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 | -2 | + 1 | |
| Harold The Duke | 6 | 58 | 86 | -3 | + 31 | |
| Eiger Sanction | 7 | 82 | 79 | -3 | ||
| Pedasos | 8 | 54 | 53 | -4 | + 3 | |
| Mariachi Madness | 9 | - | 57 | - | -8 | - |
| O'Ryon | 10 | 57 | 52 | -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.