Race 4: 2000 GUINEAS: MYSTIKO (1991) FM 88 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 16 January 2022 | 14:10

Distance: 1000m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R80,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:3.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:5.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Vivid Jet 4 b. f 60.5kg 6 Mr K de Melo - - 87 4/1
1st Social Butterfly 4 b. f 59.0kg 1 Mr A Marcus - 86 90 50/9
2nd Star Act TF 4 ch. f 55.0kg 2 Mr D de Gouveia 0.6 78 81 25/7
3rd Nikiya 6 b. m 55.0kg (57.5) 5 Miss R A Venniker 1.6 83 75 20/7
4 Calulo 4 b. f 58.5kg 3 Mr W B Kennedy 2.3 85 88 25/3
5 Aunty Lizzy 3 ch. f 54.0kg 6 Mr K Sakayi 4.3 83 84 25/1
6 Pelargonium 3 b. f 54.5kg 8 Mr A Arries 4.55 84 84 91/20
7 Maquette 3 b. f 57.5kg 4 Mr S Khumalo 5.85 90 91 50/7
8 Travelling Light 5 b. m 58.0kg 7 Mr Serino Moodley 14.95 84 80 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
57.72s
Average Time
57.04s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R660,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Social Butterfly 1 86 90 +4 + 7 -3
Star Act 2 78 81 +3 -1 + 4
Nikiya 3 83 75 -8 -1 -7
Calulo 4 85 88 +3 -1 + 4
Aunty Lizzy 5 83 84 +1 -2 + 3
Pelargonium 6 84 84 0 -2 + 2
Maquette 7 90 91 +1 -2 + 3
Travelling Light 8 84 80 -4 -5 + 1
Vivid Jet None - 87 - -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)	Fair start. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	In the concluding stages, CALULO (W Kennedy) which rolled out marginally, had to ease when awkwardly placed on the inside of STAR ACT (D De Gouveia) which changed legs and shifted in. Jockey D De Gouveia appeared before the Board and questioned regarding this incident. In this regard, Jockey D De Gouveia submitted that he could have not anticipated the sharpness of STAR ACT's inward movement when changing legs and thereafter could only correct his mount after the incident. The Board noted and accepted the explanation of Jockey D De Gouveia and deemed this to be a racing incident.   
b)	Jockey S Moodley reported that TRAVELLING LIGHT changed strides continually in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
c)	Jockey D De Gouveia signed an admission of guilt for a contravention of Rule 62.2.8., in that as the rider of STAR ACT, he failed to ensure that when riding in this race over a straight course that he kept straight, parallel to the running rail and relative to his drawn position until a point not less than 200 metres from the start as indicated by the marker. Accordingly, a penalty of a fine of R1000 was imposed. 
d)	SOCIAL BUTTERFLY (A Marcus), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer P B Muscutt advised (HM).

JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	AUNTY LIZZY was ridden by Jockey K Sakayi (16.01.22/8h53). 
b)	SOCIAL BUTTERFLY raced equipped with blinkers (advised 15.01.22/8h49). 
   
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil. 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	TRAVELLING LIGHT : Nothing obvious detected. 

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	VIVID JET : Lame right front (Trainer - 14.01.22/7h48). Rule 53.5 applies.