Race 8: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING TUESDAY 24 JANUARY MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 101 and below)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 19 January 2023 | 16:50

Distance: 1450m
Going: Good
Stakes: R120,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Good Queen Bess (GB) 4 b. f 54.0kg 3 Mr R M Simons - - 97 7/1
- Sir Michael 5 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr K de Melo - - 81 16/1
1st Cabinet Shuffle 4 ch. g 60.0kg 5 Mr G Pieterse - 94 76 7/1
2nd Meridius 2 b. c 56.0kg 2 Mr R Munger 0.25 94 115 4/1
3rd Paton's Tears 4 b. f 52.0kg 1 Mr L M van Rensburg 0.5 81 78 16/1
4 Laguna Verde 5 b. g 58.0kg 8 Mr S Khumalo 3.25 101 86 9/2
5 Vanderbilt TF 3 b. g 59.5kg (62.0) 7 Mr S Sosibo 4.5 101 103 2/1
6 Crimson Princess 4 b. f 56.0kg 3 Mr J Mariba 4.6 91 102 16/1
7 Lord Varys 4 ch. g 54.5kg (54.0) 6 Mr D de Gouveia 6.75 79 75 10/1
8 Bloomington 3 ch. g 49.5kg (52.0) 4 Mr D B Geerthsen 8.5 76 69 25/1
9 Kayla's Champ 5 b. m 57.5kg (60.0) 9 Mr M K Katjedi 9.0 98 77 33/1
10 Sudden Star 5 b. g 58.0kg 11 Mr M A Yeni 11.5 89 86 33/1
11 Shivers 5 ch. m 58.0kg 10 Mr C R Maujean 15.5 95 93 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
85.11s
Average Time
86.06s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R770,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Cabinet Shuffle 1 94 76 -18 + 7 -25
Meridius 2 94 115 +21 -1 + 22
Paton's Tears 3 81 78 -3 -1 -2
Laguna Verde 4 101 86 -15 -2 -13
Vanderbilt 5 101 103 +2 -2 + 4
Crimson Princess 6 91 102 +11 -2 + 13
Lord Varys 7 79 75 -4 -3 -1
Bloomington 8 76 69 -7 -3 -4
Kayla's Champ 9 98 77 -21 -4 -17
Sudden Star 10 89 86 -3 -4 + 1
Shivers 11 95 93 -2 -6 + 4
Good Queen Bess (GB) None - 97 - -193 -
Sir Michael None - 81 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	SHIVERS (C Maujean) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	CRIMSON PRINCESS (J Mariba) and PATON'S TEARS (M van Rensburg) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	VANDERBILT (*S Sosibo) jumped awkwardly inwards leaving the stalls making contact with the right-side front gate.
b)	At approximately the 1200m, BLOOMINGTON (*D B Geerthsen) took an awkward stride.
c)	Jockey C Maujean reported that SHIVERS changed stride continually in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare. 	
d)	Jockey M Yeni reported that SUDDEN STAR did not stride out freely in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
e)	CABINET SHUFFLE (G Pieterse), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer R Klaasen advised (LK).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	LORD VARYS: Jockey D De Gouveia weighed out at 54,9kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight.
b)	BLOOMINGTON: Apprentice D B Geerthsen weighed out at 50,8kg, only claiming 1,5kg of his apprentice allowance as declared.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	LAGUNA VERDE raced without blinkers	(declared 17 January 2023 at 07H59).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	SHIVERS examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)	SUDDEN STAR examined post race, nothing obvious detected.
c)	VANDERBILT abnormal respiratory noise and blowing post race.
d)	CABINET SHUFFLE cut into left hind.
	
SCRATCHED:
a)	SIR MICHAEL off feed (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).
b)	GOOD QUEEN BESS (GB) off feed (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.