Race 5: BETWAY AVIATOR MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 101 and below)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 07 September 2023 | 14:50

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Spin Doctor 3 ch. g 56.0kg 10 Mr S Khumalo - - 90 8/1
1st Silent War TF 3 b. g 56.0kg 4 Mr C Zackey - 87 91 1/1
2nd Home Of The Brave 2 b. c 56.0kg 9 Mr K A Brewer 1.25 89 97 14/1
3rd Brave Viking 5 b. g 56.0kg 1 Mr P Mxoli 1.3 90 72 6/1
4 Crimson Princess 4 b. f 60.0kg 3 Mr M A Yeni 3.5 99 102 11/2
5 Perfect Witness 3 ch. f 58.0kg 8 Mr G J Lerena 6.0 97 105 11/2
6 Care Taker 4 b. g 50.0kg 5 Mr M K Katjedi 7.25 88 76 66/1
7 Now I Got You 5 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr C J Habib 11.5 95 67 20/1
8 River Queraress 2 b. f 53.5kg (56.0) 6 Mr S Sosibo 12.0 91 88 33/1
9 Whispers Of War (AUS) 7 ch. g 56.0kg 7 Mr D de Gouveia 28.0 86 64 33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
95.09s
Average Time
94.9s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R620,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Silent War 1 87 91 +4 + 7 -3
Home Of The Brave 2 89 97 +8 -1 + 9
Brave Viking 3 90 72 -18 -1 -17
Crimson Princess 4 99 102 +3 -2 + 5
Perfect Witness 5 97 105 +8 -3 + 11
Care Taker 6 88 76 -12 -3 -9
Now I Got You 7 95 67 -28 -4 -24
River Queraress 8 91 88 -3 -5 + 2
Whispers Of War (AUS) 9 86 64 -22 -10 -12
Spin Doctor None - 90 - -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)	HOME OF THE BRAVE (K A Brewer) and SILENT WAR (C Zackey) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.
b)	WHISPERS OF WAR (D De Gouveia) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	CRIMSON PRINCESS (M Yeni) and SILENT WAR (C Zackey) brushed leaving the stalls. 
b)	As the start was effected, WHISPERS OF WAR (D De Gouveia), which jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls, was bumped by PERFECT WITNESS (G Lerena), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls.
c)	CARE TAKER (*M K Katjedi) hung in from the 300m. 
d)	Jockey D De Gouveia, the rider of WHISPERS OF WAR, did not persevere with his riding from the 400m.  Thereafter, Jockey D De Gouveia reported that this gelding did not stride out freely in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 	
e)	SILENT WAR (C Zackey), 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)	WHISPERS OF WAR not striding out right front. 
b)	RIVER QUERARESS coughing post race.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	SPIN DOCTOR	sold. Advised 6 September 2023 at 14H40. 		

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.