Race 7: SOPHOMORE PLATE (For 3 year-olds)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 20 January 2023 | 16:05

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R80,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Khaya's Hope TF 5 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr K de Melo - 107 114 1/3
2nd Perfection 3 ch. g 58.0kg 2 Mr J P van der Merwe 2.0 83 103 17/2
3rd Pure Maverick 2 b. c 58.0kg 6 Mr S R Khathi 2.05 89 94 14/1
4 Indy View 2 b. c 56.0kg 1 Mr L Mxothwa 3.3 79 76 14/1
5 Zatara Magic 5 b. g 56.0kg 3 Mr S Khumalo 4.8 86 114 16/1
6 Admirals Chance 5 b. h 56.0kg 4 Mr R D Fourie 7.55 75 77 25/1
7 Last Storm 2 b. g 56.0kg 5 Mr R Munger 10.8 79 66 40/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
84.27s
Average Time
84.71s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R605,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Khaya's Hope 1 107 114 +7 + 7
Perfection 2 83 103 +20 -1 + 21
Pure Maverick 3 89 94 +5 -1 + 6
Indy View 4 79 76 -3 -2 -1
Zatara Magic 5 86 114 +28 -2 + 30
Admirals Chance 6 75 77 +2 -3 + 5
Last Storm 7 79 66 -13 -4 -9
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	PERFECTION (JP van der Merwe) jumped slow, losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 
 
a)	Shortly after the start LAST STORM (R Munger) was bumped by ADMIRALS CHANCE (R Fourie) which was bumped by ZATARA MAGIC (S Khumalo), which jumped outwards. During this incident ADMIRALS CHANCE (R Fourie) and LAST STORM (R Munger) were unbalanced for a number of strides and ZATARA MAGIC (S Khumalo) then commenced to over race in the early stages.
b)	KHAYA'S HOPE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GD Smith was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	Nil

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON 	HAD NO REPORTS

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS