Race 3: CAPE RACING SALES MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Sunday, 04 June 2023 | 12:30

Distance: 1000m
Going: Soft
Stakes: R100,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Casino Ace 5 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr D L Ashby - - 56 25/1
- Spelling Bee 2 b. c 57.0kg 6 Mr K de Melo - - 86 -
1st Captain Arrow 2 b. c 57.0kg 4 Mr G Wright - - 101 33/20
2nd Noon Day Gun TF 4 b. g 57.0kg 3 Mr R D Fourie 1.75 - 66 1/1
3rd Ponte Vecchio 2 b. f 57.5kg 6 Mr G van Niekerk 2.5 67 56 40/1
4 Steadfast 2 b. c 57.0kg 5 Mr J P van der Merwe 3.0 - 75 14/1
5 Graduation Time 4 b. g 57.0kg 2 Mr C Zackey 4.0 - 70 75/1
6 F Eight 2 b. f 57.5kg 8 Mr L Mxothwa 9.0 71 61 20/1
7 Barnbougle 3 b. c 60.0kg 9 Mr O Noach 13.25 58 66 66/1
8 Redwing 3 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr M A Winnaar 14.5 - 20 75/1
9 Head Girl 5 b. m 57.5kg 7 Mr A D Andrews 16.75 72 62 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
64.33s
Average Time
60.12s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,260,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Captain Arrow 1 - 101 - + 25 -
Noon Day Gun 2 - 66 - + 15 -
Ponte Vecchio 3 67 56 -11 -1 -10
Steadfast 4 - 75 - -3 -
Graduation Time 5 - 70 - -5 -
F Eight 6 71 61 -10 -4 -6
Barnbougle 7 58 66 +8 -5 + 13
Redwing 8 - 20 - -11 -
Head Girl 9 72 62 -10 -6 -4
Casino Ace None - 56 - -193 -
Spelling Bee 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)	REDWING (M Winnaar) jumped slow, losing two lengths.
b)	NOON DAY GUN (R Fourie) jumped awkwardly inwards with its head up and as a consequence, was slow into stride.
c)	STEADFAST (JP van der Merwe) and F EIGHT (L Mxothwa) were slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	At the 500m PONTE VECCHIO (G van Niekerk) was directed outwards into clear running and thereafter commenced to hang in.
b)	After being directed outwards at the 250m NOON DAY GUN (R Fourie) then shifted out sharply and had to be steadied when awkwardly paced on the inside of a tiring HEAD GIRL (A Andrews). 
c)	REDWING (M Winnaar) raced green.
d)	CAPTAIN ARROW, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Bass-Robinson was advised. (TJ)
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	CAPTAIN ARROW raced with blinkers and a tongue tie (declared 10h00 on 20230602)
b)	G van Niekerk rode PONTE VECCHIO (declared 12h08 on 20230604)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS

SCRATCHED: 

a)	CASINO ACE - not eating up. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 08h12 on 20230604)
b)	SPELLING BEE - colic. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 09h29 on 20230530)