Race 7: GUINEAS DAY 5 FEBRUARY MR 72 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 27 January 2022 | 15:35

Distance: 1800m

Going: Yielding

Stakes: R70,000

Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:8.5 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos	Horse	A.C.S.	Weight	Draw	Jockey	Len	MR	CMR	Odds
-	Dance Partner	4 ch. c	53.5kg	17	-	-	-	57	100/3
-	Flinders Range	3 b. c	52.0kg	14	-	-	-	71	-
-	Motown Magic	3 b. g	60.5kg	4	-	-	-	75	-
1st	Secret Is Ours TF	4 gr. g	57.5kg	1	Mr W B Kennedy	-	68	66	20/7
2nd	Leshawes	3 b. g	54.5kg	4	Mr S Khumalo	1.75	73	73	50/3
3rd	Golden Tune	5 b. g	55.0kg	2	Mr C J Habib	3.25	62	68	25/1
4	West Point	3 b. c	56.5kg	5	Mr R Munger	6.0	77	53	17/2
5	Secret Giver	4 ch. g	57.5kg	8	Mr C Zackey	6.05	68	75	10/3
6	Elusive Swann	4 b. g	57.0kg	7	Mr C R Maujean	7.25	67	72	10/1
7	So Long Spring	7 b. g	50.0kg (52.5)	12	Mr X Jacobs	9.75	57	51	100/3
8	FSquadron	4 b. g	59.5kg	3	Mr R Danielson	10.75	72	68	10/1
9	Orus Apollo	4 b. g	50.0kg (54.0)	13	Mr K A Brewer	11.75	61	46	20/1
10	Evoke	5 b. m	52.5kg	15	Mr M A Yeni	12.0	57	51	40/1
11	My Kingdom	6 b. g	54.0kg	11	Mr D W Schwarz	12.75	60	53	25/1
12	Signals	4 b. g	52.5kg	10	Mr J R Syster	13.0	58	49	50/1
13	Mister Blue Sky	4 ch. g	56.0kg	9	Mr K Matsunyane	15.75	65	62	100/3
14	Hidden Agenda	10 b. g	58.0kg	14	Mr Wesley Marwing	17.0	68	63	50/1
15	Anatura	5 b. m	57.5kg	6	Mr G J Lerena	19.0	67	68	25/2

Race Timing

Winning Time

111.16s

Average Time

109.57s

Difference

+%.2fs

Total Pool

R710,000

View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse	Pos	MR Before	MR After	Official Δ	Expected Δ	Discrepancy
Secret Is Ours	1	68	66	-2	+ 7	-9
Leshawes	2	73	73	0	-1	+ 1
Golden Tune	3	62	68	+6	-2	+ 8
West Point	4	77	53	-24	-3	-21
Secret Giver	5	68	75	+7	-3	+ 10
Elusive Swann	6	67	72	+5	-3	+ 8
So Long Spring	7	57	51	-6	-4	-2
FSquadron	8	72	68	-4	-4
Orus Apollo	9	61	46	-15	-4	-11
Evoke	10	57	51	-6	-5	-1
My Kingdom	11	60	53	-7	-5	-2
Signals	12	58	49	-9	-5	-4
Mister Blue Sky	13	65	62	-3	-6	+ 3
Hidden Agenda	14	68	63	-5	-6	+ 1
Anatura	15	67	68	+1	-7	+ 8
Dance Partner	None	-	57	-	-188	-
Flinders Range	None	-	71	-	-188	-
Motown Magic	None	-	75	-	-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)	LESHAWES (S Khumalo) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	MISTER BLUE SKY (K Matsunyane) was slow losing one length.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a) 	ORUS APOLLO (*K A Brewer) hung in from 600m.
b)	FSQUADRON (R Danielson) hung in from the 300m.
c)	Jockey G Lerena, the rider of ANATURA, felt something amiss with this mare in running and he did not 	persevere with his riding in the concluding stages. As a result, HIDDEN AGENDA (Wes Marwing) had to 	steady and switch out to avoid running onto the heels of ANATURA (G Lerena). 
d)	SECRET IS OURS (W Kennedy), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer A Peter, acting on behalf of Trainer P A Peter, advised (LN).	
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	ORUS APOLLO raced equipped with a compression mask (declared 20 January 2022 at 09H16).	
b)	LESHAWES raced equipped with a compression mask (declared 24 January 2022 at 08H24).
c)	GOLDEN TUNE raced equipped with a compression mask (declared 27 January 2022 at 07H07).	

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	ANATURA examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)	EVOKE blowing post race.
c)	SO LONG SPRING blowing post race.
d)	MISTER BLUE SKY not striding out right hind.

SCRATCHED:
a)	FLINDERS RANGE reserve runner. Advised 27 January 2022 at 08H20.		
b)	MOTOWN MAGIC reserve runner. Advised 27 January 2022 at 08H20.	
c)	DANCE PARTNER no suitable Rider available. Advised 27 January 2022 at 14H17.

	
DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.