Race 8: 4RACING.TV MR 68 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 25 May 2023 | 15:55

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
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
1st Funky Music TF 4 b. g 56.5kg 2 Mr P Mxoli - 61 83 11/2
2nd Waqaas (AUS) 6 b. g 61.0kg 3 Mr G J Lerena 0.6 70 56 14/1
3rd Cerulean Dancer 2 b. f 53.5kg 1 Mr L M van Rensburg 2.5 59 71 40/1
4 Gregor Macgregor 4 b. g 54.5kg 10 Mr J P van der Merwe 3.75 57 63 10/1
5 Oyster King 5 b. g 57.5kg 9 Mr J Penny 4.0 63 50 33/1
6 Maboneng 3 b. f 56.0kg 13 Mr C J Habib 6.0 60 67 9/2
7 Spring Will Come 3 b. c 60.5kg 6 Mr C R Maujean 7.0 69 72 10/1
8 Skyfull 2 ch. f 56.5kg 5 Mr Wesley Marwing 7.75 65 54 50/1
9 Splendid Season 2 b. f 55.5kg 14 Mr C Zackey 11.0 63 50 16/1
10 Follow My Path 5 b. g 56.0kg 4 Mr M J Thackeray 14.0 60 54 50/1
11 Super Secret 2 b. f 52.0kg 8 Mr M K Katjedi 14.25 56 50 66/1
12 Fasinada 4 ch. f 54.0kg 15 Mr J R Syster 19.5 56 52 16/1
13 Ballon D'or 5 b. g 56.5kg 7 Mr S Khumalo 21.5 61 61 8/1
14 Irontail 4 ch. g 60.0kg 11 Mr M A Yeni 25.0 68 64 4/1
15 Pacific Express 2 b. f 54.5kg (57.0) 12 Mr S Sosibo 26.0 66 59 40/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
97.61s
Average Time
96.41s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R675,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Funky Music 1 61 83 +22 + 7 + 15
Waqaas (AUS) 2 70 56 -14 -1 -13
Cerulean Dancer 3 59 71 +12 -1 + 13
Gregor Macgregor 4 57 63 +6 -2 + 8
Oyster King 5 63 50 -13 -2 -11
Maboneng 6 60 67 +7 -3 + 10
Spring Will Come 7 69 72 +3 -3 + 6
Skyfull 8 65 54 -11 -3 -8
Splendid Season 9 63 50 -13 -4 -9
Follow My Path 10 60 54 -6 -5 -1
Super Secret 11 56 50 -6 -5 -1
Fasinada 12 56 52 -4 -7 + 3
Ballon D'or 13 61 61 0 -8 + 8
Irontail 14 68 64 -4 -9 + 5
Pacific Express 15 66 59 -7 -9 + 2
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	SUPER SECRET (*M K Katjedi) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	In view of the performance of IRONTAIL (M Yeni), (distance 25,00 lengths, betting 4/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.	
	Trainer C Spies was requested to report back to the Stipendiary Board on the condition of IRONTAIL on return to stables. 	
b)	FUNKY MUSIC (*P Mxoli), 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)	MABONENG was ridden by Jockey C Habib (declared 25 May 2023 at 08H50).		 
b)	SPLENDID SEASON was ridden by Jockey C Zackey (declared 25 May 2023 at 14H57).	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	SPLENDID SEASON raced without blinkers (declared 19 May 2023 at 08H15).		
b)	OYSTER KING	raced without blinkers (declared 23 May 2023 at 10H00).		
c)	GREGOR MACGREGOR raced with a tongue tie on (declared 24 May 2023 at 11H23).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	IRONTAIL examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)	SPRING WILL COME abnormal respiratory noise.
c)	FUNKY MUSIC moderate post race distress.	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.