Race 8: HOLLYWOODBETS MATCHEM STAKES (Grade 3) (Open at Weight For Age + Penalties)

DURBANVILLE RACECOURSE | Saturday, 07 October 2023 | 16:45

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R300,000
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
1st Charles Dickens TF 2 ch. c 59.5kg 3 Mr A Domeyer - 132 132 1/5
2nd Gimme A Prince 3 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr C Zackey 0.3 130 134 5/1
3rd Royal Aussie 2 b. c 56.5kg 6 Mr G van Niekerk 2.3 118 120 25/1
4 After The Rain 4 gr. c 57.0kg 2 Mr L Mxothwa 3.3 104 98 33/1
5 Cosmic Highway 3 b. c 57.0kg 4 Mr P C Orffer 4.8 108 115 50/1
6 Runaway Song 6 b. g 58.0kg 7 Mr A Mgudlwa 5.55 116 98 100/1
7 Bright Green 2 b. c 56.5kg 5 Mr A D Andrews 12.8 101 76 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
84.63s
Average Time
85.04s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,640,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Charles Dickens 1 132 132 0 + 7 -7
Gimme A Prince 2 130 134 +4 -1 + 5
Royal Aussie 3 118 120 +2 -1 + 3
After The Rain 4 104 98 -6 -2 -4
Cosmic Highway 5 108 115 +7 -2 + 9
Runaway Song 6 116 98 -18 -2 -16
Bright Green 7 101 76 -25 -5 -20
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	RUNAWAY SONG (A Mgudlwa) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	COSMIC HIGHWAY (C Orffer) pulled hard in the early and middle stages.
b)	ROYAL AUSSIE (G van Niekerk) was hanging out in the straight.
c)	CHARLES DICKENS (A Domeyer) shifted in away from the crop in the latter stages.
d)	CHARLES DICKENS, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Bass-Robinson was advised. (WM)
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	A Andrews rode BRIGHT GREEN (declared 15h24 on 20231007)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS