weight | Draw | Jockey | Len | MR | CMR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chronicle King | 2 b. c | 61.0kg | 5 | Mr M A Yeni | - | 114 | 115 | 2/1 |
| 2nd | Gerbera | 3 ch. f | 58.0kg | 3 | Mr C Zackey | 1.0 | 98 | 98 | 5/1 |
| 3rd | Dance King | 2 b. c | 61.0kg | 7 | Mr Wesley Marwing | 3.0 | 89 | 89 | 14/1 |
| 4 | King Harald TF | 2 b. c | 55.5kg (58.0) | 2 | Mr B Marx - Jacobson | 7.8 | 102 | 102 | 18/10 |
| 5 | Jimmy Don | 2 b. c | 59.0kg (60.5) | 4 | Mickaelle Michel | 8.3 | 114 | 112 | 6/1 |
| 6 | Taxhaven | 4 b. c | 56.5kg | 6 | Mr D W Schwarz | 11.0 | 96 | 96 | 50/1 |
| 7 | Storm Brasco | 4 b. g | 58.0kg | 1 | Mr C J Habib | 18.0 | 93 | 93 | 20/1 |
Race Timing
Winning Time
104.87s
Total Pool
R1,080,500
Rating Analysis
| Horse | Pos | MR Before | MR After | Official Δ | Expected Δ | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronicle King | 1 | 114 | 115 | + 7 | -6 | |
| Gerbera | 2 | 98 | 98 | 0 | -1 | + 1 |
| Dance King | 3 | 89 | 89 | 0 | -2 | + 2 |
| King Harald | 4 | 102 | 102 | 0 | -3 | + 3 |
| Jimmy Don | 5 | 114 | 112 | -3 | + 1 | |
| Taxhaven | 6 | 96 | 96 | 0 | -4 | + 4 |
| Storm Brasco | 7 | 93 | 93 | 0 | -7 | + 7 |
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms.
Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.
Stipes Report
THE STARTER REPORTED:
a) STORM BRASCO (C Habib) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.
b) KING HARALD (*B Marx-Jacobson) was slow, losing one length.
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded.
b) KING HARALD (*B Marx-Jacobson) over-raced in the early and middle stages and thereafter hung out from the 300m.
c) GERBERA (C Zackey) shifted both ways away from the crop from the 300m.
d) CHRONICLE KING (M Yeni) hung out from the 300m.
e) CHRONICLE KING (M Yeni), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer C Dawson was advised (MS).
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a) GERBERA raced with a tongue tie on (declared 27 March 2026 at 09H10).
THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS.
THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.
DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
None.