Race 5: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 92 and below)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 12 May 2022 | 14:40

Distance: 2400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R80,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Leeson 3 b. g 52.5kg (54.0) 9 Mr K A Brewer - - 72 -
- So Long Spring 7 b. g 52.0kg 7 Mr N A Qaule - - 51 50/1
1st Light Of The Moon TF 3 b. f 57.5kg 7 Mr M A Yeni - 92 107 5/4
2nd Arlington Action 6 b. g 50.5kg (52.0) 8 Mr P Mxoli 1.5 74 73 25/2
3rd Rule Book 6 b. g 54.0kg 6 Mr J P van der Merwe 2.5 75 92 25/2
4 Afraad 8 b. g 58.0kg 1 Mr G J Lerena 7.5 82 79 4/1
5 Snow Palace 5 gr. m 57.5kg 3 Mr C Zackey 8.25 83 87 14/1
6 Madabout Fashion 3 b. c 54.0kg 4 Mr D W Schwarz 12.0 78 72 16/1
7 Have A Go Jo 4 ch. g 58.0kg 5 Mr C J Habib 16.25 80 70 25/2
8 Nartjie 4 ch. g 60.0kg 2 Mr K de Melo 33.0 85 81 8/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
149.1s
Total Pool
R595,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Light Of The Moon 1 92 107 +15 + 7 + 8
Arlington Action 2 74 73 -1 -1
Rule Book 3 75 92 +17 -1 + 18
Afraad 4 82 79 -3 -3
Snow Palace 5 83 87 +4 -3 + 7
Madabout Fashion 6 78 72 -6 -5 -1
Have A Go Jo 7 80 70 -10 -6 -4
Nartjie 8 85 81 -4 -10 + 6
Leeson None - 72 - -188 -
So Long Spring None - 51 - -188 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	RULE BOOK (J P van der Merwe) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	HAVE A GO JO (C Habib) was slow losing one length.		

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Shortly after the start, RULE BOOK (J P van der Merwe), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls, and HAVE A GO JO (C Habib) came together and bumped.
b)	Apprentice P Mxoli was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he misused his crop by striking ARLINGTON ACTION more than twelve times in the entire race.  Apprentice P Mxoli signed an Admission of Guilt and a fine of R750.00 was imposed. 
	When assessing this penalty, the Board took into consideration the number of times the crop was used (14) and Apprentice P Mxoli's recent record with regards to this Rule and Guideline.  	
c)	LIGHT OF THE MOON (M Yeni), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
	Trainer B D Botes advised (RS).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	RULE BOOK raced with a cornell collar (declared 5 November 2021).		
b)	MADABOUT FASHION raced equipped with blinkers (declared 11 May 2022 at 08H15).	

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. 

SCRATCHED:

a)	LEESON lame behind (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		
b)	SO LONG SPRING under 8-day suspension.  Advised 11 May 2022 at 10H31.	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.