Race 4: www.tabgold.co.za MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Saturday, 28 October 2023 | 15:20

Distance: 1200m
Going: Soft
Stakes: R80,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Buoyant Knight 3 b. g 59.0kg 1 Mr T Godden - - 82 20/1
2nd El Draque 5 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr S S Hlengwa 0.7 69 57 33/10
3rd The Shepherd TF 3 b. c 59.0kg 4 Mr D Daniels 1.3 - 97 13/10
4 Phutulicious 3 b. g 59.0kg 6 Mr A Mgudlwa 3.3 - 74 20/1
5 Sweeper Keeper 4 b. g 59.0kg 12 Mr Serino Moodley 3.6 - 67 8/1
6 Rafino 3 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr C F Dicken 4.9 - 45 100/1
7 Ment To Fly 2 ch. c 59.0kg 7 Mr M J Thackeray 6.4 80 73 20/1
8 Cappellino 3 b. c 59.0kg 9 Mr J W Jacobs 7.3 - 61 20/1
9 Lucky Murphy 3 b. g 55.0kg (59.0) 2 Mr K J Lihaba 7.9 - 57 33/1
10 Tickalox 4 b. g 59.0kg 11 Mr R Khathi 8.2 75 67 10/1
11 Zin Zan Dan 2 b. c 55.0kg (59.0) 10 Mr N Nastili 9.2 66 64 40/1
12 The Big Short 3 b. g 59.0kg 8 Mr B Jacobson 32.0 - 33 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
73.68s
Average Time
72.47s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R640,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Buoyant Knight 1 - 82 - + 30 -
El Draque 2 69 57 -12 -1 -11
The Shepherd 3 - 97 - + 15 -
Phutulicious 4 - 74 - + 2 -
Sweeper Keeper 5 - 67 - 0 -
Rafino 6 - 45 - -2 -
Ment To Fly 7 80 73 -7 -3 -4
Cappellino 8 - 61 - -6 -
Lucky Murphy 9 - 57 - -8 -
Tickalox 10 75 67 -8 -3 -5
Zin Zan Dan 11 66 64 -2 -4 + 2
The Big Short 12 - 33 - -14 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	RAFINO (C F Dicken) lost 1 length.
b)	SWEEPER KEEPER (S Moodley) lost 2 lengths.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	Approaching the 900m MENT TO FLY (M Thackeray) was inconvenienced on two occasions on the inside of ZIN ZAN DAN (*N Nastili) which was carried in by CAPPELLINO (J Jacobs) which rolled in marginally. Jockey J Jacobs appeared before the Board with regard to this incident and was advised to ensure that he is sufficiently clear of other runners when shifting ground in races in future. 
b)	THE BIG SHORT (B Jacobson) was hanging out throughout and raced green.
c)	At the 150m Apprentice K J Lihaba (LUCKY MURPHY) accidentally dropped his crop.
d)	 Jockey S Moodley reported that SWEEPER KEEPER faltered on a number of occasions in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
e)	BUOYANT KNIGHT (T Godden), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C Eudey acting on behalf of Trainer M D Miller advised (HM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	BUOYANT KNIGHT raced with an alumite bar shoe near hind (advised 26.10.2023/08h30).
b)	RAFINO raced equipped with blinkers (advised 28.10.2023/08h20).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	SWEEPER KEEPER : Nothing obvious detected.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.