Race 4: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 OPEN MAIDEN (F & M) (For Maidens F&M. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Monday, 26 June 2023 | 14:30

Distance: 2000m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R66,000
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
- Ragsaa 3 b. f 60.0kg 3 - - - 62 5/2
1st Racinante 2 b. f 58.0kg 5 Mr D L Ashby - 59 50 16/1
2nd More For Me 2 b. f 59.5kg 9 Mr L Mxothwa 0.25 62 63 16/1
3rd Gold For Africa TF 3 ch. f 61.0kg 8 Mr M A Yeni 1.25 65 68 63/100
4 Ballycotton 2 b. f 58.5kg 1 Mr L M van Rensburg 4.0 60 53 4/1
5 First Minister 2 b. f 56.0kg 6 Mr S Khumalo 5.25 - 57 25/2
6 Sahnish Girl 2 b. f 56.0kg 4 Mr J P van der Merwe 9.25 - 52 33/1
7 Celtic Vixen 4 b. f 57.0kg 7 Mr J Gates 9.5 53 58 33/1
8 Bonnies Vision 2 b. f 56.0kg 3 Mr D W Schwarz 11.75 - 42 80/1
9 Gaetana 3 ch. f 52.0kg 2 Mr T T Gould 56.25 42 26 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
124.18s
Average Time
123.53s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R589,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Racinante 1 59 50 -9 + 7 -16
More For Me 2 62 63 +1 -1 + 2
Gold For Africa 3 65 68 +3 -1 + 4
Ballycotton 4 60 53 -7 -2 -5
First Minister 5 - 57 - 0 -
Sahnish Girl 6 - 52 - -2 -
Celtic Vixen 7 53 58 +5 -4 + 9
Bonnies Vision 8 - 42 - -6 -
Gaetana 9 42 26 -16 -10 -6
Ragsaa None - 62 - -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)	SPANISH GIRL (JP van der Merwe) was nervous in the stalls.	
b)	CELTIC VIXEN (J Gates) jumped slow, losing two lengths and thereafter was slow into stride.
c)	BALLYCOTTON (M van Rensburg) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	FIRST MINISTER (S Khumalo) pulled hard in the early stages.
b)	After being slow to begin CELTIC VIXEN (J Gates) proved difficult to settle in the early and middle stages and raced wide without cover on the turn and into the straight. 


c)	Approaching the 1200m BALLYCOTTON (M van Rensburg) was allowed to race around the field and into a handy position.
d)	Jockey T Gould reported that GAETANA made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The veterinary surgeon was requested to examine this filly.
e)	RACINANTE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer JP Nel was advised. (SP)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	GAETANA raced without blinkers (declared 08h59 on 20230626)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	GAETANA - examined post-race. Abnormal respiratory noise & coughing
b)	RACINANTE - abnormal respiratory noise 

SCRATCHED:

a)	RAGSAA - not eating up. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 07h27 on 20230626)