Race 3: NATAL ASSOCIATED AGENCIES MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Monday, 19 December 2022 | 13:10

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

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Gotta Have Fate 2 b. c 60.0kg 1 Mr T Godden - - 54 -
1st Buster Keaton 3 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr R Khathi - 62 60 14/1
2nd Roy's July Magic 4 ch. g 60.0kg 2 Mr K Matsunyane 1.2 56 48 80/1
3rd Captain Rocket 3 b. g 60.0kg 10 Mr S D Veale 1.8 - 82 4/1
4 Reach Forthe Stars 5 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr Serino Moodley 2.0 - 56 8/1
5 Unsolved Riddle 3 b. g 57.5kg (60.0) 5 Mr D B Geerthsen 3.9 - 77 25/1
6 Fine Admiral 3 b. g 60.0kg 9 Mr A Mgudlwa 5.2 - 73 14/1
7 Mccartney TF 3 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr K de Melo 5.35 64 54 91/100
8 Rare Flag 3 b. g 58.5kg (60.0) 11 Miss R A Venniker 5.75 62 54 50/1
9 Hollywood Star 2 ch. g 60.0kg 12 Mr J Gates 7.35 66 59 40/1
10 Doin' Time 5 b. g 60.0kg 6 Mr C J Habib 9.15 - 54 40/1
11 Creator 3 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr N Patel 18.65 50 46 50/1
12 Noble Fella 3 b. c 60.0kg 7 Mr A Arries 48.65 - - 40/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
73.84s
Average Time
72.47s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R706,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Buster Keaton 1 62 60 -2 + 7 -9
Roy's July Magic 2 56 48 -8 -1 -7
Captain Rocket 3 - 82 - + 15 -
Reach Forthe Stars 4 - 56 - + 2 -
Unsolved Riddle 5 - 77 - 0 -
Fine Admiral 6 - 73 - -2 -
Mccartney 7 64 54 -10 -2 -8
Rare Flag 8 62 54 -8 -2 -6
Hollywood Star 9 66 59 -7 -3 -4
Doin' Time 10 - 54 - -10 -
Creator 11 50 46 -4 -7 + 3
Noble Fella 12 - - - -14 -
Gotta Have Fate None - 54 - -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)	REACH FOR THE STARS (S Moodley), UNSOLVED RIDDLE (*D Geerthsen), CAPTAIN ROCKET (S Veale) and HOLLYWOOD STAR (J Gates) lost one length.
b)	NOBLE FELLA (A Arries) jumped awkwardly and lost two lengths.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	NOBLE FELLA (A Arries) failed to muster speed and raced detached throughout.
b)	Approaching the 200m, ROY'S JULY MAGIC (K Matsunyane), which was hanging out from the 300m, rolled out. Thereafter, a tiring MCCARTNEY (K de Melo), which was racing between ROY'S JULY MAGIC (K Matsunyane) and BUSTER KEATON (R Khathi) was eased momentarily off the heels of BUSTER KEATON (R Khathi), which was hanging in from the 350m, shifted in sharply and was immediately corrected.
c)	Jockey K de Melo reported that MCCARTNEY made an abnormal respiratory noise in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
d)	BUSTER KEATON (R Khathi), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer B Forster acting on behalf of Trainer A Nel was advised (NS). 
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	CREATOR raced with a tongue tie (advised 15.12.2022 / 10h00).
b)	MCCARTNEY raced without blinkers (advised 19.12.2022 / 07h33).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	None

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	REACH FOR THE STARS : Returned post-race having cast the right front shoe.
b)	MCCARTNEY : Nothing obvious detected.
c)	UNSOLVED RIDDLE : Coughing

SCRATCHINGS :
a)	GOTTA HAVE FATE : Injured left fore. Trainer 16.12.2022 / 09h50. Rule 53.5 applies.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None