Race 5: BETWAY BOOST MR 72 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 05 October 2023 | 15:05

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R85,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:7.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.5 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Eiffel Tower 4 b. g 60.5kg 16 Mr A Mgudlwa - - 69 11/2
- Here Is The Tiger 3 ch. c 60.0kg 8 Mr J R Syster - - 72 25/2
1st Whorly Whorly TF 7 b. g 59.5kg 10 Mr P J Strydom - 71 78 3/1
2nd Back To Basics 3 ch. c 62.0kg 12 Mr P Mxoli 1.5 76 72 10/1
3rd Fully Loaded 5 b. g 60.5kg 13 Mr G J Lerena 2.0 74 94 3/1
4 Alabama Anna 6 b. m 59.5kg 14 Mr C Zackey 3.0 71 73 25/2
5 Prince Of Kildare 4 b. g 59.0kg 2 Mr D de Gouveia 3.1 84 80 75/1
6 Never To Clever 4 b. c 56.0kg (57.5) 4 Mr S Sosibo 3.5 67 64 40/1
7 Dungeons 2 b. c 59.5kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 8.25 72 73 11/2
8 Samthewiseman 5 b. g 55.0kg (54.5) 7 Mr D W Schwarz 9.4 62 52 16/1
9 Circle Of Grace 4 b. g 60.5kg 5 Mr K Matsunyane 9.5 87 51 50/1
10 Spring Will Come 3 b. c 59.0kg (60.5) 8 Mr D B Geerthsen 11.5 73 72 14/1
11 The Chosen One 2 b. c 53.0kg 9 Mr M K Katjedi 12.25 59 52 16/1
12 Treaty 2 b. f 52.0kg 11 Mr N Klink 13.5 48 48 125/1
13 Spring In Heaven 2 b. f 57.5kg 3 Mr J P van der Merwe 15.9 81 87 16/1
14 Midnight Caller 4 ch. g 59.0kg 1 Mr C J Habib 16.0 70 77 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
83.31s
Average Time
82.69s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R777,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Whorly Whorly 1 71 78 +7 + 7
Back To Basics 2 76 72 -4 -1 -3
Fully Loaded 3 74 94 +20 -1 + 21
Alabama Anna 4 71 73 +2 -2 + 4
Prince Of Kildare 5 84 80 -4 -2 -2
Never To Clever 6 67 64 -3 -2 -1
Dungeons 7 72 73 +1 -3 + 4
Samthewiseman 8 62 52 -10 -4 -6
Circle Of Grace 9 87 51 -36 -4 -32
Spring Will Come 10 73 72 -1 -4 + 3
The Chosen One 11 59 52 -7 -5 -2
Treaty 12 48 48 0 -5 + 5
Spring In Heaven 13 81 87 +6 -6 + 12
Midnight Caller 14 70 77 +7 -6 + 13
Eiffel Tower None - 69 - -188 -
Here Is The Tiger None - 72 - -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)	CIRCLE OF GRACE (K Matsunyane) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	FULLY LOADED (G Lerena), PRINCE OF KILDARE (D De Gouveia) and NEVER TO CLEVER (*S Sosibo) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	CIRCLE OF GRACE (K Matsunyane) over-raced in the early and middle stages. 
b)	At approximately the 1000m, SPRING WILL COME (*D B Geerthsen) was steadied to avoid running onto the heels of SAMTHEWISEMAN (D Schwarz), which rolled out marginally. 
c)	WHORLY WHORLY (P Strydom), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C Naude, acting on behalf of Trainer C Binda, was advised (LK).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	PRINCE OF KILDARE raced without a tongue tie (declared 5 October 2023 at 08H41).			
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	SPRING WILL COME mouth injury.
b)	NEVER TO CLEVER blowing post race.
c)	SAMTHEWISEMAN moderate post race distress.

SCRATCHED:
a)	HERE IS THE TIGER lame right hind (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).
b)	EIFFEL TOWER injured head, under veterinary treatment (veterinary certificate received). 
(Rule 53.5 applies). Suitable for reinstatement.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.