Race 3: CAPE RACING JUVENILE PLATE (For 2 year olds)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Sunday, 28 May 2023 | 13:05

Distance: 1400m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R140,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Spirit's Unite 2 ch. c 57.0kg 9 - - - 70 -
1st My Golly Molly 4 ch. g 57.0kg 1 Mr S D Veale - - 71 25/1
2nd Spring Palace 2 b. c 60.0kg 2 Mr R D Fourie 0.75 - 58 7/1
3rd Water Dragon 2 b. c 57.0kg 5 Mr O Noach 2.25 - 70 66/1
4 Avignon 4 b. g 57.0kg 3 Mr K G Steyn 2.75 - 61 25/1
5 Hluhluwe 2 b. c 60.0kg 6 Mr G van Niekerk 2.95 - 118 15/4
6 Monumental TF 2 b. g 60.0kg 9 Mr K de Melo 3.35 - 71 5/4
7 Paratrooper 4 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr C Zackey 5.6 - 73 4/1
8 Big Fella 2 b. c 57.0kg 10 Mr P C Orffer 6.85 - 70 80/1
9 Approach Shot 2 b. c 57.0kg 7 Mr J P van der Merwe 8.35 - 70 50/1
10 Few Dollars More 2 b. c 57.0kg 8 Mr A Arries 8.75 - 84 100/1
11 Cosmic Captain 2 b. c 57.0kg 11 Mr L Mxothwa 10.75 - 70 80/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
89.43s
Average Time
87.75s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,065,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
My Golly Molly 1 - 71 - + 25 -
Spring Palace 2 - 58 - + 15 -
Water Dragon 3 - 70 - + 10 -
Avignon 4 - 61 - -3 -
Hluhluwe 5 - 118 - -5 -
Monumental 6 - 71 - -7 -
Paratrooper 7 - 73 - -9 -
Big Fella 8 - 70 - -11 -
Approach Shot 9 - 70 - -13 -
Few Dollars More 10 - 84 - -15 -
Cosmic Captain 11 - 70 - -17 -
Spirit's Unite None - 70 - -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)	AVIGNON (K Steyn) jumped outwards, losing one length and thereafter was slow into stride.
b)	BIG FELLA (C Orffer) and COSMIC CAPTAIN (L Mxothwa) were slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	HLUHLUWE (G van Niekerk) over raced in the early stages.
b)	Leaving the 1300m COSMIC CAPTAIN (L Mxothwa) got its head up on a number of occasions while being restrained to avoid the heels of APPROACH SHOT (JP van der Merwe).
c)	In view of the performance of PARATROOPER (C Zackey) (Betting 4/1 ; Distance 5.60 lengths), which hung out when placed under pressure in the latter stages, the veterinary surgeon was requested to examine this colt.
d)	MY GOLLY MOLLY, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AE Sands was advised. (TJ)
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	A Arries rode FEW DOLLARS MORE (declared 07h42 on 20230528)
b)	AVIGNON raced with blinkers (declared 08h29 on 20230527)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	PARATROOPER - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	AVIGNON - blood in mouth

SCRATCHED:

a)	SPIRIT'S UNITE - off feed. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 09h32 on 20230526)