Race 3: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MR 97 OPEN HANDICAP (3 years old) (3 year olds)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 19 January 2023 | 13:25

Distance: 1700m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Atticus Finch 5 b. g 55.5kg 6 Mr R M Simons - - 127 33/10
- Pragmatist 5 b. g 55.5kg 1 Mr K de Melo - - 81 77/100
1st Argo Alley TF 2 ch. c 61.0kg 1 Mr S Khumalo - 99 110 11/10
2nd Bowl First 3 b. g 52.0kg 2 Mr C R Maujean 5.5 79 78 6/1
3rd Futurewolff 5 ch. g 52.5kg (52.0) 3 Mr J P van der Merwe 7.75 76 75 7/2
4 Kentallen Bay 2 b. g 57.5kg 5 Mr L M van Rensburg 9.0 92 90 15/2
5 Just Eminent 3 b. g 52.0kg 4 Mr M A Yeni 10.0 76 60 6/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
102.82s
Total Pool
R770,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Argo Alley 1 99 110 +11 + 7 + 4
Bowl First 2 79 78 -1 -2 + 1
Futurewolff 3 76 75 -1 -3 + 2
Kentallen Bay 4 92 90 -2 -4 + 2
Just Eminent 5 76 60 -16 -4 -12
Atticus Finch None - 127 - -193 -
Pragmatist None - 81 - -193 -
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)	ARGO ALLEY (S Khumalo) and KENTALLEN BAY (M van Rensburg) shifted both ways away from the crop from the 300m.	
b)	ARGO ALLEY (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. 
Stable Employee P de Palma, acting on behalf of Trainer S J Gray, was advised (LK). 	

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	FUTUREWOLFF: Jockey J P van der Merwe weighed out at 52,6kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None.	


THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	BOWL FIRST not striding out left front; abnormal respiratory noise.	 	
b)	FUTUREWOLFF abnormal respiratory noise.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	ATTICUS FINCH off feed (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).
b)	PRAGMATIST Stipes Permission (running in a feature race at Turffontein Racecourse on 22 January 2023). Advised 18 January 2023 at 09H55.			

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.