Race 3: TABGOLD - THE INTELLIGENT BET! JUVENILE PLATE (For 2 yo R100 000 Win BSA Bonus Series)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Monday, 22 May 2023 | 12:55

Distance: 1400m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R120,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Main Defender 4 b. g 60.0kg 8 - - - 130 5/1
- Regina Argento 2 b. c 57.0kg - - - - 55 -
- The Noah 2 b. c 57.0kg - - - - 68 -
1st Fibonacci 2 b. c 57.0kg 5 Mr S D Veale - - 73 7/2
2nd Aberdeen 2 b. c 57.0kg 13 Mr G J Lerena 0.7 - 74 11/2
3rd Foreshore 2 b. f 52.5kg (54.0) 7 Mr S S Hlengwa 1.0 - 92 25/1
4 Galaxy Explorer 4 ch. g 57.0kg 6 Mr A Mgudlwa 1.5 - 60 33/1
5 Nelson Bay TF 4 b. g 57.0kg 11 Mr S Khumalo 2.1 - 90 4/1
6 Billy Of Tea 2 b. g 57.0kg 4 Mr D W Schwarz 3.1 - 75 66/1
7 King Of Seville 2 b. c 57.0kg 14 Mr A Arries 4.0 - 65 20/1
8 Common Grounds 4 b. g 55.5kg (57.0) 10 Miss R A Venniker 4.4 - 86 20/1
9 Morning Chess 4 b. g 57.0kg 12 Mr Serino Moodley 5.4 - 65 33/1
10 Ninety Nine Heros 2 b. c 57.0kg 1 Mr T Godden 6.7 - 83 25/2
11 Jet Bund 2 b. c 57.0kg 8 Mr R Khathi 9.1 - 64 50/1
12 Winter Frolic 2 b. f 54.5kg (54.0) 9 Mr K de Melo 11.6 - 61 4/1
13 Battenberg 2 b. g 57.0kg 2 Mr M A Yeni 14.0 - 63 40/1
14 Premium Rush 2 b. g 57.0kg 3 Mr L M van Rensburg 99.99 - - 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
86.04s
Average Time
84.94s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R960,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Fibonacci 1 - 73 - + 25 -
Aberdeen 2 - 74 - + 15 -
Foreshore 3 - 92 - + 10 -
Galaxy Explorer 4 - 60 - -3 -
Nelson Bay 5 - 90 - -5 -
Billy Of Tea 6 - 75 - -7 -
King Of Seville 7 - 65 - -9 -
Common Grounds 8 - 86 - -11 -
Morning Chess 9 - 65 - -13 -
Ninety Nine Heros 10 - 83 - -15 -
Jet Bund 11 - 64 - -17 -
Winter Frolic 12 - 61 - -19 -
Battenberg 13 - 63 - -21 -
Premium Rush 14 - - - -23 -
Main Defender None - 130 - -193 -
Regina Argento None - 55 - -193 -
The Noah None - 68 - -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)	COMMON GROUNDS (*R A Venniker) was stubborn to load.
b)	MORNING CHESS (S Moodley) lost 1 length.
c)	KING OF SEVILLE (A Arries) jumped awkwardly. Lost 1 length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	Shortly after the start BATTENBERG (M Yeni) and PREMIUM RUSH (M V'Rensburg) came together and made contact leaving the start. Thereafter at the 1300m, BATTENBERG (M Yeni) was eased momentarily off the heels of PREMIUM RUSH (M V'Rensburg) which over-raced in the early stages, proving difficult to assist.
b)	Shortly after the start ABERDEEN (G Lerena) was hampered on two occasions, losing position.
c)	GALAXY EXPLORER (A Mgudlwa) over-raced leaving the back straight.
d)	NINETY NINE HEROS (T Godden) was hanging out from the 300m.
e)	Jockeys M V'Rensburg (PREMIUM RUSH) and K de Melo (WINTER FROLIC) reported that they felt something amiss with their respective mounts in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine these runners. 
f)	FIBONACCI (S Veale), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer V H Marshall advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	COMMON GROUNDS was ridden by Appentice R A Venniker (-1.5kgs) (advised 22.05.23/07h39).
b)	NELSON BAY was ridden by Jockey S Khumalo. (advised 22.05.23/07h46).
c)	ABERDEEN raced equipped with blinkers (advised 21.05.23/08h19).
d)	Jockey K de Melo (WINTER FROLIC) weighed out at 54.9kgs, 0.5kg over the carded weight.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	WINTER FROLIC : Fatigued.
b)	PREMIUM RUSH : Nothing obvious detected.

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	MAIN DEFENDER : Change of stable (Trainer - 22.05.23/07h42).
b)	THE NOAH : Reserve runner.
c)	REGINA ARGENTO : Reserve runner.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.