Race 10: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 11 MAY MR 68 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 09 May 2023 | 16:40

Distance: 1450m
Going: Soft
Stakes: R70,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:11.5 3yrs:2.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:3.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Written In Stone 9 b. g 56.0kg 12 - - - 67 10/1
1st Back To Basics 3 ch. c 56.0kg 1 Mr N Klink - 60 72 6/1
2nd Spring Will Come 3 b. c 57.0kg (58.5) 8 Miss R A Venniker 1.5 65 72 11/2
3rd Conker The World 4 b. f 56.0kg 7 Mr C F Dicken 5.0 60 57 6/1
4 Big City Girl 4 b. f 53.0kg 4 Mr K A Brewer 6.0 54 59 13/2
5 Timbavati River TF 3 b. g 55.5kg 10 Mr G Pieterse 7.5 59 79 5/1
6 Speechmaker 5 b. m 52.5kg (55.0) 9 Mr S Sosibo 8.0 58 61 17/2
7 Super Secret 2 b. f 53.0kg 6 Mr M K Katjedi 8.75 58 50 17/2
8 Rockingthetimeaway 3 b. f 57.5kg 11 Mr J R Syster 9.0 63 62 20/1
9 Gimme Royalty 3 b. g 55.5kg 5 Mr P Mxoli 12.0 59 49 40/1
10 Bushveld 3 b. f 59.5kg (61.0) 3 Mr S S Hlengwa 14.0 74 56 25/2
11 Masters Queen 3 b. f 57.5kg (60.0) 2 Mr D B Geerthsen 25.0 68 56 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
87.12s
Average Time
87.05s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R775,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Back To Basics 1 60 72 +12 + 7 + 5
Spring Will Come 2 65 72 +7 -1 + 8
Conker The World 3 60 57 -3 -2 -1
Big City Girl 4 54 59 +5 -3 + 8
Timbavati River 5 59 79 +20 -3 + 23
Speechmaker 6 58 61 +3 -3 + 6
Super Secret 7 58 50 -8 -3 -5
Rockingthetimeaway 8 63 62 -1 -4 + 3
Gimme Royalty 9 59 49 -10 -5 -5
Bushveld 10 74 56 -18 -5 -13
Masters Queen 11 68 56 -12 -9 -3
Written In Stone None - 67 - -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)	ROCKINGTHETIMEAWAY (J R Syster) and BACK TO BASICS (N Klink) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Shortly after the start, SUPER SECRET (*M K Katjedi) became unbalanced and had its hindquarters turned inwards when bumped by CONKER THE WORLD (C F Dicken), which was carried in by SPRING WILL COME (*R A Venniker), which rolled in.
b)	Leaving the 300m, CONKER THE WORLD (C F Dicken) was carried in by TIMBAVATI RIVER (G Pieterse), which shifted in away from the crop. Thereafter, at approximately the 150m, BUSHVELD (*S Hlengwa), which had come to the end of its run, made contact with the inside running rail when brushed in by BIG CITY GIRL (*K A Brewer), which commenced to hang in after being carried in marginally by CONKER THE WORLD (C F Dicken), which hung in from the 200m.
c)	Apprentice D B Geerthsen, the rider of MASTERS QUEEN, did not persevere with his riding from the 300m.  In view of this performance, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly.	
d)	BACK TO BASICS (N Klink), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Stable Employee C Jena, acting on behalf of Trainer P F Matchett, was advised (MS). 	

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	ROCKINGTHETIMEAWAY was ridden by Jockey J R Syster (declared 9 May 2023 at 08H18).	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	MASTERS QUEEN raced with club colours (black with a blue cap) Stipes permission.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	MASTERS QUEEN not striding out right front.
b)	CONKER THE WORLD brush wound left hind.
c)	TIMBAVATI RIVER cast its right front shoe in running. 

SCRATCHED:
a)	WRITTEN IN STONE change of track. Advised 9 May 2023 at 07H26.	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.