Race 5: 4RACING.TV CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 09 February 2023 | 14:20

Distance: 1450m
Going: Good
Stakes: R85,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Prairie Falcon 3 b. f 58.0kg 1 Mr P Mxoli - 72 78 7/1
2nd Admiralty Arch TF 3 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr J P van der Merwe 2.75 72 77 15/4
3rd In Cahoots 6 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr G J Lerena 4.25 74 54 5/1
4 Irontail 4 ch. g 60.0kg 8 Mr C R Maujean 6.25 72 64 5/1
5 Circus Lights 5 ch. g 54.5kg (54.0) 3 Mr R M Simons 7.0 69 64 20/1
6 Eagle Alley 4 b. c 53.5kg (56.0) 7 Mr S Sosibo 9.0 65 58 33/1
7 Bird In Space 2 b. f 56.0kg 2 Mr D de Gouveia 9.25 78 66 25/2
8 Lady Sanza 3 b. f 52.0kg 14 Mr N A Qaule 10.0 61 58 80/1
9 Rio's Kiss 3 b. f 50.5kg (52.0) 13 Mr M K Katjedi 11.25 61 52 80/1
10 Vava Vegas 5 ch. g 58.0kg 6 Mr R Danielson 11.4 78 58 33/1
11 Twice As Wild 6 b. m 50.0kg 9 Mr K A Brewer 12.4 53 51 16/1
12 Whorly Whorly 7 b. g 60.0kg 11 Mr D W Schwarz 12.75 74 78 25/1
13 The Chosen One 2 b. c 56.0kg 10 Mr N Klink 15.25 75 52 20/1
14 Never To Clever 4 b. c 56.0kg 12 Mr K Matsunyane 26.25 67 64 7/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
85.77s
Total Pool
R790,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Prairie Falcon 1 72 78 +6 + 7 -1
Admiralty Arch 2 72 77 +5 -1 + 6
In Cahoots 3 74 54 -20 -2 -18
Irontail 4 72 64 -8 -3 -5
Circus Lights 5 69 64 -5 -3 -2
Eagle Alley 6 65 58 -7 -4 -3
Bird In Space 7 78 66 -12 -4 -8
Lady Sanza 8 61 58 -3 -4 + 1
Rio's Kiss 9 61 52 -9 -4 -5
Vava Vegas 10 78 58 -20 -4 -16
Twice As Wild 11 53 51 -2 -5 + 3
Whorly Whorly 12 74 78 +4 -5 + 9
The Chosen One 13 75 52 -23 -6 -17
Never To Clever 14 67 64 -3 -9 + 6
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	CIRCUS LIGHTS (R Simons) was slow losing one length.
b)	VAVA VEGAS (R Danielson) was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a) 	Light rain fell during the running of this race. 
b)	EAGLE ALLEY (*S Sosibo) hung in from the 300m. 
c)	PRAIRIE FALCON (*P Mxoli), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Assistant Trainer N Titise, acting on behalf of Trainer S T Pettigrew, advised (MduP).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	IRONTAIL was ridden by Jockey C Maujean (declared 9 February 2023 at 08H01).	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	TWICE AS WILD raced without cheekpieces (declared 5 February 2023 at 17H25).	
b)	PRAIRIE FALCON raced equipped with blinkers	(declared 7 February 2023 at 06H39).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	RIO'S KISS cut into right front.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.