Race 6: BOOK A TABLE FOR CLASSIC DAY 4 MARCH CALL 0116811796 MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 101 and below)
TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 22 February 2023 | 18:15
Distance:
2400m
Going:
Good
Stakes:
R120,000
Race Results
| Pos | Horse | A.C.S. | Weight | Draw | Jockey | Len | MR | CMR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | King Of Rome TF | 2 b. g | 52.0kg | 3 | Mr R Munger | - | 77 | 83 | 5/1 |
| 2nd | Banha Bridge | 5 ch. g | 54.0kg | 2 | Mr K Matsunyane | 0.9 | 75 | 70 | 33/10 |
| 3rd | Battleground | 5 b. g | 52.0kg | 4 | Mr M J Thackeray | 1.3 | 80 | 92 | 9/2 |
| 4 | Flying First Class | 4 b. f | 57.5kg | 10 | Mr D W Schwarz | 6.5 | 89 | 82 | 15/2 |
| 5 | Afraad | 8 b. g | 51.5kg (54.0) | 7 | Mr S Sosibo | 6.75 | 75 | 79 | 10/1 |
| 6 | Great Affair | 7 b. g | 56.0kg | 8 | Mr J P van der Merwe | 7.75 | 78 | 63 | 25/1 |
| 7 | Earl | 4 b. g | 56.0kg | 5 | Mr C R Maujean | 10.0 | 79 | 78 | 8/1 |
| 8 | Out Of Your League | 5 b. g | 60.0kg | 6 | Mr G J Lerena | 23.0 | 91 | 77 | 25/2 |
| 9 | So Long Spring | 7 b. g | 52.0kg | 9 | Mr P Mxoli | 99.99 | 54 | 51 | 75/1 |
| 10 | White Fang | 4 b. g | 58.0kg | 1 | Mr D de Gouveia | 99.99 | 85 | 91 | 8/1 |
Race Timing
Winning Time
154.38s
Total Pool
R1,240,000
Rating Analysis
| Horse | Pos | MR Before | MR After | Official Δ | Expected Δ | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Of Rome | 1 | 77 | 83 | + 7 | -1 | |
| Banha Bridge | 2 | 75 | 70 | -1 | -4 | |
| Battleground | 3 | 80 | 92 | -1 | + 13 | |
| Flying First Class | 4 | 89 | 82 | -3 | -4 | |
| Afraad | 5 | 75 | 79 | -3 | + 7 | |
| Great Affair | 6 | 78 | 63 | -3 | -12 | |
| Earl | 7 | 79 | 78 | -4 | + 3 | |
| Out Of Your League | 8 | 91 | 77 | -8 | -6 | |
| So Long Spring | 9 | 54 | 51 | -10 | + 7 | |
| White Fang | 10 | 85 | 91 | -10 | + 16 |
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms.
Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.
Stipes Report
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) EARL (C Maujean) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE (G Lerena) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) WHITE FANG (D De Gouveia), fitted with blinkers for the first time, raced to the front in advance of the field and thereafter tired badly from the 400m b) SO LONG SPRING (*P Mxoli) commenced to give ground to the field from the 400m. c) The saddle on OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE (G Lerena) slipped back in running. This was confirmed by an Official. d) KING OF ROME (R Munger), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M N Houdalakis advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) KING OF ROME was ridden by Jockey R Munger (declared 21 February 2023 at 07H49). b) BATTLEGROUND was ridden by Jockey M Thackeray, who weighed out at 52,6kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight as declared (declared 22 February 2023 at 07H17). c) FLYING FIRST CLASS was ridden by Jockey D Schwarz (declared 22 February 2023 at 09H17). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SO LONG SPRING blowing post race. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.