Race 4: WWW.TAB4RACING.COM MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden F&M. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 25 May 2023 | 13:40

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R75,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- United We Stand 3 b. f 60.0kg 7 Mr P J Strydom - - 50 7/2
- Shivas Spirit 3 b. f 60.0kg 11 Mr Wesley Marwing - - 36 50/1
1st Sweet Basil 2 ch. f 56.0kg 3 Mr D de Gouveia - - 81 11/2
2nd Count Your Chances TF 5 b. m 60.0kg 8 Mr G J Lerena 0.1 64 51 18/10
3rd Inevitable 2 b. f 60.0kg 5 Mr M A Yeni 0.6 68 74 5/1
4 Wilkies 2 ch. f 60.0kg 10 Mr S Khumalo 3.4 66 50 25/1
5 Paradise Flower 3 b. f 60.0kg 12 Mr L M van Rensburg 3.5 58 37 40/1
6 Green Bubbles 2 b. f 60.0kg 4 Mr J R Syster 4.0 76 66 33/10
7 Oriental Odyssey 2 b. f 60.0kg 11 Mr M K Katjedi 5.5 61 56 10/1
8 Summer Of Dreams 2 b. f 60.0kg 1 Mr J H Greyling 8.25 57 65 50/1
9 Lorna Lilly 3 b. f 60.0kg 9 Mr M J Thackeray 10.0 50 50 80/1
10 Punta Alta 2 gr. f 60.0kg 6 Mr P Mxoli 16.0 42 50 80/1
11 Zakynthos 3 b. f 57.5kg (60.0) 7 Mr S Sosibo 22.0 - 35 80/1
12 Linda's Legacy 3 gr. f 60.0kg 2 Mr R Danielson 99.99 - 25 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
86.49s
Average Time
83.82s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R675,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Sweet Basil 1 - 81 - + 30 -
Count Your Chances 2 64 51 -13 -1 -12
Inevitable 3 68 74 +6 -1 + 7
Wilkies 4 66 50 -16 -2 -14
Paradise Flower 5 58 37 -21 -2 -19
Green Bubbles 6 76 66 -10 -2 -8
Oriental Odyssey 7 61 56 -5 -2 -3
Summer Of Dreams 8 57 65 +8 -3 + 11
Lorna Lilly 9 50 50 0 -4 + 4
Punta Alta 10 42 50 +8 -6 + 14
Zakynthos 11 - 35 - -12 -
Linda's Legacy 12 - 25 - -14 -
United We Stand None - 50 - -188 -
Shivas Spirit None - 36 - -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)	INEVITABLE (M Yeni) was restless in the stalls and thereafter jumped outwards leaving the stalls.
b)	ORIENTAL ODYSSEY (*M K Katjedi) was slow losing one length.
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	As the start was effected, INEVITABLE (M Yeni) and PUNTA ALTA (*P Mxoli) came together and bumped.	
b)	LINDA'S LEGACY (R Danielson) and ORIENTAL ODYSSEY (*M K Katjedi) jumped inwards leaving the stalls making contact with their respective right-front gates.
c)	LINDA'S LEGACY (R Danielson) commenced to give ground to the field from the 300m.
d)	Approaching the 400m, COUNT YOUR CHANCES (G Lerena), which was directed inwards off the heels of LORNA LILLY (M Thackeray), and INEVITABLE (M Yeni), which rolled out marginally, came together and bumped. Thereafter, at the 200m, COUNT YOUR CHANCES (G Lerena), which raced in close proximity to INEVITABLE (M Yeni), was carried out by INEVITABLE (M Yeni), which shifted out away from the crop. Jockey M Yeni appeared before the Board and was advised to take the necessary corrective measures sooner to keep his mounts straight in races. 
e)	COUNT YOUR CHANCES (G Lerena) shifted in away from the crop in the concluding stages. 
f)	SWEET BASIL (D De Gouveia), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Assistant Trainer N Titise, acting on behalf of Trainer S T Pettigrew, was advised (MS). 	

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	WILKIES was ridden by	Jockey S Khumalo (declared 24 May 2023 at 18H16).		

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	PARADISE FLOWER raced equipped with blinkers  (declared 21 May 2023 at 14H57).	
b)	WILKIES raced equipped with blinkers (declared 21 May 2023 at 23H37).	 		
c)	ZAKYNTHOS raced without a tongue tie	(declared 23 May 2023 at 13H59).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	COUNT YOUR CHANCES scalp wound right hind.
b)	PARADISE FLOWER cast its left front shoe in running.
c)	SUMMER OF DREAMS mouth injury.


SCRATCHED:
a)	UNITED WE STAND Stipes Permission (carded to run in KZN on the 26 May 2023, following the postponement of this racemeeting on the 22 May 2023). Advised 23 May 2023 at 10H20.
b)	SHIVAS SPIRIT insufficient work (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.