Race 5: PREMIERS CHAMPION STAKES (Grade 1) (For 2 year-olds)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Saturday, 30 July 2022 | 14:50

Distance: 1600m

Going: Standard

Stakes: R500,000

Race Results

Pos	Horse	A.C.S.	Weight	Draw	Jockey	Len	MR	CMR	Odds
-	Wiccan Warrior	2 b. c	60.0kg	-	-	-	-	80	-
-	Eyjafjallajokull	2 gr. g	60.0kg	-	-	-	-	86	-
-	Raffles	2 b. c	60.0kg	-	-	-	-	105	-
1st	Cousin Casey TF	2 b. c	60.0kg	9	Mr G van Niekerk	-	-	125	7/2
2nd	Royal Victory	5 b. g	60.0kg	2	Mr S Khumalo	2.1	-	124	6/1
3rd	Quantum Theory	5 b. g	60.0kg	1	Mr M A Yeni	2.5	-	112	4/1
4	Prophet	2 b. g	60.0kg	4	Mr R D Fourie	3.7	-	66	8/1
5	Now I Got You	5 b. g	60.0kg	7	Mr A Domeyer	4.2	-	67	10/1
6	Superior Force	2 b. c	60.0kg	6	Mr Serino Moodley	4.4	-	104	25/1
7	Grinkov	2 b. c	60.0kg	12	Mr G J Lerena	4.55	-	87	25/2
8	Laguna Verde	5 b. g	60.0kg	5	Mr C Zackey	4.75	-	86	6/1
9	Golden Prospect	2 b. c	60.0kg	10	Mr C J Habib	5.8	-	83	10/1
10	River Queraress	2 b. f	57.5kg	3	Mr W B Kennedy	6.7	-	88	20/1
11	Acorn	2 b. c	60.0kg	14	Mr K A Brewer	8.1	-	89	50/1
12	Billy Bowlegs	5 b. g	60.0kg	11	Mr S D Veale	8.3	-	104	66/1
13	Countdown	2 b. c	60.0kg	13	Mr L Mxothwa	11.3	-	106	20/1
14	Mover And Shaker	5 b. g	60.0kg	8	Mr K de Melo	11.8	-	109	25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time

95.97s

Average Time

96.67s

Difference

%.2fs

Total Pool

R4,700,000

View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse	Pos	MR Before	MR After	Official Δ	Expected Δ	Discrepancy
Cousin Casey	1	-	125	-	+ 15	-
Royal Victory	2	-	124	-	+ 5	-
Quantum Theory	3	-	112	-	0	-
Prophet	4	-	66	-	-13	-
Now I Got You	5	-	67	-	-15	-
Superior Force	6	-	104	-	-17	-
Grinkov	7	-	87	-	-19	-
Laguna Verde	8	-	86	-	-21	-
Golden Prospect	9	-	83	-	-23	-
River Queraress	10	-	88	-	-25	-
Acorn	11	-	89	-	-27	-
Billy Bowlegs	12	-	104	-	-29	-
Countdown	13	-	106	-	-31	-
Mover And Shaker	14	-	109	-	-33	-
Wiccan Warrior	None	-	80	-	-203	-
Eyjafjallajokull	None	-	86	-	-203	-
Raffles	None	-	105	-	-203	-

Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	Fair start. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	ROYAL VICTORY (S Khumalo) was switched out to continue its run at approximately the 350m. 
b)	QUANTUM THEORY (M Yeni) was hanging in over the concluding stages. 
c)	At approximately the 200m, RIVER QUERARESS (W Kennedy) had to ease when awkwardly placed on the heels of COUSIN CASEY (G van Niekerk) which shifted in. 
Jockey G van Niekerk signed an admission of guilt for a contravention of Rule 62.2.7, in that as the rider of COUSIN CASEY, he failed to ensure that he did not cause interference to the horse RIVER QUERARESS (W Kennedy) at approximately the 250m. Accordingly, a penalty of a suspension from riding in races for a period of 10 days was imposed. (Suspension Dates : 31.07.22 - 09.08.22, bdi)               
d)	In view of the performances of MOVER AND SHAKER (K de Melo) (11.80 lengths, 40/1 in the betting) and COUNTDOWN (L Mxothwa) (11.30 lengths, 25/1 in the betting) the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
e)	COUSIN CASEY (G van Niekerk), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer G Kotzen advised (RVR).
f)	ROYAL VICTORY (S Khumalo), placed second, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer N Kotzen advised (RVR).
g)	QUANTUM THEORY (M Yeni), placed third, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer R Sage    advised (ML).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	RIVER QUERARESS raced without blinkers (advised 28.07.22/13h09). 
b)	LAGUNA VERDE raced with a compression mask. 
  
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil. 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	MOVER AND SHAKER : Nothing obvious detected. 
b)	COUNTDOWN : Nothing obvious detected. 
c)	BILLY BOWLEGS : Returned post-race having spread the left front shoe. 

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	EYJAFJALLAJOKULL : Reserve runner.
b)	RAFFLES : EYJAFJALLAJOKULL : Reserve runner.
c)	WICCAN WARRIOR : Reserve runner.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None