Race 4: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 25 March 2025 | 14:25

Distance: 2000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R120,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Instant Attraction TF 3 b. f 56.5kg 11 Mr R Munger - 72 60 1/1
2nd Heroic Act 3 b. g 57.5kg (60.0) 6 Mr N Nastili 0.75 62 65 100/1
3rd Chieftain's Shield 4 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr C J Habib 2.25 65 80 5/1
4 Gift Of Royal 3 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr J R Syster 3.35 73 58 16/1
5 Stop The Traffic 4 ch. g 60.0kg 1 Mr P Mxoli 5.05 55 65 125/1
6 Manz Knight 6 b. h 60.0kg 5 Mr K A Brewer 5.75 65 60 16/1
7 Gold De Grace 4 ch. g 60.0kg 9 Mr M K Katjedi 7.0 60 51 25/1
8 Pass The Baton 4 b. f 56.5kg 4 Mr N Klink 10.4 62 48 33/1
9 Tibbott Bourke 4 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr K Matsunyane 10.5 62 51 50/1
10 Battle Ofthe Bulge 4 b. g 60.0kg 12 Mr M A Yeni 11.75 - 60 4/1
11 Beverly Baby 3 b. f 56.5kg 10 Mr J Gates 16.5 56 53 125/1
12 Sky On Fire 4 b. g 56.0kg (60.0) 8 Mr V Jodhee 99.99 61 60 125/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
125.42s
Average Time
125.62s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R890,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Instant Attraction 1 72 60 -12 + 7 -19
Heroic Act 2 62 65 +3 -1 + 4
Chieftain's Shield 3 65 80 +15 -1 + 16
Gift Of Royal 4 73 58 -15 -2 -13
Stop The Traffic 5 55 65 +10 -2 + 12
Manz Knight 6 65 60 -5 -2 -3
Gold De Grace 7 60 51 -9 -3 -6
Pass The Baton 8 62 48 -14 -4 -10
Tibbott Bourke 9 62 51 -11 -4 -7
Battle Ofthe Bulge 10 - 60 - -15 -
Beverly Baby 11 56 53 -3 -6 + 3
Sky On Fire 12 61 60 -1 -10 + 9
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	MANZ KNIGHT (K A Brewer), HEROIC ACT (*N Nastili) and SKY ON FIRE (*V Jodhee) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	At approximately the 200m, SKY ON FIRE stumbled badly dislodging Apprentice V Jodhee, who was attended to by the course paramedics, transferred to the medical centre for further examination and was dispatched to hospital for further treatment. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine SKY ON FIRE. 	
b)	In view of the performance of BATTLE OFTHE BULGE (M Yeni), (distance 11,75 lengths, betting 4/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.	
c)	INSTANT ATTRACTION (R Munger), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer C Mayhew advised (DR).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD was ridden by Jockey C Habib (declared 25 March 2025 at 14H03).		
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	MANZ KNIGHT	raced with a cornell collar (declared 10 September 2024).			
b)	CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD without a tongue tie (declared 23 March 2025 at 10H34).		
c)	SKY ON FIRE raced without blinkers (declared 23 March 2025 at 10H34).		
d)	TIBBOTT BOURKE raced equipped with blinkers (declared 24 March 2025 at 09H11).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	SKY ON FIRE examined post race, nothing obvious detected.
b)	BATTLE OFTHE BULGE not striding out	 left front and right front. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.