Race 4: RIDING HIGH TOGETHER GOLD BRACELET (Grade 2) (Fillies and Mares at Weight-For-Age + Penalties)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 30 July 2023 | 12:55

Distance: 2000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R300,000
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
- Electric Surge 5 b. m 58.5kg 6 - - 83 83 66/1
1st Bless My Stars TF 2 b. f 60.0kg 6 Mr R D Fourie - 117 119 15/10
2nd Saartjie 3 b. f 57.0kg 1 Mr P C Orffer 1.4 105 113 16/1
3rd Gilded Butterfly 3 b. f 60.0kg 7 Mr D de Gouveia 2.2 114 108 17/2
4 Capetown Beauty 3 b. f 58.5kg 3 Mr M A Yeni 2.45 82 76 33/1
5 Dawnofanewday 3 b. f 58.5kg 5 Mr K de Melo 2.5 107 107 11/2
6 Macara 4 b. f 58.5kg 4 Mr C J Habib 3.6 101 101 40/1
7 Silver Darling 3 b. f 58.5kg 9 Mr G van Niekerk 3.9 117 115 5/1
8 Hold My Hand 2 b. f 57.0kg 8 Mr L Hewitson 3.95 115 112 10/1
9 Marina 4 ch. f 60.0kg 10 Mr A Domeyer 4.65 115 112 16/1
10 Rock The Fox 2 b. f 57.0kg 11 Mr K Matsunyane 5.05 94 94 33/1
11 Virginia Sweet 2 ch. f 57.0kg 2 Mr A Mgudlwa 8.55 97 92 50/1
12 Roy's T's 2 b. f 57.0kg 12 Mr T Godden 29.35 69 59 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
123.15s
Average Time
122.72s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R5,750,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Bless My Stars 1 117 119 +2 + 7 -5
Saartjie 2 105 113 +8 -1 + 9
Gilded Butterfly 3 114 108 -6 -1 -5
Capetown Beauty 4 82 76 -6 -1 -5
Dawnofanewday 5 107 107 0 -1 + 1
Macara 6 101 101 0 -2 + 2
Silver Darling 7 117 115 -2 -2
Hold My Hand 8 115 112 -3 -2 -1
Marina 9 115 112 -3 -2 -1
Rock The Fox 10 94 94 0 -2 + 2
Virginia Sweet 11 97 92 -5 -3 -2
Roy's T's 12 69 59 -10 -10
Electric Surge None 83 83 0 -1 + 1
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	LICKETY SPLIT (J Solomons) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	MIRACLE IN MOTION (G van Niekerk) proved difficult to settle in the early stages.
b)	WHATABALL (G Wright) pulled hard in the early stages and thereafter raced wide on the turn until the 	700m.
c)	At the 400m TUSCANY (JP van der Merwe) rolled in and made contact with MIRACLE IN MOTION (G van 	Niekerk).
d)	DE JANEIRO, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer PAW Botha was 	advised. (SC)
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	Nil

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS

SCRATCHED:
a)	ENGLISH MISTRESS - not eating up. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 08h45 on 20230726)