Race 6: BOOK A TABLE CALL 011 681 1796 MR 95 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 26 October 2023 | 15:15

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R140,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Red Bomber 2 b. c 56.0kg 2 Mr G J Lerena - - 86 4/1
- Fostinovo 3 b. g 56.0kg 4 Mr D de Gouveia - - 80 16/1
1st Raven Black TF 2 b. c 53.5kg 2 Mr K Matsunyane - 82 99 46/100
2nd Black Egret 3 b. g 59.5kg 3 Mr P J Strydom 3.25 94 90 13/2
3rd Texas Red 5 ch. g 59.5kg 6 Mr C R Maujean 5.25 94 119 20/1
4 Smith And Wesson 2 b. c 59.0kg 4 Mr P Mxoli 8.75 93 73 33/1
5 Golden Prospect 2 b. c 55.0kg (56.5) 5 Mr D B Geerthsen 9.5 88 83 80/1
6 Clarkson 4 b. g 54.5kg 7 Mr C Zackey 10.75 84 75 33/1
7 Midnight Gem 4 b. f 60.0kg 1 Mr D W Schwarz 12.25 95 81 50/1
8 Power Broker 2 b. c 58.0kg 8 Mr M A Yeni 21.25 91 102 5/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
67.89s
Total Pool
R840,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Raven Black 1 82 99 +17 + 7 + 10
Black Egret 2 94 90 -4 -2 -2
Texas Red 3 94 119 +25 -2 + 27
Smith And Wesson 4 93 73 -20 -3 -17
Golden Prospect 5 88 83 -5 -4 -1
Clarkson 6 84 75 -9 -4 -5
Midnight Gem 7 95 81 -14 -5 -9
Power Broker 8 91 102 +11 -8 + 19
Red Bomber None - 86 - -193 -
Fostinovo None - 80 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	BLACK EGRET (P Strydom) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	RAVEN BLACK (K  Matsunyane) was slow into stride.	
c)	POWER BROKER (M Yeni) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	POWER BROKER (M Yeni) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls, resulting in Jockey M Yeni losing the footing to his left-side stirrup iron. Shortly thereafter, Jockey M Yeni also lost the footing to his right-side stirrup iron, both of which he managed to regain at the 900m.
b)	An inquiry will be opened into why POWER BROKER (M Yeni) had to check at approximately the 750m. 
c)	RAVEN BLACK (K Matsunyane), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer J Crawford, acting on behalf of Trainer B Crawford, was advised (LK).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None. 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	POWER BROKER post race distress.

SCRATCHED:
a)	RED BOMBER strained hamstring (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).
b)	FOSTINOVO insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.