Race 9: ALBORAN SEA MR 76 HANDICAP (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 04 March 2023 | 16:15

Distance: 1160m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:2.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:4.0

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Back In Business 3 b. c 59.5kg 15 Mr S Khumalo - 80 114 9/2
2nd Twice As Wild 6 b. m 52.0kg 14 Mr K A Brewer 1.5 50 51 33/1
3rd Power Ranger 7 b. g 52.0kg 13 Mr J Penny 2.25 57 69 20/1
4 Pinch Hit 2 b. g 60.5kg 1 Mr C Zackey 2.75 82 74 33/1
5 Smith And Wesson 2 b. c 59.5kg (59.0) 2 Mr P J Strydom 4.5 79 73 13/2
6 Angel Of War TF 3 gr. g 57.5kg (59.0) 4 Miss R A Venniker 4.75 74 83 7/2
7 Mescal 2 b. c 53.0kg 5 Mr J P van der Merwe 5.25 67 64 33/1
8 Tiz Magic 2 b. f 57.0kg 11 Mr G J Lerena 5.5 75 52 14/1
9 Vava Vegas 5 ch. g 57.0kg 10 Mr R Danielson 6.0 75 58 100/1
10 Mandalay 3 b. f 52.0kg (53.5) 3 Mr M K Katjedi 6.75 63 53 40/1
11 Giancarlo 2 b. g 49.5kg (52.0) 16 Mr D B Geerthsen 8.0 48 45 100/1
12 Fur Baby 2 b. f 59.0kg 12 Mr D W Schwarz 8.45 79 64 16/1
13 Spielberg 3 b. g 60.5kg 7 Mr G Pieterse 8.5 77 75 16/1
14 Cool Winter 2 ch. c 60.0kg 8 Mr K Matsunyane 8.75 81 78 14/1
15 After Hours 7 b. g 52.5kg 9 Mr N Klink 8.8 61 79 16/1
16 In The Ether 6 b. m 54.5kg 6 Mr P Mxoli 16.75 65 63 17/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
67.5s
Average Time
67.62s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R3,895,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Back In Business 1 80 114 +34 + 7 + 27
Twice As Wild 2 50 51 +1 -1 + 2
Power Ranger 3 57 69 +12 -1 + 13
Pinch Hit 4 82 74 -8 -1 -7
Smith And Wesson 5 79 73 -6 -2 -4
Angel Of War 6 74 83 +9 -2 + 11
Mescal 7 67 64 -3 -2 -1
Tiz Magic 8 75 52 -23 -2 -21
Vava Vegas 9 75 58 -17 -3 -14
Mandalay 10 63 53 -10 -3 -7
Giancarlo 11 48 45 -3 -3
Fur Baby 12 79 64 -15 -3 -12
Spielberg 13 77 75 -2 -3 + 1
Cool Winter 14 81 78 -3 -3
After Hours 15 61 79 +18 -3 + 21
In The Ether 16 65 63 -2 -6 + 4
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	BACK IN BUSINESS (S Khumalo), VAVA VEGAS (R Danielson)	and POWER RANGER (J Penny)	were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	TIZ MAGIC (G Lerena) hung in from the 300m.
b)	Shortly before the finish, PINCH HIT (C Zackey)	was momentarily inconvenienced on the heels of TWICE AS WILD (*K A Brewer),	which was carried in marginally by BACK IN BUSINESS (S Khumalo), which hung in from the 200m.
c)	In view of the performance of IN THE ETHER (*P Mxoli), (distance 16,75 lengths, betting 17/2), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly.	
d)	BACK IN BUSINESS (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J A Soma advised (LK).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	SMITH AND WESSON was ridden by Jockey P Strydom, who weighed out at 59.8kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight. 	


RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	PINCH HIT  blowing post race.
b)	SPIELBERG abnormal respiratory noise.		
c)	TIZ MAGIC blowing post race.
d)	GIANCARLO not striding out in front.
e)	IN THE ETHER	not striding out in left front.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.