Race 6: BETWAY WE PAY YOUR TAX ON HORSE RACING WINS GRADUATION PLATE (For 1 & 2 Time Winners & Maidens)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 16 September 2023 | 15:00

Distance: 1450m
Going: Good
Stakes: R80,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Tail Of The Comet TF 4 b. g 54.0kg 1 Mr S Khumalo - 104 79 77/100
2nd Biofarmer 4 b. g 54.0kg 3 Mr L M van Rensburg 2.6 95 78 66/1
3rd Home Of The Brave 2 b. c 60.0kg 12 Mr G J Lerena 2.9 89 97 25/1
4 Rule By Force 3 b. c 60.0kg 11 Mr P Mxoli 6.1 108 117 25/1
5 Zinovi 2 ch. c 54.0kg 4 Mr J P van der Merwe 6.4 92 120 10/1
6 Fire 'N Flames 4 ch. g 57.0kg 9 Mr D W Schwarz 6.65 104 103 14/1
7 Real Relief 2 b. c 53.5kg 7 Mr M K Katjedi 6.7 88 75 50/1
8 Hawkbill 4 b. g 54.0kg 2 Mr M A Yeni 6.75 103 100 7/1
9 Union Square 2 b. c 60.0kg 10 Mr Wesley Marwing 7.45 111 110 10/1
10 Prince Of Kildare 4 b. g 53.5kg 5 Mr J Gates 8.55 84 80 100/1
11 Capsaicin 4 b. g 54.0kg (53.5) 6 Mr D de Gouveia 10.35 93 88 100/1
12 Mk's Dreams 2 b. c 54.5kg (54.0) 8 Mr C J Habib 10.85 90 82 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
89.63s
Average Time
87.22s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R750,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Tail Of The Comet 1 104 79 -25 + 7 -32
Biofarmer 2 95 78 -17 -1 -16
Home Of The Brave 3 89 97 +8 -1 + 9
Rule By Force 4 108 117 +9 -3 + 12
Zinovi 5 92 120 +28 -3 + 31
Fire 'N Flames 6 104 103 -1 -3 + 2
Real Relief 7 88 75 -13 -3 -10
Hawkbill 8 103 100 -3 -3
Union Square 9 111 110 -1 -3 + 2
Prince Of Kildare 10 84 80 -4 -3 -1
Capsaicin 11 93 88 -5 -4 -1
Mk's Dreams 12 90 82 -8 -4 -4
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	HAWKBILL (M Yeni) and REAL RELIEF (*M K Katjedi) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	CAPSAICIN (D De Gouveia) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Shortly after the start, the sheepskin noseband on TAIL OF THE COMET (S Khumalo) became partially detached, which resulted in this colt racing with an awkward head carriage in the early stages. The sheepskin noseband on TAIL OF THE COMET (S Khumalo) was completely dislodged at the 400m. Thereafter, this colt shifted both ways away from the crop in the concluding stages. 
b)	Shortly after the start, CAPSAICIN (D De Gouveia), which jumped outwards leaving the stalls, and REAL RELIEF (*M K Katjedi), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls, came together and bumped.
c)	TAIL OF THE COMET (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S G Tarry advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	MK'S DREAMS: Jockey	C Habib weighed out at 54,8kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight.
b)	CAPSAICIN: Jockey D De Gouveia weighed out at 54,4kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	CAPSAICIN raced equipped with a compression mask and ear muffs (declared 14 September 2023 at 09H12).	
	
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	ZINOVI fatigued.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.