Race 1: #THISISRACING WELCOMES YOU MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 15 October 2022 | 12:00

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Circus Lights 5 ch. g 59.0kg 10 Mr K A Brewer - - 64 20/1
1st The Mauritian 3 b. g 59.0kg 9 Mr K Matsunyane - - 100 10/1
2nd Sylvan Theater TF 3 b. g 59.0kg 3 Mr R M Simons 2.4 - 73 3/1
3rd Mo The Man 3 b. g 59.0kg 2 Mr K de Melo 2.9 - 83 9/2
4 We've Got Tonight 3 ch. g 59.0kg 5 Mr R Danielson 4.15 - 75 16/1
5 Covert Operator 6 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr G J Lerena 4.85 64 77 7/1
6 Warbonnet Creek (IRE) 4 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr C Zackey 8.35 52 56 16/1
7 California Boy 3 b. c 59.0kg 7 Mr R Munger 8.4 - 53 20/1
8 Giocatore 2 b. g 59.0kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 11.0 73 67 7/2
9 Tincture Time 3 b. c 59.0kg 1 Mr J P van der Merwe 11.6 - 53 20/1
10 Tiger In Red 3 b. c 59.0kg 10 Mr Mark Khan 13.7 - 66 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
72.8s
Average Time
73.53s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R985,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
The Mauritian 1 - 100 - + 25 -
Sylvan Theater 2 - 73 - + 15 -
Mo The Man 3 - 83 - + 10 -
We've Got Tonight 4 - 75 - -3 -
Covert Operator 5 64 77 +13 -2 + 15
Warbonnet Creek (IRE) 6 52 56 +4 -3 + 7
California Boy 7 - 53 - -9 -
Giocatore 8 73 67 -6 -4 -2
Tincture Time 9 - 53 - -13 -
Tiger In Red 10 - 66 - -15 -
Circus Lights None - 64 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	TIGER IN RED (M Khan) was stubborn loading.
b)	MO THE MAN (K de Melo) was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	WARBONNET CREEK (IRE) (C Zackey) over-raced in the early and middle stages.
b)	TIGER IN RED (M Khan) was encouraged forward in overcoming a wide draw and as a consequence, raced wide around the turn and into the straight. 
c)	THE MAURITIAN (K Matsunyane), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee J Crawford, acting on behalf of Trainer B Crawford, was advised (LN). 	

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	COVERT OPERATOR raced without blinkers (declared 13 October 2022 at 06H37).		 
b)	GIOCATORE raced without blinkers (declared 14 October 2022 at 12H15).	

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	MO THE MAN fatigued.

SCRATCHED:
a)	CIRCUS LIGHTS coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.