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

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Thursday, 10 November 2022 | 12:00

Distance: 2000m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Gregor Macgregor TF 4 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr S Khumalo - 58 63 18/10
2nd Greenbackcurrency 3 b. c 57.0kg 3 Mr K Matsunyane 2.9 76 71 7/2
3rd Big Guy 3 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr K A Brewer 6.0 63 60 7/2
4 Nuclear Force 5 b. g 57.0kg 6 Mr G J Lerena 7.25 - 61 17/2
5 Royal Raphael 3 b. c 57.0kg 5 Mr R Munger 9.75 73 54 17/2
5 Street's Ahead 2 b. f 53.5kg 2 Mr L M van Rensburg 9.75 57 55 66/1
7 Us Open 3 ch. c 57.0kg 7 Mr R M Simons 16.0 70 60 10/1
8 All Black Captain 3 b. g 57.0kg 10 Mr J Penny 19.0 - 55 100/1
9 Big Dreamer 2 b. c 57.0kg 8 Mr C R Maujean 19.7 57 52 66/1
10 Harcourt 2 b. g 55.5kg (57.0) 9 Mr G Pieterse 20.0 56 52 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
131.91s
Average Time
127.27s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R832,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Gregor Macgregor 1 58 63 +5 + 7 -2
Greenbackcurrency 2 76 71 -5 -1 -4
Big Guy 3 63 60 -3 -3
Nuclear Force 4 - 61 - + 2 -
Royal Raphael 5 73 54 -19 -4 -15
Street's Ahead 5 57 55 -2 -4 + 2
Us Open 7 70 60 -10 -6 -4
All Black Captain 8 - 55 - -6 -
Big Dreamer 9 57 52 -5 -7 + 2
Harcourt 10 56 52 -4 -7 + 3
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	GREENBACKCURRENCY (K Matsunyane) jumped inwards and ROYAL RAPHAEL (R Munger) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:

a)	Jockey K Matsunyane the rider of GREENBACKCURRENCY was momentarily unbalanced when making contact with STREET'S AHEAD (M van Rensburg) after jumping inwards leaving the stalls.
b)	Shortly after the start, US OPEN (R Simons) and NUCLEAR FORCE (G Lerena) were carried out by ROYAL RAPHAEL (R Munger) which jumped outwards leaving the stalls.
c)	At the 1800m, BIG DREAMER (C Maujean) took an awkward stride after being directed inwards in avoiding the heels of GREGOR MACGREGOR (S Khumalo). 
d)	In the early stages, STREET'S AHEAD (M van Rensburg) raced with an awkward head carriage.
e)	In a slow run race, ALL BLACK CAPTAIN (J Penny) commenced to over-race and proved difficult to settle in the early and middle stages. 
f)	NUCLEAR FORCE (G Lerena) hung out from the 400m.
g)	GREGOR MACGREGOR (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.  Trainer J S Roux advised (MdP).

JOCKEY CHANGES:

None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	HARCOURT raced without blinkers (declared 9 November 2022 at 16H35). 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	US OPEN lame left hind.  Veterinary Certificate required prior to racing (Rule 49.7 applies).  Specimens taken for analysis.  Trainer F Bronkhorst advised (TL).
b)	BIG DREAMER abnormal respiratory noise.
c)	NUCLEAR FORCE coughing.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.