Race 5: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Thursday, 16 March 2023 | 14:05

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R85,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Bright Blue Sky 2 b. c 60.0kg 11 Mr D de Gouveia - - 76 25/2
1st Bloomington 3 ch. g 60.0kg 11 Mr S Khumalo - 74 69 5/1
2nd Romeo's Magic 7 ch. g 56.0kg 9 Mr G J Lerena 2.6 66 73 25/2
3rd Napoleon 3 b. g 58.0kg 5 Mr D W Schwarz 4.85 69 72 9/2
4 Batik 3 b. f 49.5kg (52.0) 8 Mr D B Geerthsen 6.35 62 57 25/1
5 Forward Spell 3 b. c 60.0kg 4 Mr L M van Rensburg 6.45 73 64 25/1
6 Vesuvio 5 b. g 60.0kg 10 Mr G Pieterse 9.45 78 85 13/2
7 Call Me The Breeze 2 b. f 52.0kg 1 Mr K A Brewer 11.2 66 63 14/1
8 Burmese Tiara TF 4 b. f 56.0kg 2 Mr J P van der Merwe 13.6 68 68 33/10
9 Welcome Breeze 2 b. f 56.0kg 3 Mr C Zackey 15.3 75 68 17/2
10 Timeforthat 4 b. f 52.0kg 6 Mr P Mxoli 17.3 61 60 14/1
11 Ballon D'or 5 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr C R Maujean 29.5 74 61 33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
97.94s
Average Time
98.55s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R820,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Bloomington 1 74 69 -5 + 7 -12
Romeo's Magic 2 66 73 +7 -1 + 8
Napoleon 3 69 72 +3 -2 + 5
Batik 4 62 57 -5 -3 -2
Forward Spell 5 73 64 -9 -3 -6
Vesuvio 6 78 85 +7 -4 + 11
Call Me The Breeze 7 66 63 -3 -4 + 1
Burmese Tiara 8 68 68 0 -5 + 5
Welcome Breeze 9 75 68 -7 -6 -1
Timeforthat 10 61 60 -1 -6 + 5
Ballon D'or 11 74 61 -13 -10 -3
Bright Blue Sky None - 76 - -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)	ROMEO'S MAGIC (G Lerena) was slow losing one length.
b)	BURMESE TIARA (J P van der Merwe) was squeezed out shortly after the start by CALL ME THE BREEZE (*K A Brewer), which jumped outwards leaving the stalls, and WELCOME BREEZE (C Zackey), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	WELCOME BREEZE (C Zackey) over-raced in the early stages. 
b)	In view of the performance of BURMESE TIARA (J P van der Merwe), (distance 13,60 lengths, betting 33/10), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare.
c)	BLOOMINGTON (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer F P Habib advised (MduP).
	

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	CALL ME THE BREEZE was ridden by Apprentice K A Brewer (declared 16 March 2023 at 08H36).
b)	BATIK: Apprentice D B Geerthsen weighed out at 50.9kg only claiming 1,5kg of his 2,5kg apprentice allowance as declared.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None. 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	BURMESE TIARA coughing post race.
b)	FORWARD SPELL abnormal respiratory noise.	
c)	WELCOME BREEZE speedy cut right hind.
d)	BATIK blowing post race	

SCRATCHED:
a)	BRIGHT BLUE SKY mucus (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.