Race 8: NEXT TURFFONTEIN RACEMEETING SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER MR 68 HANDICAP (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Thursday, 08 September 2022 | 16:55

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R55,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.0 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Trust The Fire 4 ch. g 56.5kg 3 Mr G J Lerena - 61 65 9/2
2nd Phinda Mzala TF 4 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr J R Syster 2.0 68 54 28/10
3rd Rose Velvet 2 b. f 58.5kg 5 Mr K de Melo 2.6 78 73 6/1
4 Jet Cat 9 ch. g 61.0kg 4 Mr Wesley Marwing 3.9 70 60 10/1
5 Bridge Of Spies 6 b. g 52.0kg 13 Mr M J Thackeray 5.7 50 48 100/1
6 Baby Dont Hurt Me 3 b. f 57.0kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 6.4 62 52 8/1
7 Mercer Girl 6 b. m 48.5kg (52.0) 10 Mr S Sosibo 6.7 51 53 50/1
8 Song Of Liberty 3 b. f 53.0kg 11 Mr J M Solomons 6.8 54 52 33/1
9 Sky Glitter 3 b. f 60.0kg 7 Mr K Matsunyane 7.0 68 66 25/2
10 Big City Girl 4 b. f 58.5kg 8 Mr R Munger 7.5 65 59 20/1
11 Stormy Lass 3 b. f 58.5kg 1 Mr R M Simons 9.3 65 61 7/1
12 In The Ether 6 b. m 54.0kg 9 Mr N Klink 9.55 56 63 40/1
13 The Cambo 6 b. g 52.0kg 12 Mr P Mxoli 11.0 52 49 75/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
58.48s
Average Time
58.41s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R540,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Trust The Fire 1 61 65 +4 + 7 -3
Phinda Mzala 2 68 54 -14 -1 -13
Rose Velvet 3 78 73 -5 -1 -4
Jet Cat 4 70 60 -10 -2 -8
Bridge Of Spies 5 50 48 -2 -2
Baby Dont Hurt Me 6 62 52 -10 -3 -7
Mercer Girl 7 51 53 +2 -3 + 5
Song Of Liberty 8 54 52 -2 -3 + 1
Sky Glitter 9 68 66 -2 -3 + 1
Big City Girl 10 65 59 -6 -3 -3
Stormy Lass 11 65 61 -4 -4
In The Ether 12 56 63 +7 -4 + 11
The Cambo 13 52 49 -3 -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)	STORMY LASS (R Simons) was restless in the stalls.
b)	THE CAMBO (*P Mxoli) reared in the stalls.
c)	SKY GLITTER (K Matsunyane) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
d)	IN THE ETHER (N Klink) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a) 	Shortly after the start, BABY DONT HURT ME (M Yeni) was squeezed out between ROSE VELVET (K de Melo) and SKY GLITTER (K Matsunyane), which jumped awkwardly inwards leaving the stalls.
b)	Shortly after the start, SONG OF LIBERTY (*J Solomons) and MERCER GIRL (*S Sosibo) were bumped outward by IN THE ETHER (N Klink), which jumped awkwardly outwards leaving the stalls, resulting in IN THE ETHER (N Klink) becoming unbalanced.
c)	At approximately the 800m, ROSE VELVET (K de Melo) was steadied momentarily to avoid the heels of BABY DONT HURT ME (M Yeni), which rolled in and was immediately corrected. 
d)	TRUST THE FIRE (G Lerena) hung in from the 300m.
e)	TRUST THE FIRE (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer L J Human advised (DR).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	MERCER GIRL: Apprentice S Sosibo weighed out at 49,5kg, 1,5kg over the carded weight of which 1kg was declared.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	TRUST THE FIRE raced equipped with alumites in front and unshod behind (declared 31 August 2022 at 08H33).		
b)	PHINDA MZALA raced equipped with alumites in front and unshod behind (declared 1 September 2022 at 13H12).	
c)	MERCER GIRL	raced without a tongue tie (declared 3 September 2022 at 18H34).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	SKY GLITTER mild post race distress.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.