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VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 22 August 2023 | 13:55
Distance:
1400m
Going:
Good
Stakes:
R75,000
Race Results
| Pos | Horse | A.C.S. | Weight | Draw | Jockey | Len | MR | CMR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Falcon Strike | 2 ch. c | 60.0kg | 12 | Mr C R Maujean | - | - | 60 | 40/1 |
| 2nd | Royal Edition | 4 b. g | 60.0kg | 5 | Mr D W Schwarz | 1.0 | - | 92 | 18/10 |
| 3rd | Wazzup TF | 2 b. g | 60.0kg | 8 | Mr R D Fourie | 2.5 | - | 72 | 91/100 |
| 4 | Crepuscolo | 4 ch. g | 60.0kg | 11 | Mr J R Syster | 4.5 | - | 58 | 125/1 |
| 5 | Horsefly | 2 ch. c | 60.0kg | 6 | Mr M K Katjedi | 7.75 | - | 73 | 50/1 |
| 6 | Mr Spain | 2 b. c | 60.0kg | 4 | Mr P Mxoli | 8.5 | - | 66 | 20/1 |
| 7 | Punctual | 2 b. g | 60.0kg | 10 | Mr K A Brewer | 8.75 | - | 64 | 80/1 |
| 8 | Animal Impact | 4 b. g | 57.5kg (60.0) | 3 | Mr D B Geerthsen | 9.25 | - | 64 | 33/1 |
| 9 | Lt Alexander | 2 b. c | 60.0kg | 1 | Mr M A Yeni | 18.0 | 77 | 72 | 16/1 |
| 10 | Ragamuffin | 2 b. g | 60.0kg | 9 | Mr C J Habib | 22.0 | - | 45 | 125/1 |
| 11 | Rock Of Ages | 2 b. g | 60.0kg | 2 | Mr C Zackey | 29.0 | 51 | 49 | 125/1 |
| 12 | Mo Town Mo | 3 b. g | 60.0kg | 7 | Mr R Danielson | 99.99 | - | - | 100/1 |
Race Timing
Winning Time
84.84s
Average Time
83.82s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R685,000
Rating Analysis
| Horse | Pos | MR Before | MR After | Official Δ | Expected Δ | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Strike | 1 | - | 60 | - | + 30 | - |
| Royal Edition | 2 | - | 92 | - | + 20 | - |
| Wazzup | 3 | - | 72 | - | + 15 | - |
| Crepuscolo | 4 | - | 58 | - | + 2 | - |
| Horsefly | 5 | - | 73 | - | 0 | - |
| Mr Spain | 6 | - | 66 | - | -2 | - |
| Punctual | 7 | - | 64 | - | -4 | - |
| Animal Impact | 8 | - | 64 | - | -6 | - |
| Lt Alexander | 9 | 77 | 72 | -7 | + 2 | |
| Ragamuffin | 10 | - | 45 | - | -10 | - |
| Rock Of Ages | 11 | 51 | 49 | -10 | + 8 | |
| Mo Town Mo | 12 | - | - | - | -14 | - |
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms.
Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.
Stipes Report
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) CREPUSCOLO (J R Syster) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) ANIMAL IMPACT (*D B Geerthsen) and MO TOWN MO (R Danielson) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) ROCK OF AGES (C Zackey) proved reluctant proceeding to the start and had to be led. Stable Employee F Naude, acting on behalf of Trainer C Spies, was advised that should this gelding behave in a similar manner in future, it may be suspended. b) HORSEFLY (*M K Katjedi) shifted sharply both ways away from the crop from the 300m. c) FALCON STRIKE (C Maujean), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer R Klaasen advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) MO TOWN MO is a gelding (gelded 26 June 2023). To be investigated. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) ANIMAL IMPACT blowing post race. b) FALCON STRIKE coughing post race. c) PUNCTUAL abnormal respiratory noise. d) WAZZUP scalp wound right hind. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.