Race 5: WWW.TAB4RACING.COM MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 25 July 2023 | 14:45

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R75,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Purple Pitcher 4 b. c 56.0kg 9 Mr G J Lerena - - 121 15/10
1st Top Man 4 b. c 60.0kg 7 Mr A Mgudlwa - - 66 33/1
2nd No Place Like Home 2 b. g 56.0kg 9 Mr J P van der Merwe 0.5 - 80 9/4
3rd Diesel's Shadow 4 ch. g 53.5kg (56.0) 1 Mr S Sosibo 0.9 - 80 6/1
4 Brotherhoodofmagic TF 2 b. c 56.0kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 1.25 - 68 2/1
5 Volte Face 3 ch. c 60.0kg 4 Mr Wesley Marwing 2.25 56 66 100/1
6 Insightful 3 b. g 60.0kg 10 Mr C J Habib 4.5 63 60 25/2
7 Touched By Stars 5 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr D W Schwarz 5.25 61 52 11/2
8 Pomo Clapper 2 b. c 56.0kg 2 Mr J Gates 10.5 - 68 100/1
9 Pendergrass 2 b. g 56.0kg 5 Mr K Matsunyane 22.5 - 43 100/1
10 Uncle Lucky 2 ch. g 60.0kg 8 Mr R Danielson 40.0 62 61 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
98.74s
Average Time
97.02s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R630,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Top Man 1 - 66 - + 30 -
No Place Like Home 2 - 80 - + 20 -
Diesel's Shadow 3 - 80 - + 15 -
Brotherhoodofmagic 4 - 68 - + 2 -
Volte Face 5 56 66 +10 -1 + 11
Insightful 6 63 60 -3 -2 -1
Touched By Stars 7 61 52 -9 -2 -7
Pomo Clapper 8 - 68 - -6 -
Pendergrass 9 - 43 - -8 -
Uncle Lucky 10 62 61 -1 -10 + 9
Purple Pitcher None - 121 - -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)	PENDERGRASS (K Matsunyane) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	DIESEL'S SHADOW (*S Sosibo) and NO PLACE LIKE HOME (J P van der Merwe) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.
c)	INSIGHTFUL (C Habib) was slow losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Shortly after the start, TOUCHED BY STARS (D Schwarz) was squeezed out between PENDERGRASS (K Matsunyane), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls, and POMO CLAPPER (J Gates), which was carried out by DIESEL'S SHADOW (*S Sosibo), which jumped outwards leaving the stalls.
b)	PENDERGRASS (K Matsunyane) commenced to give to the field from the 350m.	
c)	UNCLE LUCKY (R Danielson) commenced to give ground to the field from the 400m. Thereafter, Jockey R Danielson reported that he felt something amiss with UNCLE LUCKY in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
d)	TOP MAN (A Mgudlwa), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Assistant Trainer S Paterson, acting on behalf of Trainer B H Stidolph, was advised (MS). 	 
e)	PURPLE PITCHER (G Lerena), scratched en route to the start, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis (AH). 
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	PENDERGRASS was ridden by Jockey K Matsunyane (declared 25 July 2023 at 13H23).
	Stipes permission as Jockey J R Syster experienced transport complications. 	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	VOLTE FACE raced equipped with alumites in front and steel shoes behind (declared 19 July 2023 at 13H34).		
b)	PENDERGRASS raced with a tongue tie on (declared 25 July 2023 at 07H29).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	UNCLE LUCKY examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)	PENDERGRASS abnormal respiratory noise.	


SCRATCHED:
a)	PURPLE PITCHER unilateral epistaxis caused by a cut in the nostril (NHA / 14H43) (Rule 53.5 applies) Betting 15/10.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.