Race 9: WORLD SPORTS BETTING MR 94 HANDICAP (Open)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Saturday, 03 June 2023 | 16:28

Distance: 1750m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R115,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:11.5 3yrs:2.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:4.0

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Kitchakal 5 b. g 57.5kg 5 Mr S D Veale - - 86 5/1
1st Ponte Pietra TF 2 b. c 54.5kg 8 Mr K de Melo - 87 102 9/4
2nd Aurora Storm 2 b. c 53.5kg 9 Mr T Godden 1.3 85 84 25/2
3rd African Dusk 5 b. g 52.0kg 1 Mr C R Maujean 2.05 79 83 14/1
4 El Rey Viene 5 b. g 53.5kg 2 Mr S Khumalo 3.45 85 77 8/1
5 Etiquette 3 b. g 54.5kg 10 Mr Serino Moodley 5.45 83 83 33/1
6 News Stream 6 b. g 55.5kg (57.0) 5 Miss R A Venniker 6.25 88 83 16/1
7 Wiccan Warrior 2 b. c 60.0kg 11 Mr A Mgudlwa 6.55 98 80 10/1
8 Bella Siccome 3 b. f 58.5kg (60.0) 6 Mr S S Hlengwa 8.25 94 93 25/1
9 Whispers Of War (AUS) 7 ch. g 56.0kg 12 Mr M A Yeni 8.55 86 64 25/1
10 Kaptein 4 b. g 57.0kg 7 Mr L Mxothwa 9.25 88 80 16/1
11 Tabebuia 3 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr R D Fourie 9.5 94 94 11/2
12 Sunday Island (AUS) 3 b. c 58.5kg 4 Mr R Khathi 12.4 91 86 17/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
105.99s
Total Pool
R3,535,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Ponte Pietra 1 87 102 +15 + 7 + 8
Aurora Storm 2 85 84 -1 -1
African Dusk 3 79 83 +4 -1 + 5
El Rey Viene 4 85 77 -8 -2 -6
Etiquette 5 83 83 0 -2 + 2
News Stream 6 88 83 -5 -3 -2
Wiccan Warrior 7 98 80 -18 -3 -15
Bella Siccome 8 94 93 -1 -3 + 2
Whispers Of War (AUS) 9 86 64 -22 -3 -19
Kaptein 10 88 80 -8 -4 -4
Tabebuia 11 94 94 0 -4 + 4
Sunday Island (AUS) 12 91 86 -5 -5
Kitchakal None - 86 - -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)	A fair start.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	AURORA STORM (T Godden) was squeezed out between ETIQUETTE (S Moodley) which jumped in and KAPTEIN (L Mxothwa) and PONTE PIETRA (K de Melo) which jumped outwards.
b)	WHISPERS OF WAR (AUS) (M Yeni) raced wide around the turn and into the straight.
c)	In view of the performances of TABEBUIA (R Fourie) (9.55 lengths, 11/2 in the betting), SUNDAY ISLAND (AUS) (R Khathi) (12.45 lengths, 17/2 in the betting) and KAPTEIN (L Mxothwa) (9.25 lengths, 16/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
d)	PONTE PIETRA (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer D Kannemeyer advised (NS).

JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	TABEBUIA : Not striding out right hind.
b)	SUNDAY ISLAND (AUS) : Nothing obvious detected.
c)	KAPTEIN : Nothing obvious detected.

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	KITCHAKAL : Overreached right fright front fetlock (Trainer - 03.06.23/08h16).

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None