Race 5: play.tabonlne.co.za CAPE C STAKES (For Horses 3-years & older with a nett rating of 74 & below)

DURBANVILLE RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 14 March 2023 | 15:05

Distance: 2000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Elegant Noble 3 ch. c 60.0kg 4 Mr L Mxothwa - - 70 9/2
1st Machete Man 2 ch. c 58.5kg 7 Mr K de Melo - 76 90 6/1
2nd Virginia Sweet TF 2 ch. f 54.5kg 3 Mr A Arries 0.5 77 92 2/1
3rd Doubling Up 2 ch. c 58.5kg 4 Mr R D Fourie 1.75 77 74 7/2
4 Autumn Moon 3 b. g 55.5kg 2 Mr C Zackey 3.25 61 57 14/1
5 Twice The Master 3 ch. g 57.0kg 8 Mr O Noach 3.65 64 58 16/1
6 Coronation Time 2 b. c 60.0kg 5 Mr G van Niekerk 7.9 80 80 7/2
7 Western Wall 3 b. g 55.5kg 6 Mr C B Bantam 10.9 60 51 100/1
8 Felidavian 3 b. c 52.5kg 1 Mr K Matsunyane 13.15 63 60 14/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
121.26s
Average Time
124.11s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R750,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Machete Man 1 76 90 +14 + 7 + 7
Virginia Sweet 2 77 92 +15 -1 + 16
Doubling Up 3 77 74 -3 -1 -2
Autumn Moon 4 61 57 -4 -2 -2
Twice The Master 5 64 58 -6 -2 -4
Coronation Time 6 80 80 0 -3 + 3
Western Wall 7 60 51 -9 -4 -5
Felidavian 8 63 60 -3 -5 + 2
Elegant Noble None - 70 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	DOUBLING UP (R Fourie) jumped slow, losing one length and thereafter was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	After being dislodged in Race 3, Jockey C Bantam was examined by the course medical officer and passed fit to continue riding.
b)	DOUBLING UP (R Fourie) and CORONATION TIME (G van Niekerk) proved difficult to settle in the early and middle stages.
c)	FELIDAVIAN (K Matsunyane) was hanging out on the bend, resulting in the bit being pulled through this gelding's mouth. Thereafter, FELIDAVIAN (K Matsunyane) proved difficult to assist and gave ground to the field from the 800m.
d)	Trainer B Crawford was charged with a contravention of Rule 8.3.1 in that he failed to have available the registered colours of the owner/s of the horse FELIDAVIAN. Assistant Trainer B Donnelly, acting on behalf of Trainer B Crawford, signed an Admission of Guilt and Trainer B Crawford was fined R250,00.
e)	EVERGLADES, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer WA Nel was advised. (CvA)
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	CORONATION TIME raced with blinkers and a tongue tie (declared 06h15 on 20230313)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	DOUBLING UP - post-race distress
SCRATCHED:

a)	ELEGANT NOBLE - Lame left front. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 18h34 on 20230313)