Race 5: www.tabgold.co.za MR 65 HANDICAP (Open)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 26 March 2023 | 14:40

Distance: 1600m
Going: Yielding
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
- Ravens Sword 3 b. g 59.5kg (61.0) 1 Mr M K Katjedi - - 53 5/1
1st Hallerbos 3 b. c 58.0kg 6 Mr S Khumalo - 61 57 6/1
2nd Capetown Affair 5 b. g 58.0kg 1 Mr A Arries 0.1 61 59 16/1
3rd Jetavana 3 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr J Gates 0.35 65 65 10/1
4 Vengeance Forever 3 b. g 58.5kg 5 Mr K de Melo 2.35 62 51 9/2
5 Word For Word 3 ch. g 58.5kg 8 Mr S D Veale 3.65 62 62 10/1
6 Impartial 4 b. g 56.5kg 2 Mr L M van Rensburg 3.75 58 50 16/1
7 Walton Hall TF 5 b. g 53.0kg 9 Mr C R Maujean 4.05 51 50 9/2
8 National Dream 6 b. g 55.0kg 10 Mr Serino Moodley 4.25 55 68 25/2
9 Final Destiny 4 ch. g 52.5kg (54.0) 7 Mr S S Hlengwa 5.25 53 50 7/1
10 Piketberg Alley 4 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr R Khathi 7.25 65 63 13/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
98.03s
Average Time
97.43s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R850,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Hallerbos 1 61 57 -4 + 7 -11
Capetown Affair 2 61 59 -2 -1 -1
Jetavana 3 65 65 0 -1 + 1
Vengeance Forever 4 62 51 -11 -1 -10
Word For Word 5 62 62 0 -2 + 2
Impartial 6 58 50 -8 -2 -6
Walton Hall 7 51 50 -1 -2 + 1
National Dream 8 55 68 +13 -2 + 15
Final Destiny 9 53 50 -3 -2 -1
Piketberg Alley 10 65 63 -2 -3 + 1
Ravens Sword None - 53 - -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)	A fair start.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	IMPARTIAL (M V'Rensburg) was hanging out around the turn.
b)	Jockey R Khathi reported that PIKETBERG ALLEY did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
c)	In view of the performance of WALTON HALL (4.15 lengths, 9/2 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
d)	HALLERBOS (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer D S Bosch  advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	WALTON HALL : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	WORD FOR WORD : Brush wound left front.
c)	PIKETBERG ALLEY : Abrasion above left eye.

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	RAVENS SWORD : Cast in box (Trainer - 26.03.23/08h12). Rule 53.5 applies.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.