Race 5: 4RACING.TV FM 68 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 18 August 2023 | 13:50

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R73,000
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 Unyielding 2 ch. f 59.5kg 2 Mr R D Fourie - 68 88 7/1
2nd Saint Anastasia TF 3 b. f 57.5kg (57.0) 4 Mr L Mxothwa 0.1 62 63 2/1
3rd Opera Swing 4 b. f 59.0kg 12 Mr J Gates 0.35 66 82 10/1
4 Trip To Barberton 2 b. f 56.5kg 7 Mr S Khumalo 1.6 62 64 8/1
5 Global Rush 2 b. f 55.0kg (54.5) 6 Mr L M van Rensburg 2.85 75 82 16/1
6 Maiden's Cove 3 ch. f 54.0kg 1 Mr C Zackey 5.1 56 58 16/1
7 Sarajevo 4 b. f 57.5kg 11 Mr D W Schwarz 5.35 63 63 10/1
8 Kavian's Cara 4 b. f 54.5kg 8 Mr M Mjoka 5.85 57 56 25/1
9 Willow Lane 4 ch. f 60.5kg 14 Mr W G Agrella 7.35 69 66 125/1
10 Soft Touch 2 b. f 56.5kg 5 Mr C R Maujean 7.4 62 54 16/1
11 Respectable Miss 4 b. f 55.5kg 15 Mr K Minnie 8.15 59 50 100/1
12 Meeneera 4 b. f 54.5kg (54.0) 13 Mr C J Habib 9.4 56 52 16/1
13 Sugarberry 2 ch. f 61.0kg 9 Mr S R Khathi 9.65 71 60 25/1
14 Teardrop 2 b. f 55.0kg 3 Mr S L Naidoo 12.9 59 55 66/1
15 Raspberry Beret 3 b. f 57.5kg 10 Mr M A Yeni 19.4 63 61 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
98.97s
Average Time
98.3s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R697,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Unyielding 1 68 88 +20 + 7 + 13
Saint Anastasia 2 62 63 +1 -1 + 2
Opera Swing 3 66 82 +16 -1 + 17
Trip To Barberton 4 62 64 +2 -1 + 3
Global Rush 5 75 82 +7 -1 + 8
Maiden's Cove 6 56 58 +2 -2 + 4
Sarajevo 7 63 63 0 -2 + 2
Kavian's Cara 8 57 56 -1 -2 + 1
Willow Lane 9 69 66 -3 -3
Soft Touch 10 62 54 -8 -3 -5
Respectable Miss 11 59 50 -9 -3 -6
Meeneera 12 56 52 -4 -4
Sugarberry 13 71 60 -11 -4 -7
Teardrop 14 59 55 -4 -5 + 1
Raspberry Beret 15 63 61 -2 -7 + 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)	RASPBERRY BERET (M Yeni), SOFT TOUCH (C Maujean) and RESPECTABLE MISS (K Minnie) were stubborn loading.
b)	SARAJEVO (D Schwarz) was nervous in the stalls, rushed the front gates, jumped slow and thereafter was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	RASPBERRY BERET (M Yeni) pulled hard in the early stages and was allowed to race around the field 	and to the front passing the 1000m. Thereafter, RASPBERRY BERET (M Yeni) compounded in the 	straight. Jockey M Yeni reported that RASPBERRY BERET did not stride out freely in running. The 	Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare.
b)	SOFT TOUCH (C Maujean) was hanging in from the 300m. 
c)	UNYIELDING, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AC Greeff was 	advised. (LM)
d)	SAINT ANASTASIA, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. 	Trainer JP Nel was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	RASPBERRY BERET raced without ear muffs (declared 07h12 on 20230818)
b)	TRIP TO BARBERTON raced without blinkers and with cheek pieces (declared 09h49 on 20230817)
c)	L Mxothwa (SAINT ANASTASIA) rode +0.5kg (57.9kgs)
d)	M van Rensburg (GLOBAL RUSH) rode +0.5kg (55.3kgs)
e)	C Habib (MEENEERA) rode +1kg of which 0.5kgs was declared (55.3kgs)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	RASPBERRY BERET - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS