Race 8: BOOK A TABLE CALL 0116811796 MR 75 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 10 August 2023 | 15:55

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R75,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:8.5 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:11.5 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Princess Ilaria 5 b. m 60.0kg 5 Mr R Danielson - - 79 40/1
- Fort Lauderdale 2 b. g 59.0kg (61.5) 2 Mr S Sosibo - - 85 9/2
1st Back To Basics 3 ch. c 59.0kg 10 Mr P Mxoli - 73 72 16/1
2nd Whorly Whorly 7 b. g 55.0kg 8 Mr C Zackey 0.25 65 78 10/1
3rd Archimides 3 gr. g 57.5kg 5 Mr D W Schwarz 0.45 71 70 33/1
4 Mini Coop TF 3 ch. g 61.5kg 3 Mr G J Lerena 1.0 78 76 9/4
5 Sage King 3 gr. g 58.5kg 2 Mr K Matsunyane 1.45 72 72 28/10
6 Spring Will Come 3 b. c 59.0kg 9 Mr C R Maujean 1.5 73 72 20/1
7 Gregor Macgregor 4 b. g 56.0kg 1 Mr J P van der Merwe 2.0 67 63 20/1
8 Waqaas (AUS) 6 b. g 56.5kg 4 Mr C J Habib 3.5 68 56 25/2
9 Silly Fella 4 b. g 52.0kg 6 Mr J Penny 3.6 52 51 100/1
10 Turn The Page 2 b. f 56.5kg 7 Mr K A Brewer 3.75 69 64 20/1
11 In Cahoots 6 b. g 54.0kg 13 Mr A Mgudlwa 5.0 63 54 50/1
12 The Chosen One 2 b. c 52.0kg 12 Mr N Klink 9.75 60 52 7/1
13 Sicilian Tiger 3 b. g 54.5kg (54.0) 11 Mr L M van Rensburg 29.0 63 63 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
83.82s
Average Time
82.69s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R700,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Back To Basics 1 73 72 -1 + 7 -8
Whorly Whorly 2 65 78 +13 -1 + 14
Archimides 3 71 70 -1 -1
Mini Coop 4 78 76 -2 -1 -1
Sage King 5 72 72 0 -1 + 1
Spring Will Come 6 73 72 -1 -1
Gregor Macgregor 7 67 63 -4 -1 -3
Waqaas (AUS) 8 68 56 -12 -2 -10
Silly Fella 9 52 51 -1 -2 + 1
Turn The Page 10 69 64 -5 -2 -3
In Cahoots 11 63 54 -9 -2 -7
The Chosen One 12 60 52 -8 -4 -4
Sicilian Tiger 13 63 63 0 -10 + 10
Princess Ilaria None - 79 - -188 -
Fort Lauderdale None - 85 - -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)	ARCHIMIDES (D Schwarz) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	SAGE KING (K Matsunyane) and THE CHOSEN ONE (N Klink) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.
c)	MINI COOP (G Lerena) was slow losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	SICILIAN TIGER (M van Rensburg) commenced to give ground to the field from the 400m.
SICILIAN TIGER (M van Rensburg), unplaced, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer H E Adamson advised (AH).
b)	BACK TO BASICS (P Mxoli), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer P F Matchett advised (MS).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	SICILIAN TIGER raced without blinkers and a tongue tie	 (declared 4 August 2023 at 11H05).	

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	SPRING WILL COME abnormal respiratory noise.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	PRINCESS ILARIA temperature	(Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).
b)	FORT LAUDERDALE insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.