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

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 24 November 2022 | 12:15

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Princess Ilaria TF 5 b. m 55.0kg (56.5) 6 Mrs V M Lerena - 74 79 13/10
2nd Tiz Magic 2 b. f 56.5kg 3 Mr J Gwingwizha 0.25 65 52 17/2
3rd Silk Garden 3 b. f 57.5kg 2 Mr W A van Staden 2.5 55 56 20/1
4 Writteninthesand 3 b. f 56.5kg 7 Mr T Matsoele 2.6 - 57 8/1
5 Smelting 7 b. m 57.5kg 4 Mr B Nyambo 5.1 63 52 13/2
6 Warbonnet Creek (IRE) 4 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr T Ncume 8.1 57 56 15/4
7 Seven Wonders 3 ch. g 59.0kg 8 Mr S Myendeki 10.6 48 48 40/1
8 Captain Tik Tok 5 b. g 59.0kg 9 Mr C Mabaya 10.85 - 72 16/1
9 Agia Sofia 3 b. f 57.5kg 5 Mr B R Cossa 16.1 24 24 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
70.9s
Average Time
70.76s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R795,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Princess Ilaria 1 74 79 +5 + 7 -2
Tiz Magic 2 65 52 -13 -1 -12
Silk Garden 3 55 56 +1 -1 + 2
Writteninthesand 4 - 57 - + 2 -
Smelting 5 63 52 -11 -2 -9
Warbonnet Creek (IRE) 6 57 56 -1 -3 + 2
Seven Wonders 7 48 48 0 -4 + 4
Captain Tik Tok 8 - 72 - -6 -
Agia Sofia 9 24 24 0 -6 + 6
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	WARBONNET CREEK (IRE) (+T Ncume) fly-jumped leaving the stalls.	
b)	AGIA SOFIA (+B Cossa) was slow losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	As the start was effected, SEVEN WONDERS (+S Myendeki) was brushed in by SMELTING (+B Nyambo), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	WARBONNET CREEK (IRE) (+T Ncume) over-raced in the early stages.
c)	At approximately the 1000m, SILK GARDEN (+W van Staden) took a number of awkward strides when bumped by SMELTING (+B Nyambo), which rolled in and was immediately corrected.
d)	SEVEN WONDERS (+S Myendeki) hung in from the 300m.
e)	PRINCESS ILARIA (+V Lerena) hung in from the 200m.
f)	In the concluding stages, SMELTING (+B Nyambo) was brushed in by WRITTENINTHESAND (+T Matsoele), which hung in from the 400m. 
g)	PRINCESS ILARIA (+V Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. 
Trainer F Bronkhorst advised (AH).

WORK RIDER CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	CAPTAIN TIK TOK is a gelding (gelded 10 July 2022). To be investigated.   

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	TIZ MAGIC blowing post race; cut into right front.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.