Race 1: 4RACING WELCOMES YOU MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 13 June 2023 | 12:35

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R75,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Top Man 4 b. c 60.0kg 12 Mr J P van der Merwe - - 66 33/1
1st Hawkbill TF 4 b. g 56.0kg 9 Mr C Zackey - - 100 83/100
2nd Hotarubi 4 b. g 56.0kg 6 Mr K de Melo 0.1 - 98 28/10
3rd George Handel 4 b. g 56.0kg 13 Mr S Khumalo 0.6 - 85 6/1
4 Pocket Watch 2 b. c 56.0kg 12 Mr D de Gouveia 2.75 - 83 25/1
5 Pike Place 3 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr C R Maujean 3.25 55 57 100/1
6 Pembroke 3 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr K A Brewer 4.5 70 79 25/1
7 Raining Rubies 5 b. m 57.0kg 5 Mr Wesley Marwing 5.75 55 75 100/1
8 Captain Efficient 2 b. g 56.0kg 10 Mr M A Yeni 9.0 - 66 66/1
9 Paradise Flower 3 b. f 57.0kg 8 Mr L M van Rensburg 10.5 58 37 100/1
10 The Donelly 3 b. g 60.0kg 11 Mr B Nyawo 14.0 49 62 100/1
11 Kit Kat Katie 2 ch. f 57.0kg 2 Mr D W Schwarz 14.15 56 60 100/1
12 Golden Torrent 3 b. c 57.5kg (60.0) 3 Mr D B Geerthsen 14.25 - 51 100/1
13 Future Knight 3 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr R Danielson 16.5 - 47 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
82.39s
Average Time
83.82s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R660,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Hawkbill 1 - 100 - + 30 -
Hotarubi 2 - 98 - + 20 -
George Handel 3 - 85 - + 15 -
Pocket Watch 4 - 83 - + 2 -
Pike Place 5 55 57 +2 -2 + 4
Pembroke 6 70 79 +9 -2 + 11
Raining Rubies 7 55 75 +20 -2 + 22
Captain Efficient 8 - 66 - -6 -
Paradise Flower 9 58 37 -21 -4 -17
The Donelly 10 49 62 +13 -5 + 18
Kit Kat Katie 11 56 60 +4 -5 + 9
Golden Torrent 12 - 51 - -14 -
Future Knight 13 - 47 - -16 -
Top Man None - 66 - -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)	HAWKBILL (C Zackey) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	PEMBROKE (*K A Brewer), GOLDEN TORRENT (*D B Geerthsen), CAPTAIN EFFICIENT (M Yeni) and POCKET WATCH (D De Gouveia) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	As the start was effected, THE DONELLY (B Nyawo) and CAPTAIN EFFICIENT (M Yeni), which stumbled leaving the stalls, came together and bumped.
b)	Shortly after the start, PEMBROKE (*K A Brewer) was brushed in by PARADISE FLOWER (M van Rensburg), which was bumped in by HAWKBILL (C Zackey), which jumped inwards sharply leaving the stalls.	
c)	At approximately the 200m, GEORGE HANDEL (S Khumalo) and HAWKBILL (C Zackey) were carried in marginally by HOTARUBI (K de Melo), which was switched in off the heels of RAINING RUBIES (Wes Marwing), which had come to the end of its run.
d)	Apprentice D B Geerthsen reported that GOLDEN TORRENT made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt. 	
e)	HAWKBILL (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. 
Trainer M N Houdalakis advised (LK).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	FUTURE KNIGHT was ridden by Jockey	 R Danielson (declared 13 June 2023 at 09H08).		

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	GOLDEN TORRENT raced with a cornell collar (declared 26 May 2023).				
b)	THE DONELLY	raced without blinkers (declared 8 June 2023 at 09H59).	
c)	HOTARUBI raced equipped with cheek pieces and without blinkers (declared 13 June 2023 at 08H22).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	GOLDEN TORRENT abnormal respiratory noise.	
b)	PEMBROKE mouth injury.
c)	RAINING RUBIES blowing post race.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	TOP MAN coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.