Race 3: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MR 84 HANDICAP (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 18 March 2023 | 13:15

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:3.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:5.0 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Sequoia 6 b. g 55.0kg 7 Mr R D Fourie - 74 99 3/1
2nd Meridius 2 b. c 62.0kg 4 Mr P J Strydom 1.8 94 115 25/2
3rd Trident King TF 3 ch. g 60.5kg 6 Mr G J Lerena 2.25 85 65 5/2
4 Admiralty Arch 3 b. g 56.5kg 1 Mr J P van der Merwe 10.0 77 77 13/2
5 Letsdoit 3 b. g 54.5kg (57.0) 10 Mr D B Geerthsen 11.0 78 72 125/1
6 Robert Burns 3 b. g 55.5kg 9 Mr K de Melo 15.0 75 71 14/1
7 She's A Rainbow 3 b. f 58.0kg 3 Mr B Nyawo 16.0 80 85 50/1
8 Just Eminent 3 b. g 52.0kg 8 Mr G Pieterse 18.0 71 60 125/1
9 Global Impact 2 b. c 58.0kg 2 Mr C Zackey 24.0 86 74 33/10
10 Kotinos 3 ch. g 58.0kg 5 Mr L M van Rensburg 99.99 80 59 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
98.32s
Average Time
98.56s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,045,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Sequoia 1 74 99 +25 + 7 + 18
Meridius 2 94 115 +21 -1 + 22
Trident King 3 85 65 -20 -1 -19
Admiralty Arch 4 77 77 0 -4 + 4
Letsdoit 5 78 72 -6 -4 -2
Robert Burns 6 75 71 -4 -6 + 2
She's A Rainbow 7 80 85 +5 -6 + 11
Just Eminent 8 71 60 -11 -7 -4
Global Impact 9 86 74 -12 -9 -3
Kotinos 10 80 59 -21 -10 -11
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	ROBERT BURNS (K de Melo) was restless in the stalls. This gelding was removed from the stalls, examined by the Veterinary Surgeon, passed fit to race and reloaded. 
b)	SEQUOIA (R Fourie) reared in the stalls.
c)	KOTINOS (M van Rensburg) was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	LETSDOIT (*D B Geerthsen) was encouraged forward to race handy from a wide draw, resulting in this gelding racing wide around the turn and into the straight. 
b)	Jockey C Zackey reported that he felt something amiss with GLOBAL IMPACT in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 
c)	Jockey	M van Rensburg reported that he felt something amiss with KOTINOS in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
d)	Jockey	K de Melo reported that he felt something amiss with ROBERT BURNS in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
e)	SEQUOIA (R Fourie), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
	Assistant Trainer A Ndzilana, acting on behalf of Trainer M F de Kock, was advised (MduP). 	
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	TRIDENT KING was ridden by Jockey G Lerena (declared 16 March 2023 at 07H51).
b)	GLOBAL IMPACT was ridden by Jockey C Zackey (declared 18 March 2023 at 08H53).
c)	KOTINOS was ridden by Jockey M van Rensburg (declared 18 March 2023 at 12H52).
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	GLOBAL IMPACT examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)	KOTINOS examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
c)	ROBERT BURNS fatigued.
d)	LETSDOIT abnormal respiratory noise.	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.


DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.