Race 4: RACING240 FOR RACING. FOR YOU MR 82 HANDICAP (Open)
VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 26 May 2022 | 13:40
Distance:
1800m
Going:
Yielding
Stakes:
R60,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:12.5 3yrs:2.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:4.5
Race Results
| Pos | Horse | A.C.S. | Weight | Draw | Jockey | Len | MR | CMR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Secret Is Ours TF | 4 gr. g | 56.0kg | 1 | Mr W B Kennedy | - | 74 | 66 | 9/4 |
| 2nd | Flying Grace | 4 b. g | 57.0kg | 3 | Mr C J Habib | 0.1 | 76 | 63 | 25/2 |
| 3rd | Fifth Of July | 5 b. g | 56.5kg | 10 | Mr D de Gouveia | 0.2 | 75 | 63 | 14/1 |
| 4 | Nartjie | 4 ch. g | 60.5kg | 2 | Mr J P van der Merwe | 1.3 | 83 | 81 | 25/2 |
| 5 | Immeasurable | 5 b. g | 56.0kg | 12 | Mr K de Melo | 1.5 | 74 | 72 | 6/1 |
| 6 | Romeo's Magic | 7 ch. g | 53.5kg | 9 | Mr L M van Rensburg | 2.0 | 69 | 73 | 14/1 |
| 7 | Humble Tune | 4 b. g | 56.0kg | 11 | Mr M A Yeni | 3.5 | 74 | 58 | 40/1 |
| 8 | Western Fort | 5 b. g | 57.0kg (58.5) | 5 | Mr P Mxoli | 4.5 | 79 | 76 | 25/2 |
| 9 | Tinder Dry | 3 b. f | 54.5kg | 6 | Mr S Khumalo | 5.0 | 76 | 66 | 17/2 |
| 10 | Castle Durrow | 4 b. f | 58.5kg | 4 | Mr C Zackey | 6.5 | 79 | 71 | 25/2 |
| 11 | Oyster King | 5 b. g | 61.0kg | 8 | Mr R Danielson | 8.9 | 84 | 50 | 40/1 |
| 12 | Afraad | 8 b. g | 60.0kg | 7 | Mr D W Schwarz | 10.65 | 82 | 79 | 10/1 |
Race Timing
Winning Time
110.6s
Average Time
109.02s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R630,000
Rating Analysis
| Horse | Pos | MR Before | MR After | Official Δ | Expected Δ | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Is Ours | 1 | 74 | 66 | + 7 | -15 | |
| Flying Grace | 2 | 76 | 63 | -1 | -12 | |
| Fifth Of July | 3 | 75 | 63 | -1 | -11 | |
| Nartjie | 4 | 83 | 81 | -1 | -1 | |
| Immeasurable | 5 | 74 | 72 | -1 | -1 | |
| Romeo's Magic | 6 | 69 | 73 | -1 | + 5 | |
| Humble Tune | 7 | 74 | 58 | -2 | -14 | |
| Western Fort | 8 | 79 | 76 | -2 | -1 | |
| Tinder Dry | 9 | 76 | 66 | -2 | -8 | |
| Castle Durrow | 10 | 79 | 71 | -3 | -5 | |
| Oyster King | 11 | 84 | 50 | -3 | -31 | |
| Afraad | 12 | 82 | 79 | -4 | + 1 |
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms.
Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.
Stipes Report
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) FLYING GRACE (C Habib) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) TINDER DRY (S Khumalo) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Jockey R Danielson reported that OYSTER KING did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. b) SECRET IS OURS (W Kennedy), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer A Peter, acting on behalf of Trainer P A Peter, advised (LN). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) AFRAAD raced equipped with blinkers and without cheek pieces (declared 22 May 2022 at 08H47). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) OYSTER KING examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) NARTJIE abnormal respiratory noise. c) FLYING GRACE blowing post race. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.