Race 4: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MR 80 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 12 July 2022 | 14:05

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R60,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:7.5 3yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Irfaans Boy 3 ch. g 59.5kg (63.5) 1 Mr S Sosibo - 88 90 6/1
2nd Droghiere 3 b. g 59.5kg 2 Mr G J Lerena 0.4 80 75 5/1
3rd Who's That Star TF 3 b. g 56.0kg 4 Mr S Khumalo 0.8 73 68 9/4
4 Samuel Salt 3 b. g 58.5kg 3 Mr C J Habib 2.5 78 82 7/1
5 Midnight Badger 5 b. g 56.0kg 9 Mr M A Yeni 4.0 72 77 6/1
6 Stormy Seas 4 ch. g 57.0kg 6 Mr Mark Khan 5.0 74 77 33/1
7 Admiralty Arch 3 b. g 58.5kg 8 Mr J P van der Merwe 6.75 78 77 10/1
8 Edgartown 3 b. g 56.5kg 10 Mr D de Gouveia 8.75 74 57 25/1
9 Dronfield 3 b. g 57.0kg 7 Mr J R Syster 9.5 75 75 16/1
10 What A Tiger 5 b. g 53.5kg (55.0) 5 Mr P Mxoli 9.75 85 71 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
57.1s
Average Time
56.66s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R575,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Irfaans Boy 1 88 90 +2 + 7 -5
Droghiere 2 80 75 -5 -1 -4
Who's That Star 3 73 68 -5 -1 -4
Samuel Salt 4 78 82 +4 -1 + 5
Midnight Badger 5 72 77 +5 -2 + 7
Stormy Seas 6 74 77 +3 -2 + 5
Admiralty Arch 7 78 77 -1 -3 + 2
Edgartown 8 74 57 -17 -3 -14
Dronfield 9 75 75 0 -4 + 4
What A Tiger 10 85 71 -14 -4 -10
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	EDGARTOWN (D De Gouveia) was stubborn loading.
b)	STORMY SEAS (M Khan) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
c)	WHO'S THAT STAR (S Khumalo) and WHAT A TIGER (*P Mxoli) were slow losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	As the start was effected, STORMY SEAS (M Khan) jumped awkwardly inwards and made contact with the right-side front gate. Thereafter, DRONFIELD (J R Syster) and ADMIRALTY ARCH (J P van der Merwe) were squeezed out when awkwardly placed between STORMY SEAS (M Khan), which had its hindquarter turned inwards after making contact with DRONFIELD (J R Syster), and MIDNIGHT BADGER (M Yeni), which had its hindquarter turned outwards after making contact with ADMIRALTY ARCH (J P van der Merwe). 
b)	Jockey G Lerena reported that DROGHIERE made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
c)	IRFAANS BOY (*S Sosibo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer A B Fortune advised (LN).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	WHO'S THAT STAR raced equipped with alumites in front and unshod behind (declared 6 July 2022 at 13H40).
b)	SAMUEL SALT	raced equipped with alumites in front and unshod behind (declared 11 July 2022 at 14H21).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	DROGHIERE abnormal respiratory noise.	
b)	ADMIRALTY ARCH coughing post race.
c)	SAMUEL SALT coughing post race.
d)	DRONFIELD blowing post race.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.