Race 8: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 12 JANUARY CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 05 January 2023 | 16:35

Distance: 1200m
Going: Soft
Stakes: R85,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Tara Iti 4 b. g 52.0kg 11 - - - 52 -
- English Primrose 3 ch. f 50.5kg 10 - - - 58 -
- Big City Girl 4 b. f 50.5kg 13 - - - 59 -
1st Lollapalooza 3 b. f 56.5kg 1 Mr M J Thackeray - 68 74 20/1
2nd Laetitia's Angel 4 b. f 56.5kg 9 Mr R Munger 1.25 69 77 13/2
3rd Back To Basics 3 ch. c 54.0kg 12 Mr J R Syster 1.75 62 72 15/2
4 Speechmaker 5 b. m 52.5kg 3 Mr G Pieterse 2.0 63 61 17/2
5 Stormy Seas TF 4 ch. g 58.0kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 2.25 71 77 9/2
6 Coming In Hot 3 b. c 58.0kg 8 Mr S Khumalo 2.5 71 76 15/2
7 Fog Bank 2 b. c 60.0kg 2 Mr C J Habib 3.5 80 75 13/2
8 Great Times 3 b. c 56.0kg 7 Mr N Klink 5.25 66 54 25/1
9 Cool Winter 2 ch. c 56.0kg (60.0) 10 Mr S Sosibo 5.75 80 78 17/2
10 Treaty 2 b. f 48.0kg (50.5) 5 Mr M K Katjedi 6.0 66 48 25/1
11 Ready To Fly 2 b. f 56.5kg 4 Mr K Matsunyane 8.0 78 62 11/2
12 Lord Grantham 7 b. g 56.0kg 11 Mr B Nyawo 11.0 64 61 75/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
70.29s
Average Time
69.7s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R740,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Lollapalooza 1 68 74 +6 + 7 -1
Laetitia's Angel 2 69 77 +8 -1 + 9
Back To Basics 3 62 72 +10 -1 + 11
Speechmaker 4 63 61 -2 -1 -1
Stormy Seas 5 71 77 +6 -1 + 7
Coming In Hot 6 71 76 +5 -1 + 6
Fog Bank 7 80 75 -5 -2 -3
Great Times 8 66 54 -12 -2 -10
Cool Winter 9 80 78 -2 -2
Treaty 10 66 48 -18 -3 -15
Ready To Fly 11 78 62 -16 -3 -13
Lord Grantham 12 64 61 -3 -4 + 1
Tara Iti None - 52 - -188 -
English Primrose None - 58 - -188 -
Big City Girl None - 59 - -188 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:

a)	FOG BANK (C Habib) hung out from the 150m.
b)	Jockey S Khumalo reported that COMING IN HOT did not stride out freely in running.  The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
c)	LOLLAPALOOZA (M Thackeray), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.  Stable Employee J Visser advised (MdP).

JOCKEY CHANGES:

a)	SPEECHMAKER was ridden by Apprentice G Pieterse (declared 5 January 2023 at 08H54).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

None.	

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	COOL WINTER brush wound left hind.
b)	COMING IN HOT not striding out behind. 

SCRATCHED:

a)	BIG CITY GIRL, ENGLISH PRIMROSE and TARA ITI reserve runners.  Advised 5 January 2023 at 08H15.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.