Race 6: RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MR 72 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 29 December 2022 | 14:55

Distance: 1800m
Going: Soft
Stakes: R85,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:7.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.5 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Pragmatist 5 b. g 59.0kg 2 - - - 81 15/10
1st Twin Turbo 4 b. g 58.0kg (62.0) 3 Mr S Sosibo - 76 88 7/2
2nd King Of Rome TF 2 b. g 55.0kg 2 Mr L M van Rensburg 0.6 76 83 9/2
3rd Follow My Path 5 b. g 53.5kg 10 Mr R Munger 0.9 59 54 7/1
4 Brenden James 6 b. g 58.5kg 5 Mr J Mariba 2.0 70 98 8/1
5 Global Breeze 2 b. g 54.0kg 4 Mr P Mxoli 3.0 74 75 16/1
6 Wondering Star 3 b. c 57.5kg 1 Mr S Khumalo 3.75 68 67 4/1
7 Fifth Of July 5 b. g 60.5kg 6 Mr C J Habib 4.25 73 63 14/1
8 Java House 4 b. f 52.0kg 8 Mr J R Syster 4.75 53 52 33/1
9 Tinder Dry 3 b. f 59.0kg 7 Mr C R Maujean 5.5 71 66 14/1
10 Understated 5 b. g 53.0kg 11 Mr N A Qaule 8.0 58 50 100/1
11 Flying Grace 4 b. g 61.0kg 9 Mr K Matsunyane 9.25 74 63 16/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
110.69s
Total Pool
R900,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Twin Turbo 1 76 88 +12 + 7 + 5
King Of Rome 2 76 83 +7 -1 + 8
Follow My Path 3 59 54 -5 -1 -4
Brenden James 4 70 98 +28 -1 + 29
Global Breeze 5 74 75 +1 -2 + 3
Wondering Star 6 68 67 -1 -2 + 1
Fifth Of July 7 73 63 -10 -2 -8
Java House 8 53 52 -1 -2 + 1
Tinder Dry 9 71 66 -5 -2 -3
Understated 10 58 50 -8 -3 -5
Flying Grace 11 74 63 -11 -4 -7
Pragmatist None - 81 - -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)	GLOBAL BREEZE (*P Mxoli) and JAVA HOUSE (J R Syster) were slow losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:

a)	At approximately the 900m, GLOBAL BREEZE (*P Mxoli) was carried out marginally by KING OF ROME (M van Rensburg) which was directed outwards to secure a run down the centre of the track.  
b)	FOLLOW MY PATH (R Munger) hung out from the 300m.
c)	TWIN TURBO (*S Sosibo) shifted out away from the crop from the 150m.
d)	GLOBAL BREEZE (*P Mxoli) shifted both ways away from the crop in the concluding stages. 
e)	TWIN TURBO (*S Sosibo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.  Trainer F P Habib advised (LK).

JOCKEY CHANGES:

None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

None.


THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	WONDERING STAR fatigued.
b)	FOLLOW MY PATH abnormal respiratory noise.

SCRATCHED:

a)	PRAGMATIST insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.