Race 6: RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 07 July 2022 | 15:15

Distance: 1000m

Going: Good

Stakes: R70,000

Race Results

Pos	Horse	A.C.S.	Weight	Draw	Jockey	Len	MR	CMR	Odds
-	Far Away Winter	2 b. c	57.0kg	6	Mr D de Gouveia	-	-	99	7/2
1st	Spielberg TF	3 b. g	60.0kg	11	Mr W B Kennedy	-	-	75	5/2
2nd	Kite Surfer	2 b. c	57.0kg	9	Mr J H Greyling	2.75	-	57	100/1
3rd	Vartacus	2 b. c	57.0kg	13	Mr M A Yeni	3.0	-	78	28/10
4	Tanganga	2 b. c	57.0kg	3	Mr C Zackey	3.5	-	66	16/1
5	Forever Free	4 ch. g	60.0kg	4	Mr G J Lerena	5.0	58	56	7/1
6	Mayor Of Merrivale	2 b. g	57.0kg	14	Mr C J Habib	5.1	-	59	40/1
7	Uncle Ticky Bird	2 b. c	57.0kg	7	Mr R Danielson	5.25	-	71	7/2
8	Captain Freedom	3 ch. g	60.0kg	12	Mr J P van der Merwe	7.25	57	54	66/1
9	Gone In Time	3 b. g	60.0kg	1	Mr D W Schwarz	9.75	56	54	40/1
10	Pendragon	5 b. g	57.0kg	8	Mr S Khumalo	10.25	-	73	16/1
11	Duke Of Fire	4 b. g	60.0kg	10	Mr J M Solomons	11.25	44	38	100/1
12	Power Mad	3 b. g	60.0kg	6	Mr J R Syster	11.3	-	42	100/1
13	Blackburn Jet	3 b. g	58.5kg (60.0)	5	Mr P Mxoli	13.5	55	50	100/1
14	Tara Iti	4 b. g	60.0kg	2	Mr B Nyawo	22.25	43	52	100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time

57.84s

Average Time

57.99s

Difference

%.2fs

Total Pool

R565,000

View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse	Pos	MR Before	MR After	Official Δ	Expected Δ	Discrepancy
Spielberg	1	-	75	-	+ 30	-
Kite Surfer	2	-	57	-	+ 20	-
Vartacus	3	-	78	-	+ 15	-
Tanganga	4	-	66	-	+ 2	-
Forever Free	5	58	56	-2	-2
Mayor Of Merrivale	6	-	59	-	-2	-
Uncle Ticky Bird	7	-	71	-	-4	-
Captain Freedom	8	57	54	-3	-3
Gone In Time	9	56	54	-2	-4	+ 2
Pendragon	10	-	73	-	-10	-
Duke Of Fire	11	44	38	-6	-4	-2
Power Mad	12	-	42	-	-14	-
Blackburn Jet	13	55	50	-5	-5
Tara Iti	14	43	52	+9	-8	+ 17
Far Away Winter	None	-	99	-	-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)	MAYOR OF MERRIVALE (C Habib) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:

a)	The colour cap on Jockey C Zackey (TANGANGA) came off at the 500m.
b)	Jockey W Kennedy reported that SPIELBERG made an abnormal respiratory noise in running.  The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
c)	Jockey S Khumalo reported that PENDRAGON took an awkward stride in running.  The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
d)	SPIELBERG (W Kennedy), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.  Assistant Trainer A Peter advised (LN).


JOCKEY CHANGES:

None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	CAPTAIN FREEDOM raced unshod (declared 30 June 2022 at 13H34).
b)	GONE IN TIME raced equipped with alumites in front and unshod behind (declared 29 June 2022 at 08H54) and equipped with blinkers (declared 6 July 2022 at 07H58).
c)	BLACKBURN JET raced equipped with alumites (declared 1 July 2022 at 18H24).
d)	DUKE OF FIRE raced equipped with blinker pacifiers (declared 7 July 2022 at 08H10).
e)	TARA ITI TIME raced equipped with alumites in front and unshod behind (declared 30 June 2022 at 13H34) and with a tongue tie on (declared 5 July 2022 at 10H46).
f)	TANGANGA raced equipped with blinkers (declared 7 July 2022 at 06H45).
g)	UNCLE TICKY BIRD raced with club colours (blue and black) Stewards permission.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	SPIELBERG abnormal respiratory noise.	
b)	PENDRAGON examined post race, nothing obvious detected.
c)	GONE IN TIME speedy cut left hind. 
d)	TARA ITI coughing.
e)	POWER MAD abnormal respiratory noise.	

SCRATCHED:

a)	FAR AWAY WINTER injured mouth (NHA / 15H14) (Rule 53.5 applies). Betting 7/2. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.