Race 5: MERIT RATED 80 HANDICAP (Open)

BORROWDALE PARK | Friday, 27 January 2023 | 14:50

Distance: 1800m
Going: Heavy
Stakes: R1,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:8.5 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Raining Again 6 b. g 55.0kg 1 Mr W J Shumba - 68 73 4/1
2nd Love The View 4 b. g 59.5kg 4 Mr A Arries 7.0 76 82 16/1
3rd Ian's Ferrari 3 b. f 54.5kg 2 Mr M J Thackeray 8.0 67 63 9/2
4 Differentiate TF 5 b. m 59.5kg 3 Mr M Josi 18.0 76 72 5/2
5 Zazu 6 b. m 58.0kg 6 Mr R Satombo 18.5 74 71 16/1
6 Ideal View 6 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr N Takawira 22.0 78 90 33/20

Race Timing

Winning Time
114.17s
Total Pool
R6,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Raining Again 1 68 73 +5 + 7 -2
Love The View 2 76 82 +6 -3 + 9
Ian's Ferrari 3 67 63 -4 -3 -1
Differentiate 4 76 72 -4 -7 + 3
Zazu 5 74 71 -3 -7 + 4
Ideal View 6 78 90 +12 -8 + 20
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	Fair break.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:

a)	RAINING AGAIN (W Shumba) shifted out away from the crop from the 300m and thereafter commenced to hang out from the 200m.
b)	In view of the performance of IDEAL VIEW (N Takawira), the course veterinary surgeon was requested to examine this gelding post race. 
c)	RAINING AGAIN, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.  Trainer G MacLeod advised (AJ).

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	DIFFERENTIATE (M Josi) raced without steel shoes and equipped with alumites.
b)	IAN'S FERRARI raced with earmuffs on.
c)	ZAZU (R Satombo) raced with a compression mask on.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	IDEAL VIEW was examined post race and found to be in mild respiratory distress.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.