Race 8: 4RACING.TV PINNACLE STAKES (For all horses)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 19 August 2023 | 15:50

Distance: 1500m
Going: Good
Stakes: R120,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Running Rifles 3 b. g 52.0kg 9 Mr J Gates - 89 95 14/1
2nd Quantum Theory TF 5 b. g 56.0kg 8 Mr M A Yeni 0.2 107 112 2/1
3rd Tizona 3 b. g 52.0kg 2 Mr K A Brewer 0.4 92 83 4/1
4 Team Gold 3 b. c 54.0kg 7 Mr J P van der Merwe 1.65 104 97 17/2
5 Mercantour 5 ch. g 60.0kg 5 Mr C J Habib 1.7 116 113 14/1
6 Cabinet Shuffle 4 ch. g 56.0kg 4 Mr K Matsunyane 1.75 108 76 13/2
7 Danilo Danilovitch 3 b. c 56.0kg 1 Mr P Mxoli 2.75 108 89 5/1
8 River Queraress 2 b. f 50.0kg 3 Mr J R Syster 4.0 94 88 20/1
9 Taikonaut 2 b. c 58.0kg 6 Mr D W Schwarz 15.25 113 104 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
91.44s
Total Pool
R750,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Running Rifles 1 89 95 +6 + 7 -1
Quantum Theory 2 107 112 +5 -1 + 6
Tizona 3 92 83 -9 -1 -8
Team Gold 4 104 97 -7 -1 -6
Mercantour 5 116 113 -3 -1 -2
Cabinet Shuffle 6 108 76 -32 -1 -31
Danilo Danilovitch 7 108 89 -19 -1 -18
River Queraress 8 94 88 -6 -2 -4
Taikonaut 9 113 104 -9 -6 -3
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	MERCANTOUR (C Habib) and TIZONA (K A Brewer) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	TAIKONAUT (D Schwarz) hung in from the 500m. Thereafter, Jockey D Schwarz reported that he felt something amiss with this gelding in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.	
b)	RUNNING RIFLES (J Gates), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer A P Peter advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	TAIKONAUT not striding out left front; fatigued.
b)	RIVER QUERARESS brush wound right hind.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.