Race 6: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 PINNACLE STAKES (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 11 March 2023 | 14:25

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R150,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Aragosta 3 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr R D Fourie - - 109 7/2
1st ExpressFromTheUS 5 b. g 52.0kg 2 Mr K A Brewer - 93 98 16/1
2nd Whafeef 6 b. g 52.0kg 4 Mr P Mxoli 1.0 96 91 13/2
3rd Gimme A Shot TF 2 b. f 53.0kg 8 Mr J P van der Merwe 1.5 112 110 83/100
4 Willow Express 7 gr. g 54.0kg 7 Mr R Munger 2.5 97 82 20/1
5 Bey Suyay 4 b. g 52.0kg 1 Mr C R Maujean 3.0 91 84 10/1
6 Outofthedarkness 3 b. g 58.0kg 5 Mr G J Lerena 4.0 108 101 6/1
7 Cirillo 6 b. h 54.5kg (56.0) 3 Miss R A Venniker 4.25 106 98 14/1
8 City By The Sea 4 ch. g 50.5kg (52.0) 6 Mr M K Katjedi 12.5 92 74 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
98.48s
Average Time
97.46s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,675,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
ExpressFromTheUS 1 93 98 +5 + 7 -2
Whafeef 2 96 91 -5 -1 -4
Gimme A Shot 3 112 110 -2 -1 -1
Willow Express 4 97 82 -15 -1 -14
Bey Suyay 5 91 84 -7 -2 -5
Outofthedarkness 6 108 101 -7 -2 -5
Cirillo 7 106 98 -8 -2 -6
City By The Sea 8 92 74 -18 -5 -13
Aragosta None - 109 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	GIMME A SHOT (J P van der Merwe) and WHAFEEF (*P Mxoli) proved difficult to settle in the early stages. 
b)	Shortly before the finish line, WILLOW EXPRESS (R Munger) and BEY SUYAY (C Maujean) were steadied momentarily in anticipation of being awkwardly placed between WHAFEEF (*P Mxoli) and GIMME A SHOT (J P van der Merwe), which hung in from the 200m.
c)	Jockey G Lerena reported that  OUTOFTHEDARKNESS made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
d)	EXPRESSFROMTHEUS (*K A Brewer), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer T  Zackey advised (MS).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	BEY SUYAY was ridden by Jockey C Maujean (declared 10 March 2023 at 11H07).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	WILLOW EXPRESS ownership: unchanged, colours: Red, white sash, red sleeves, white chevrons, quartered cap, red peak.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	OUTOFTHEDARKNESS blowing post race	

SCRATCHED:
a)	ARAGOSTA temperature (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.