Race 7: TAB 4RACING APP FM 96 DIVIDED HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 13 October 2022 | 15:30

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R120,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Golden Aspen 6 b. m 52.0kg 5 Mr L M van Rensburg - 80 66 16/1
2nd Princess Nicole 5 b. m 54.0kg 2 Mr J Penny 0.1 84 84 20/1
3rd What A Honey TF 3 b. f 55.0kg 9 Mr C Zackey 0.2 86 97 7/2
4 Midnight Gem 4 b. f 59.0kg 4 Mr M A Yeni 0.25 94 81 25/2
5 Rockets Red Glare 3 ch. f 55.0kg 3 Mr J P van der Merwe 2.0 97 88 20/1
6 Emerald Princess 3 b. f 56.5kg 6 Mr C J Habib 2.2 89 98 17/2
7 Good Queen Bess (GB) 4 b. f 53.5kg 1 Mr K Matsunyane 2.25 83 97 5/2
8 Lucy In The Sky 4 b. f 60.0kg 8 Mr N Klink 2.75 96 74 25/2
9 On Cue 3 b. f 50.0kg (54.0) 7 Mr S Sosibo 2.8 84 81 7/1
10 May Queen 5 b. m 58.5kg 10 Mr P J Strydom 4.25 93 90 16/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
70.01s
Total Pool
R830,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Golden Aspen 1 80 66 -14 + 7 -21
Princess Nicole 2 84 84 0 -1 + 1
What A Honey 3 86 97 +11 -1 + 12
Midnight Gem 4 94 81 -13 -1 -12
Rockets Red Glare 5 97 88 -9 -1 -8
Emerald Princess 6 89 98 +9 -1 + 10
Good Queen Bess (GB) 7 83 97 +14 -1 + 15
Lucy In The Sky 8 96 74 -22 -1 -21
On Cue 9 84 81 -3 -1 -2
May Queen 10 93 90 -3 -2 -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)	GOOD QUEEN BESS (GB) (K Matsunyane) was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	MAY QUEEN (P Strydom), from a wide draw, was encouraged forward, raced prominently throughout, and thereafter tired in the concluding stages,
b)	ROCKETS RED GLARE (J P van der Merwe), which raced without cover, over-raced in the early stages. 
c)	EMERALD PRINCESS (C Habib) and GOOD QUEEN BESS (GB) (K Matsunyane) brushed on two occasions whilst racing in tight quarters from the 200m to the finish.
d)	Jockey C Zackey was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he misused his crop by striking WHAT A HONEY more than twelve times in the entire race.  Jockey C Zackey signed an Admission of Guilt and a fine of R1,000.00 was imposed. 
When assessing this penalty, the Board took into consideration the number of times the crop was used (13) and Jockey C Zackey's recent record with regard to this Rule and Guideline (2).  	
e)	GOLDEN ASPEN (M van Rensburg), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Spies advised (AH).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	MIDNIGHT GEM raced with a pressure halter (declared 8 October 2022 at 08H52).	
b)	MAY QUEEN raced equipped with a compression mask (declared 10 October 2022 at 09H20).	
c)	GOOD QUEEN BESS (GB) raced with a tongue tie on (declared 11 October 2022 at 07H30).	

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	LUCY IN THE SKY mild post race distress.
b)	ON CUE abnormal respiratory noise and coughing post race.			

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.