Race 8: NEXT TURFFONTEIN RACEMEETING THURSDAY 26 JANUARY CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Sunday, 22 January 2023 | 16:40

Distance: 1800m
Going: Good
Stakes: R85,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Forged By Fire 3 b. g 58.0kg 10 Mr R M Simons - - 66 25/2
1st Son Of Raj 5 ch. g 52.0kg 2 Mr Wesley Marwing - 71 116 14/1
2nd Celestial City TF 4 b. c 60.0kg 1 Mr C J Habib 1.0 74 92 5/4
3rd Black Lightning 2 b. g 51.5kg (54.0) 6 Mr D B Geerthsen 6.5 74 64 40/1
4 Romeo's Magic 7 ch. g 58.0kg 4 Mr K A Brewer 10.5 68 73 50/1
5 Time Spirit 4 b. g 56.0kg 3 Mr S Khumalo 13.75 65 60 16/1
6 Follow My Path 5 b. g 52.0kg 9 Mr C R Maujean 13.85 59 54 17/2
7 Last Cheer 5 ch. m 55.5kg 8 Mr R Munger 14.75 70 72 7/1
8 Devilish Dancer 4 b. f 51.5kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 99.99 63 50 33/1
9 Duke Of Rain 3 b. g 58.0kg 5 Mr L M van Rensburg 99.99 71 70 3/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
112.09s
Average Time
112.3s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R992,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Son Of Raj 1 71 116 +45 + 7 + 38
Celestial City 2 74 92 +18 -1 + 19
Black Lightning 3 74 64 -10 -3 -7
Romeo's Magic 4 68 73 +5 -4 + 9
Time Spirit 5 65 60 -5 -5
Follow My Path 6 59 54 -5 -5
Last Cheer 7 70 72 +2 -5 + 7
Devilish Dancer 8 63 50 -13 -10 -3
Duke Of Rain 9 71 70 -1 -10 + 9
Forged By Fire None - 66 - -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)	SON OF RAJ (Wes Marwing) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	At approximately the 1600m, Jockey M van Rensburg lost the footing to his left-side stirrup iron and was dislodged from DUKE OF RAIN. ROMEO'S MAGIC (*K A Brewer), LAST CHEER (R Munger) and FOLLOW MY PATH (C Maujean) had to take evasive action to avoid the fallen rider. Jockey M van Rensburg was attended to by the Course Medical Staff and taken to the medical centre for further observation. Jockey M van Rensburg was transferred to hospital for X-rays. Rule 25.12 applies.
Jockey M van Rensburg's equipment was examined and found to be in good working order.
b)	Jockey M Yeni reported that DEVILISH DANCER took no interest in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare.
c)	SON OF RAJ (Wes Marwing), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer W H Marwing advised (MS).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	BLACK LIGHTNING raced with a pressure halter (declared 17 January 2023 at 10H30).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	DEVILISH DANCER fatigued.	
b)	ROMEO'S MAGIC cut into left hind.
c)	TIME SPIRIT fatigued.


SCRATCHED:
a)	FORGED BY FIRE off feed (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.