Race 8: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING TUESDAY 11 JULY FM 90 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 06 July 2023 | 16:25

Distance: 1800m
Going: Good
Stakes: R85,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:10.5 3yrs:1.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:3.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Kwazzi's Lady TF 4 b. f 54.5kg 1 Mr K A Brewer - 79 82 4/1
2nd Opera Glass 4 ch. f 58.0kg 2 Mr R Danielson 0.5 86 81 16/1
3rd United Council 5 b. m 58.5kg 4 Mr G J Lerena 1.25 90 100 9/2
4 Bold Fortune 4 b. f 55.0kg (57.5) 6 Mr S Sosibo 1.5 85 83 5/1
5 Rock The Fox 2 b. f 60.5kg 8 Mr S Khumalo 1.55 94 94 17/2
6 Namaqua Blossom 3 ch. f 55.0kg 10 Mr C Zackey 2.5 83 75 10/1
7 Escape Artist 3 b. f 57.0kg (59.5) 3 Mr D B Geerthsen 3.0 89 78 10/1
8 Lady Calavera 4 b. f 54.0kg 9 Mr K Matsunyane 4.5 78 81 16/1
9 Special Charm 3 b. f 54.0kg 5 Mr P Mxoli 5.0 78 104 5/1
10 High Roller 2 b. f 55.5kg 7 Mr C J Habib 8.75 84 86 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
109.46s
Average Time
108.97s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R620,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Kwazzi's Lady 1 79 82 +3 + 7 -4
Opera Glass 2 86 81 -5 -1 -4
United Council 3 90 100 +10 -1 + 11
Bold Fortune 4 85 83 -2 -1 -1
Rock The Fox 5 94 94 0 -1 + 1
Namaqua Blossom 6 83 75 -8 -1 -7
Escape Artist 7 89 78 -11 -2 -9
Lady Calavera 8 78 81 +3 -2 + 5
Special Charm 9 78 104 +26 -2 + 28
High Roller 10 84 86 +2 -3 + 5
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	ROCK THE FOX (S Khumalo), UNITED COUNCIL (G Lerena) and BOLD FORTUNE (*S Sosibo) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	KWAZZI'S LADY (*K A Brewer) shifted both ways away from the crop from the 200m.
b)	In view of the performance of SPECIAL CHARM (*P Mxoli), (distance 5,00 lengths, betting 5/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly.	
c)	KWAZZI'S LADY (*K A Brewer), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer A G Laird advised (LK).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	LADY CALAVERA raced with a cornell collar (declared 9 January 2023) and a pressure halter (declared 3 July 2023 at 11H38).					

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	SPECIAL CHARM examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)	LADY CALAVERA abnormal respiratory noise.	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.