Race 3: GAUTENG GUINEAS DAY 4 FEBRUARY MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Thursday, 26 January 2023 | 13:25

Distance: 1160m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Magic Link 3 ch. g 60.0kg 3 - - - - -
- Smelting 7 b. m 57.5kg 4 - - - 52 10/1
- Free Movement 3 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr M A Yeni - - 81 7/2
1st Gimme Royalty 3 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr D W Schwarz - 56 49 66/1
2nd Quixote TF 2 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr K de Melo 0.25 77 69 72/100
3rd Full Go 6 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr D de Gouveia 1.5 61 59 8/1
4 Phantomoftheforest 3 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr S Khumalo 2.25 64 50 33/10
5 Pembroke 3 b. g 60.0kg 6 Mr N Klink 2.75 - 79 20/1
6 Exhale 3 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr R M Simons 7.0 - 66 25/2
7 Mazatlan 3 ch. c 57.5kg (60.0) 1 Mr D B Geerthsen 10.0 - 58 66/1
8 Incredible India 3 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr Wesley Marwing 10.25 - 64 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
68.21s
Average Time
68.54s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R720,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Gimme Royalty 1 56 49 -7 + 7 -14
Quixote 2 77 69 -8 -1 -7
Full Go 3 61 59 -2 -1 -1
Phantomoftheforest 4 64 50 -14 -1 -13
Pembroke 5 - 79 - 0 -
Exhale 6 - 66 - -2 -
Mazatlan 7 - 58 - -4 -
Incredible India 8 - 64 - -6 -
Magic Link None - - - -188 -
Smelting None - 52 - -188 -
Free Movement None - 81 - -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)	FREE MOVEMENT (M Yeni) refused to load. The starting stall certificate for this gelding has been withdrawn. Trainer R R Sage was advised (PHvdW).	
b)	QUIXOTE (K de Melo), EXHALE (R Simons) and INCREDIBLE INDIA (Wes Marwing) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Shortly after the start, PHANTOMOFTHEFOREST (S Khumalo) was brushed in by QUIXOTE (K de Melo), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b) 	Approaching the 100m, QUIXOTE (K de Melo) and GIMME ROYALTY (D Schwarz) came together and brushed. 
c)	In view of the Starter's report with regard to FREE MOVEMENT, this gelding's starting stall certificate has been withdrawn and he is suspended in terms of Rule 61.6.10 for a period of 7 days and until such time as he proves tractable loading with a companion. 
Suspension dates: 27 January 2023 to 2 February 2023.  FREE MOVEMENT may not be presented for re-passing during this period. Trainer R R Sage was advised.  	
d)	GIMME ROYALTY (D Schwarz), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer S M Naidoo advised (MduP).
	When questioned regarding the improved performance of GIMME ROYALTY, Trainer S M Naidoo explained to the Board that, in his opinion, the drop in trip and the addition of blinker pacifiers had accounted for this gelding's improved run. He has undertaken, where possible, to race the gelding over similar distances and similarly equipped in future.

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	EXHALE was ridden by	Jockey R Simons (declared 26 January 2023 at 08H30).	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	PHANTOMOFTHEFOREST raced without pacifiers (declared 24 January 2023 at 12H07).	
b)	GIMME ROYALTY raced equipped with blinker pacifiers (declared 26 January 2023 at 07H54).


THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	INCREDIBLE INDIA blowing post race.	
b)	MAZATLAN fatigued.
c)	PEMBROKE not striding out right hind. 	

SCRATCHED:
a)	MAGIC LINK coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		
b)	SMELTING change of track. Advised 25 January 2023 at 18H20.		
c)	FREE MOVEMENT refused to load (NHA / 13H27) Betting 7/2.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.