Race 3: RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden (F&M) R15 000 Win Bonus ROA Members)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 17 October 2023 | 13:50

Distance: 1600m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R70,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Painted Beauty 4 ch. f 56.0kg (60.0) 2 - - - 30 -
- Lava Fields 3 b. f 56.5kg (58.0) 7 - - - 42 50/1
- Dumisani 5 b. m 60.0kg 8 - - - 60 8/1
1st Ponderosa Pine 2 b. f 60.0kg 7 Mr M A Yeni - 63 63 9/2
2nd Sky Velocity 5 b. m 60.0kg 1 Mr C R Maujean 0.5 65 57 8/1
3rd Tempelhoff 4 ch. f 60.0kg 5 Mr M Mjoka 0.75 53 53 33/1
4 Elusive Mata 4 ch. f 58.0kg 9 Mr S Khumalo 1.25 71 58 5/1
5 Gideon's Daughter TF 4 b. f 58.0kg 4 Mr R D Fourie 1.75 - 94 87/100
6 Set For Life 2 b. f 58.0kg 6 Mr D W Schwarz 3.75 56 61 40/1
7 Quirk Of Fate 2 b. f 58.0kg 2 Mr S L Naidoo 9.25 69 55 40/1
8 My Mistress 4 b. f 60.0kg 3 Mr R Khathi 17.5 52 40 33/1
9 Celtic Vixen 4 b. f 60.0kg 8 Mr S R Khathi 99.98 58 58 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
98.58s
Average Time
97.81s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R588,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Ponderosa Pine 1 63 63 0 + 7 -7
Sky Velocity 2 65 57 -8 -1 -7
Tempelhoff 3 53 53 0 -1 + 1
Elusive Mata 4 71 58 -13 -1 -12
Gideon's Daughter 5 - 94 - 0 -
Set For Life 6 56 61 +5 -2 + 7
Quirk Of Fate 7 69 55 -14 -4 -10
My Mistress 8 52 40 -12 -6 -6
Celtic Vixen 9 58 58 0 -10 + 10
Painted Beauty None - 30 - -188 -
Lava Fields None - 42 - -188 -
Dumisani None - 60 - -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)	SKY VELOCITY (C Maujean) and GIDEON'S DAUGHTER (R Fourie) were nervous in the stalls.
b)	SET FOR LIFE (D Schwarz) was nervous in the stalls and jumped awkwardly.
c)	CELTIC VIXEN (S Khathi) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	At the 1300m CELTIC VIXEN raced onto, clipped the heels of GIDEON'S DAUGHTER (R Fourie) and fell, dislodging Jockey S Khathi.  Jockey S Khathi was attended to by the paramedics on the course and was then transported to hospital for further observation. 
An investigation has been opened into whether the provisions of Rules 23.1; 23.2 and Appendix H have been met by Jockey S Khathi following information received in relation to him being admitted to hospital.  
b)	After coming under pressure upon entering the straight, GIDEON'S DAUGHTER (R Fourie) was unable to secure clear running approaching the 150m between PONDEROSA PINE (M Yeni) and TEMPELHOFF (M Mjoka), which rolled in marginally. Thereafter, Jockey R Fourie was unable to ride this filly to the finish when held up behind PONDEROSA PINE (M Yeni) and TEMPELHOFF (M Mjoka).
c)	ELUSIVE MATA (S Khumalo) was hanging in the latter stages.


d)	Jockey S Naidoo reported that QUIRK OF FATE did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly.  
e)	PONDEROSA PINE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer K Mitchley was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	S Khumalo rode ELUSIVE MATA (declared 07h54 on 20231016)
b)	D Schwarz rode SET FOR LIFE (declared 08h17 on 20231017)
c)	QUIRK OF FATE raced with a compression mask (declared 08h33 on 20231016)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	QUIRK OF FATE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	TEMPELHOFF - mouth injury
c)	CELTIC VIXEN - lame left front. Rule 49.7 applied. A veterinary certificate is required prior to acceptance. 

SCRATCHED: 

a)	DUMISANI - change of surface (declared 19h45 on 20231016)
b)	PAINTED BEAUTY - change of surface (declared 11h00 on 20231016)
c)	LAVA FIELDS - change of surface (declared 13h05 on 20231016)