Race 8: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING TUESDAY 27 JUNE FM 90 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Thursday, 22 June 2023 | 16:30

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R85,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:8.5 3yrs:1.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:2.0

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Big Eyed Girl 3 ch. f 60.0kg 1 Mr G J Lerena - 90 96 15/2
2nd What A Honey 3 b. f 55.5kg 3 Mr C Zackey 0.75 81 97 4/1
3rd Celtic Rumours 5 b. m 59.5kg 8 Mr C J Habib 1.5 91 104 9/2
4 Coldhardstare TF 2 ch. f 61.0kg 4 Mr K de Melo 2.5 94 94 9/4
5 Berengaria 2 b. f 53.5kg (56.0) 9 Mr S Sosibo 2.8 84 79 50/1
6 Golden Aspen 6 b. m 56.5kg 7 Mr L M van Rensburg 4.1 83 66 16/1
7 Rozara 3 b. f 56.0kg 2 Mr M A Yeni 4.3 82 73 6/1
8 Kayla's Champ 5 b. m 57.0kg 5 Mr D W Schwarz 5.0 84 77 14/1
9 Princess Philippa 3 b. f 59.0kg 6 Mr P Mxoli 5.05 88 85 40/1
10 Benguela Cove 3 b. f 55.0kg 10 Mr J Gates 29.3 80 62 80/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
71.17s
Average Time
71.85s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R630,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Big Eyed Girl 1 90 96 +6 + 7 -1
What A Honey 2 81 97 +16 -1 + 17
Celtic Rumours 3 91 104 +13 -1 + 14
Coldhardstare 4 94 94 0 -1 + 1
Berengaria 5 84 79 -5 -1 -4
Golden Aspen 6 83 66 -17 -2 -15
Rozara 7 82 73 -9 -2 -7
Kayla's Champ 8 84 77 -7 -2 -5
Princess Philippa 9 88 85 -3 -2 -1
Benguela Cove 10 80 62 -18 -10 -8
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	PRINCESS PHILIPPA (*P Mxoli) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	KAYLA'S CHAMP (D Schwarz) and GOLDEN ASPEN (M van Rensburg) were slow losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	BENGUELA COVE (J Gates), which was encouraged forward to overcome a wide draw, raced clear and in advance of the field and compounded from the 400m. 
b)	Jockey M Yeni reported that ROZARA did not stride out freely in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. 	
c)	Jockey J Gates reported that BENGUELA COVE did not stride out freely in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. 	
d)	BIG EYED GIRL (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer J J van Vuuren advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	PRINCESS PHILIPPA raced equipped with blinkers (declared 20 June 2023 at 07H10).		
b)	KAYLA'S CHAMP raced equipped with blinkers (declared 22 June 2023 at 08H01).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	ROZARA not striding out left hind.
b)	BENGUELA COVE examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.