Race 8: NEXT TURFFONTEIN RACEMEETING THURSDAY 27 APRIL CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 18 April 2023 | 16:20

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R85,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Fly Isabella Fly 3 b. f 60.0kg 12 Mr C Zackey - - 74 11/2
- Virginia Beach 2 b. f 58.0kg 5 Mr D W Schwarz - - 82 9/2
- Rose Velvet 2 b. f 58.0kg 9 Mr C R Maujean - - 73 10/1
1st Laetitia's Angel TF 4 b. f 60.0kg 1 Mr R Munger - 73 77 18/10
2nd In The Ether 6 b. m 56.0kg 4 Mr P Mxoli 2.5 64 63 25/2
3rd Great Times 3 b. c 57.5kg 3 Mr J R Syster 2.7 64 54 10/1
4 Vava Vegas 5 ch. g 55.5kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 3.7 67 58 6/1
5 Pendragon 5 b. g 57.5kg 5 Mr L M van Rensburg 3.8 71 73 11/2
6 Nettleton 3 ch. f 58.0kg 8 Mr K de Melo 4.7 72 100 7/2
7 A Time To Flower 2 b. f 58.0kg 2 Mr K Matsunyane 5.1 75 52 16/1
8 Magic Flower 2 b. c 53.5kg 9 Mr K A Brewer 7.35 57 52 80/1
9 Bridge Of Spies 6 b. g 53.5kg 7 Mr M J Thackeray 9.6 50 48 80/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
58.4s
Average Time
58.27s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R795,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Laetitia's Angel 1 73 77 +4 + 7 -3
In The Ether 2 64 63 -1 -1
Great Times 3 64 54 -10 -1 -9
Vava Vegas 4 67 58 -9 -2 -7
Pendragon 5 71 73 +2 -2 + 4
Nettleton 6 72 100 +28 -2 + 30
A Time To Flower 7 75 52 -23 -2 -21
Magic Flower 8 57 52 -5 -3 -2
Bridge Of Spies 9 50 48 -2 -4 + 2
Fly Isabella Fly None - 74 - -188 -
Virginia Beach None - 82 - -188 -
Rose Velvet None - 73 - -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)	NETTLETON (K de Melo) was stubborn loading.
b)	PENDRAGON (M van Rensburg) jumped awkwardly inwards leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	PENDRAGON (M van Rensburg) jumped awkwardly inwards leaving the stalls making contact with the right-side front gate.
b)	The saddle on NETTLETON (K de Melo) slipped back in running.  This was confirmed by an Official.
c)	LAETITIA'S ANGEL (R Munger), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer A B Fortune advised (MduP).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	VAVA VEGAS raced without blinkers (declared 14 April 2023 at 08H25).			

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	BRIDGE OF SPIES blowing post race.

SCRATCHED:
a)	VIRGINIA BEACH strained right hamstring (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).
b)	ROSE VELVET	Azoturia (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).
c)	FLY ISABELLA FLY lame left front (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.