Race 4: FURIOUS ROOM NOW OPENED MR 80 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 13 October 2022 | 13:45

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R80,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:8.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:10.5 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Captain Of Grit 3 b. g 59.0kg 1 Mr M A Yeni - - 84 7/2
1st Wolffs World 4 b. g 58.5kg 3 Mr P J Strydom - 77 79 9/2
2nd Brenden James 6 b. g 56.5kg 1 Mr K Matsunyane 1.5 74 98 6/1
3rd Southern Blaze 3 b. c 55.0kg 8 Mr P Mxoli 3.0 71 89 8/1
4 Mcebisi 4 b. g 56.5kg 7 Mr L M van Rensburg 3.5 73 70 11/2
5 Ballon D'or 5 b. g 55.0kg (59.0) 2 Mr S Sosibo 5.75 78 61 20/1
6 Ablaan TF 3 b. g 60.5kg 5 Mr J P van der Merwe 6.75 82 75 28/10
7 Duke Of Rain 3 b. g 57.5kg 4 Mr C Zackey 7.0 76 70 17/2
8 Foreign Field 4 ch. g 60.0kg 9 Mr R Munger 11.5 80 73 14/1
9 Eagle Alley 4 b. c 55.0kg 6 Mr C J Habib 13.0 70 58 40/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
97.09s
Average Time
96.68s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R830,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Wolffs World 1 77 79 +2 + 7 -5
Brenden James 2 74 98 +24 -1 + 25
Southern Blaze 3 71 89 +18 -2 + 20
Mcebisi 4 73 70 -3 -2 -1
Ballon D'or 5 78 61 -17 -2 -15
Ablaan 6 82 75 -7 -3 -4
Duke Of Rain 7 76 70 -6 -3 -3
Foreign Field 8 80 73 -7 -4 -3
Eagle Alley 9 70 58 -12 -5 -7
Captain Of Grit None - 84 - -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)	WOLFFS WORLD (P Strydom) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.
b)	DUKE OF RAIN (C Zackey) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	DUKE OF RAIN (C Zackey) become unbalanced after making contact with the inside running rail at approximately the 1350m. As this was the second incident of a similar nature at the same distance, the 4Racing Duty Manager was requested to inspect this area of concern,
b)	BRENDEN JAMES (K Matsunyane) and WOLFFS WORLD (P Strydom) rolled in from the 300m to the 150m.
c)	SOUTHERN BLAZE (*P Mxoli) was switched out to obtain a clear run at the 250m.
d)	Jockey	J P van der Merwe reported that he felt something amiss with ABLAAN in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
Assistant Trainer A Ndzilana, acting on behalf of Trainer M F de Kock, was requested to report back to the Stipendiary Board on the condition of ABLAAN on return to stables		
e)	WOLFFS WORLD (P Strydom), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer H E Adamson advised (DR).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	WOLFFS WORLD raced with a tongue tie on (declared 10 October 2022 at 09H19).	
b)	EAGLE ALLEY	raced equipped with blinkers and raced with a tongue tie on (declared 12 October 2022 at 09H50).
c)	DUKE OF RAIN	 raced equipped with blinkers (declared 13 October 2022 at 07H56).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	ABLAAN examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)	EAGLE ALLEY fatigued.

SCRATCHED:
a)	CAPTAIN OF GRIT under veterinary treatment (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.