Race 6: www.goldcircle.co.za MR 66 HANDICAP (Open)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 20 November 2022 | 15:35

Distance: 1200m
Going: Soft
Stakes: R80,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.0 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Two Of Us 6 ch. g 56.5kg (60.5) 1 Mr S S Hlengwa - - 67 5/1
1st Quest For The Best 4 b. g 50.0kg (52.5) 9 Mr D B Geerthsen - 51 76 9/2
2nd Happy Wanderer 5 b. g 56.0kg 10 Mr S Khumalo 0.5 58 55 5/1
3rd Geronimo 4 b. g 59.5kg 6 Mr R D Fourie 0.55 65 50 10/1
4 Gunsmoke 3 b. g 58.5kg 7 Mr A Arries 0.7 63 68 25/1
5 Pedro 6 b. g 58.0kg 4 Mr C J Habib 1.9 62 72 25/2
6 Don Reposado 3 b. c 54.5kg (57.0) 5 Mr M K Katjedi 4.1 60 51 40/1
7 Ice Kingdom 2 b. c 61.0kg 2 Mr M A Yeni 4.5 78 80 6/1
8 Grey Ocean 4 b. g 58.5kg 3 Mr C Ngcobo 4.55 63 61 7/1
9 We All Chomies 5 b. g 54.5kg 8 Mr T Godden 5.45 55 54 20/1
10 Sir Pom TF 4 b. g 58.0kg 1 Mr T Gumede 6.55 62 57 6/1
11 Hippocrates 3 ch. g 56.0kg 11 Mr S D Veale 13.35 58 68 10/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
71.27s
Average Time
69.92s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R638,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Quest For The Best 1 51 76 +25 + 7 + 18
Happy Wanderer 2 58 55 -3 -1 -2
Geronimo 3 65 50 -15 -1 -14
Gunsmoke 4 63 68 +5 -1 + 6
Pedro 5 62 72 +10 -1 + 11
Don Reposado 6 60 51 -9 -2 -7
Ice Kingdom 7 78 80 +2 -2 + 4
Grey Ocean 8 63 61 -2 -2
We All Chomies 9 55 54 -1 -2 + 1
Sir Pom 10 62 57 -5 -3 -2
Hippocrates 11 58 68 +10 -5 + 15
Two Of Us None - 67 - -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)	Fair start. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	Shortly after the start, Apprentice D Geerthsen (QUEST FOR THE BEST) accidentally dropped his crop. 
b)	Shortly after the start, ICE KINGDOM (M Yeni) and GREY OCEAN (C Ngcobo) came together and bumped. 
c)	Apprentice M Katjedi (DON REPOSADO) briefly dropped his right-side rein at the 300m.
d)	SIR POM (T Gumede) and PEDRO (C Habib) came together and brushed at the 250m. 
e)	Jockey T Godden reported that he felt something amiss with WE ALL CHOMIES in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
f)	Apprentice M Katjedi reported that DON REPOSADO took no interest in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
g)	QUEST FOR THE BEST (*D Geerthsen), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer M Trott acting on behalf of Trainer G van Zyl (Jnr) advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	QUEST FOR THE BEST raced equipped with blinkers (advised 20.11.22/7h50). 

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil. 
  



THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	WE ALL CHOMIES : Nothing obvious detected on the trot and stirrup rub right-side. 
b)	DON REPOSADO : Nothing obvious detected. 
c)	GREY OCEAN : Coughing. 
d)	GERONIMO : Mouth injury. 

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	TWO OF US : Not eating up (Trainer - 20.11.22/7h00). Rule 53.5 applies. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None