Race 1: WELCOME TO THE TOPBET SPRING CHALLENGE RACEDAY MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 01 October 2022 | 12:00

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Ignatius 2 ch. c 58.0kg 8 Mr R M Simons - - 70 9/4
2nd Run For Cover TF 5 b. g 58.0kg 4 Mr R Munger 0.5 - 70 17/10
3rd Gregor Macgregor 4 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr J Penny 9.75 58 63 25/1
4 King Of Venus 4 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr C J Habib 11.5 - 87 15/2
5 What Say You 2 ch. c 58.0kg 3 Mr K A Brewer 12.1 74 72 16/1
6 Gimme A Diamond 2 b. g 58.0kg 7 Mr C Zackey 12.5 75 54 9/2
7 The Longest Time 2 b. c 58.0kg 9 Mr Wesley Marwing 23.25 60 57 100/1
8 Great Scott 3 b. c 58.0kg 5 Mr D de Gouveia 28.75 - - 66/1
9 Super World 3 b. g 58.0kg 6 Mr K Matsunyane 29.0 - - 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
100.37s
Total Pool
R1,950,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Ignatius 1 - 70 - + 25 -
Run For Cover 2 - 70 - + 15 -
Gregor Macgregor 3 58 63 +5 -4 + 9
King Of Venus 4 - 87 - -3 -
What Say You 5 74 72 -2 -5 + 3
Gimme A Diamond 6 75 54 -21 -5 -16
The Longest Time 7 60 57 -3 -8 + 5
Great Scott 8 - - - -11 -
Super World 9 - - - -13 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	WHAT SAY YOU (*K A Brewer) and THE LONGEST TIME (Wes Marwing) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.
b)	SUPER WORLD (K Matsunyane) was slow losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:

a)	GIMME A DIAMOND (C Zackey) equipped with blinkers first time, proved difficult to settle in the early stages and as a consequence, raced wide and in advance of the field and tired from the 200m.
b)	THE LONGEST TIME (Wes Marwing) over-raced in the early and middle stages.
c)	Jockey D De Gouveia (GREAT SCOTT) and Jockey K Matsunyane (SUPER WORLD) reported that their respective mounts took no interest in running.  The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine these horses. 
d)	IGNATIUS (R Simons), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis (LN).

JOCKEY CHANGES:

None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	RUN FOR COVER raced fitted with a compression mask on (declared 27 September 2022 at 12H25).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	GREAT SCOTT examined post race, nothing obvious detected.
b)	SUPER WORLD examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
c)	GIMME A DIAMOND fatigued.
d)	THE LONGEST TIME abnormal respiratory and coughing.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.