Race 6: 4RACING.TV CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 09 March 2023 | 14:55

Distance: 2400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R85,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Nuclear Force 5 b. g 56.0kg 7 Mr K A Brewer - - 61 -
- Just Eminent 3 b. g 54.0kg 8 Mr Y Ramzan - - 60 33/1
1st Absolute Value TF 3 b. c 51.5kg (54.0) 8 Mr S S Hlengwa - 62 84 7/2
2nd Great Affair 7 b. g 58.5kg (60.0) 1 Miss R A Venniker 0.5 75 63 15/4
3rd Afraad 8 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr K Strydom 1.75 73 79 6/1
4 Dark Travel 4 b. f 55.0kg (57.5) 7 Mr D B Geerthsen 1.8 74 72 25/2
5 Flag Bearer 3 b. g 58.0kg 3 Mr G Pieterse 5.0 69 60 7/1
6 So Long Spring 7 b. g 50.0kg (52.0) 4 Mr S Sosibo 6.25 54 51 33/1
7 Allthewayfromusa 2 b. f 50.0kg (51.5) 5 Mr M K Katjedi 7.5 72 57 6/1
8 Understated 5 b. g 52.0kg 9 Mr P Mxoli 11.25 54 50 14/1
9 Rosy Lemon 5 b. m 1.5kg (53.5) 6 Mr C F Dicken 99.99 75 72 6/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
150.59s
Total Pool
R810,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Absolute Value 1 62 84 +22 + 7 + 15
Great Affair 2 75 63 -12 -1 -11
Afraad 3 73 79 +6 -1 + 7
Dark Travel 4 74 72 -2 -1 -1
Flag Bearer 5 69 60 -9 -2 -7
So Long Spring 6 54 51 -3 -3
Allthewayfromusa 7 72 57 -15 -3 -12
Understated 8 54 50 -4 -4
Rosy Lemon 9 75 72 -3 -10 + 7
Nuclear Force None - 61 - -188 -
Just Eminent None - 60 - -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)	ALLTHEWAYFROMUSA (*M K Katjedi) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls.
b)	GREAT AFFAIR (*R A Venniker) and ROSY LEMON (C F Dicken) were slow losing one length.
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	UNDERSTATED (*P Mxoli) hung in from the 400m, 
b)	Approaching the 200m, Jockey C F Dicken was dislodged from ROSY LEMON, which stumbled and fell for no apparent reason. In view of this incident, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. Jockey C F Dicken was attended to by the medical staff on course, transported to the medical centre for further assessment and thereafter dispatched to hospital for x-rays and further examination. 
	The course manager inspected this area at the request of the Stipendiary Board and found nothing untoward with the track.
c)	Apprentice R A Venniker, the rider of GREAT AFFAIR, accidentally dropped her crop at the 200m.
d)	Apprentice S Hlengwa rode his 40th winner and will now claim a 1,5kg allowance, effective from 10 March 2023.
e)	ABSOLUTE VALUE (*S Hlengwa), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer F P Habib advised (MS).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	ROSY LEMON raced with a tongue tie on (declared 8 March 2023 at 09H52).		 	


THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	ROSY LEMON blowing heavily post race. 
Veterinary report required prior to racing. Rule 49.7 applies. Trainer F Bronkhorst advised (MB).	

SCRATCHED:
a)	NUCLEAR FORCE coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		
b)	JUST EMINENT nasal discharge (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.