Race 1: www.tabgold.co.za QUALIFIED MAIDEN PLATE (Maidens with 3 runs or more & gross rating of 68 or less)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Monday, 17 October 2022 | 12:55

Distance: 1200m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R80,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Word For Word 3 ch. g 57.5kg (60.0) 4 Mr M K Katjedi - - 62 10/1
1st Geronimo 4 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr S Khumalo - 58 50 11/2
2nd Mccartney TF 3 b. g 60.0kg 6 Mr K de Melo 0.4 68 54 67/100
3rd Lord Edward 2 ch. g 55.0kg (59.0) 1 Mr S S Hlengwa 6.5 47 52 75/1
4 King's Spear 4 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr C F Dicken 11.9 60 54 15/2
5 Easy Roy Easy 3 ch. c 60.0kg 3 Mr K Matsunyane 12.65 42 37 50/1
6 Jessie Bay 2 b. f 54.0kg (56.5) 2 Mr D B Geerthsen 13.75 57 54 25/1
7 Lady Chocolat 2 b. f 56.5kg 4 Mr C J Habib 13.95 62 54 25/1
8 Ndabezitha 2 b. g 57.5kg (59.0) 7 Miss R A Venniker 15.0 66 59 7/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
71.94s
Average Time
71.57s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R638,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Geronimo 1 58 50 -8 + 7 -15
Mccartney 2 68 54 -14 -1 -13
Lord Edward 3 47 52 +5 -3 + 8
King's Spear 4 60 54 -6 -4 -2
Easy Roy Easy 5 42 37 -5 -5
Jessie Bay 6 57 54 -3 -5 + 2
Lady Chocolat 7 62 54 -8 -5 -3
Ndabezitha 8 66 59 -7 -6 -1
Word For Word None - 62 - -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)	NDABEZITHA (*R Venniker) was stubborn to load. 
b)	LORD EDWARD (*S Hlengwa) lost two lengths. 
c)	EASY ROY EASY (K Matsunyane) was slow into stride. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	KING'S SPEAR (*C Dicken) raced wide throughout. 
b)	GERONIMO (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer W Whitehead advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	LORD EDWARD was ridden by Apprentice S Hlengwa (claiming 4kg) (advised 16.10.22/16h59). 
b)	EASY ROY EASY raced equipped with blinkers (advised 14.10.22/10h34). 
c)	NDABEZITHA raced equipped with blinkers (advised 17.10.22/7h20). 

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil. 
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	NDABEZITHA : Not striding out left front. 
b)	KING'S SPEAR : Returned post-race having cast the left front shoe. 

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	WORD FOR WORD : Not eating up (Trainer - 17.10.22/7h28). Rule 53.5 applies. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None