Race 2: TRACK & BALL GAMING MAIDEN HANDICAP (For Maidens with 3 or more runs)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 16 August 2023 | 13:00

Distance: 1600m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R100,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:9.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:12.0 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Tobacconist 2 b. g 52.5kg 11 Mr S S Hlengwa - 73 81 6/1
2nd His Master's Voice 2 b. c 60.0kg 1 Mr R Khathi 1.5 71 69 11/2
3rd Venerable 3 b. g 54.0kg (58.0) 10 Mr T J Mayhew 2.1 66 62 13/2
4 Mister Lincoln 3 b. g 58.0kg 8 Mr T Godden 3.3 67 57 14/1
5 King Of Seville 2 b. c 56.5kg 4 Mr C J Habib 4.8 81 65 9/2
6 King Bavarian TF 5 b. g 57.5kg 5 Mr M A Yeni 4.85 66 67 5/1
7 Wildstyle 2 b. c 58.5kg 6 Mr K A Brewer 7.35 68 62 14/1
8 Cometh The War 3 b. g 52.0kg 3 Mr J Gates 7.85 54 54 25/1
9 True Trojan 3 b. g 55.5kg (57.0) 7 Miss R A Venniker 11.45 65 64 7/1
10 Mighty Rain 3 b. g 52.0kg 9 Mr N Patel 12.35 54 46 100/1
11 Russian Writer 3 b. g 56.0kg 2 Mr C F Dicken 21.05 63 47 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
96.98s
Average Time
96.26s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R797,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Tobacconist 1 73 81 +8 + 7 + 1
His Master's Voice 2 71 69 -2 -1 -1
Venerable 3 66 62 -4 -1 -3
Mister Lincoln 4 67 57 -10 -2 -8
King Of Seville 5 81 65 -16 -2 -14
King Bavarian 6 66 67 +1 -2 + 3
Wildstyle 7 68 62 -6 -3 -3
Cometh The War 8 54 54 0 -3 + 3
True Trojan 9 65 64 -1 -4 + 3
Mighty Rain 10 54 46 -8 -5 -3
Russian Writer 11 63 47 -16 -8 -8
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	TRUE TROJAN (*R A Venniker) lost 1 length.
b)	COMETH THE WAR (J Gates) was slow to stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	Jockey C F Dicken reported that he felt something amiss with RUSSIAN WRITER in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
b)	Apprentice T Mayhew reported that VENERABLE did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
c)	KING BAVARIAN (M Yeni) over-raced in the early and middle stages.
d)	Leaving the 100m KING OF SEVILLE (C Habib) and KING BAVARIAN (M Yeni) had to steady when awkwardly placed between VENERABLE (*T Mayhew) which was hanging in from the 300m and MISTER LINCOLN (T Godden).
e)	Apprentice T Mayhew (VENERABLE) completed a satisfactory qualifying ride.
f)	TOBACCONIST (*S Hlengwa), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M J Odendaal advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Jockey T Godden was the rider of MISTER LINCOLN (advised 16.08.23/07h52).
b)	VENERABLE raced equipped with cheek pieces and without blinkers (advised 16.08.23/06h53).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	None.   

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	RUSSIAN WRITER : Not striding out left hind.
b)	KING OF SEVILLE : Returned post-race having cast the right front shoe.
c)	VENERABLE : Cut into right hind.
d)	TOBACCONIST : Coughing.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.


DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None