Race 5: BETWAY BOOST MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 28 September 2023 | 14:45

Distance: 1600m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R75,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Viva Brazil 3 b. c 57.0kg 9 Mr C Zackey - - 94 7/2
2nd Emblem Of War 3 b. c 57.0kg 5 Mr M A Yeni 0.4 - 75 25/2
3rd Livebythesword TF 2 b. c 57.0kg 4 Mr G J Lerena 0.7 - 59 2/1
4 Erimitage 4 b. g 57.0kg 3 Mr D de Gouveia 5.25 - 62 10/1
5 The Donelly 3 b. g 60.0kg 6 Mr Wesley Marwing 5.3 63 62 7/1
6 Harold The Duke 3 b. c 60.0kg 8 Mr P Mxoli 6.5 58 86 14/1
7 Eiger Sanction 3 b. c 57.0kg 7 Mr A Mgudlwa 6.75 82 79 11/2
8 Pedasos 3 b. g 56.0kg (60.0) 2 Mr T J Mayhew 11.5 54 53 50/1
9 Mariachi Madness 2 b. g 55.5kg (57.0) 1 Mr S Sosibo 30.0 - 57 125/1
10 O'Ryon 2 b. g 57.0kg 10 Mr N Klink 31.5 57 52 125/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
99.95s
Average Time
97.02s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R615,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Viva Brazil 1 - 94 - + 30 -
Emblem Of War 2 - 75 - + 20 -
Livebythesword 3 - 59 - + 15 -
Erimitage 4 - 62 - + 2 -
The Donelly 5 63 62 -1 -2 + 1
Harold The Duke 6 58 86 +28 -3 + 31
Eiger Sanction 7 82 79 -3 -3
Pedasos 8 54 53 -1 -4 + 3
Mariachi Madness 9 - 57 - -8 -
O'Ryon 10 57 52 -5 -10 + 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)	LIVEBYTHESWORD (G Lerena) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	LIVEBYTHESWORD (G Lerena) took an awkward stride at the 1200m.
b)	Leaving the 400m, LIVEBYTHESWORD (G Lerena), which raced green, commenced to hang out. Thereafter, approaching the 200m, LIVEBYTHESWORD (G Lerena) was carried in by EMBLEM OF WAR (M Yeni), which shifted in away from the crop and commenced to hang out in the concluding stages. 
c)	VIVA BRAZIL (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer M N Houdalakis advised (MS).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	PEDASOS raced with a tongue tie on (declared 28 September 2023 at 07H27).			

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	EMBLEM OF WAR spread its left front shoe in running.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.