Race 3: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Thursday, 15 September 2022 | 13:50

Distance: 1450m
Going: Good
Stakes: R70,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Raven Black 2 b. c 57.0kg 10 - - - 99 -
1st Pragmatist TF 5 b. g 57.0kg 6 Mr K de Melo - - 81 18/10
2nd Carnelo 6 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr J P van der Merwe 1.25 50 75 25/1
3rd Phantomoftheforest 3 b. g 60.0kg 10 Mr C Zackey 2.65 61 50 8/1
4 Gregor Macgregor 4 b. g 60.0kg 11 Mr J Penny 3.4 - 63 33/1
5 Hearts Thunder 4 b. c 60.0kg 8 Mr J R Syster 5.0 - 66 66/1
6 Iron Sky 3 b. g 57.0kg 5 Mr R M Simons 6.75 - 61 4/1
7 Prince Of Pride 2 b. c 57.0kg 3 Mr C J Habib 12.0 - 52 16/1
8 Sky Runner 3 ch. g 60.0kg 4 Mr P Mxoli 12.2 38 42 125/1
9 Northern King 3 ch. g 57.0kg 9 Mr R Munger 14.0 - 57 66/1
10 Harcourt 2 b. g 57.0kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 22.3 57 52 25/1
11 Burgess 2 ch. c 57.0kg 2 Mr K A Brewer 31.4 76 76 28/10

Race Timing

Winning Time
90.07s
Average Time
89.79s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R610,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Pragmatist 1 - 81 - + 30 -
Carnelo 2 50 75 +25 -1 + 26
Phantomoftheforest 3 61 50 -11 -1 -10
Gregor Macgregor 4 - 63 - + 2 -
Hearts Thunder 5 - 66 - 0 -
Iron Sky 6 - 61 - -2 -
Prince Of Pride 7 - 52 - -4 -
Sky Runner 8 38 42 +4 -5 + 9
Northern King 9 - 57 - -8 -
Harcourt 10 57 52 -5 -8 + 3
Burgess 11 76 76 0 -10 + 10
Raven Black 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)	CARNELO (J P van der Merwe), BURGESS (*K A Brewer), and PRINCE OF PRIDE (C Habib) were slow losing one length.  
b)	SKY RUNNER (*P Mxoli) and NORTHERN KING (R Munger) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls.
c)	HEARTS THUNDER (J R Syster) was stubborn loading.  Trainer B Webber was advised to re-school this colt prior to its next engagement.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:

a)	HEARTS THUNDER (J R Syster) and NORTHERN KING (R Munger) came together and bumped shortly after the start.
b)	SKY RUNNER (*P Mxoli) was bumped out by PRINCE OF PRIDE (C Habib) which jumped out leaving the stalls.
c)	HEARTS THUNDER (J R Syster) raced wide around the turn and into the straight.
d)	BURGESS (*K A Brewer) collapsed and died shortly after the finish line.
e)	PRAGMATIST (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.  Trainer J J van Vuuren advised (AH).

JOCKEY CHANGES:

None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	SKY RUNNER raced equipped with alumites in front and unshod behind (declared 7 September 2022 at 07H51).
b)	HARCOURT raced without blinkers (declared 14 September 2022 at 08H05).
c)	CARNELO raced with a tongue tie on (declared 15 September 2022 at 08H11).
d)	GREGOR MACGREGOR is a gelding, incorrectly carded (gelded 1 January 2020).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	BURGESS collapsed and died after the finish line.  Specimens collected for analysis.  Trainer S J Gray advised (TL).

SCRATCHED:

a)	RAVEN BLACK coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.