Race 2: WWW.TAB4RACING.COM MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 04 November 2023 | 12:30

Distance: 1160m
Going: Good
Stakes: R135,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Presley 4 b. g 59.0kg 10 Mr G J Lerena - - 90 3/1
1st Walled Garden TF 4 ch. g 60.0kg 3 Mr P J Strydom - - 66 15/10
2nd Marquez 3 b. c 60.0kg 2 Mr M A Yeni 1.1 69 69 9/2
3rd William Blake 2 b. c 59.0kg 9 Mr K Matsunyane 1.75 - - 9/2
4 Remains Of The Day 3 b. c 59.0kg 8 Mr P Mxoli 5.5 - 60 16/1
5 Act Of Power 3 b. c 59.0kg 7 Mr N Klink 6.25 - 50 66/1
6 Bregardt 4 ch. g 55.0kg (59.0) 6 Mr T J Mayhew 8.0 79 52 66/1
7 Charge Ahead 2 b. g 59.0kg 5 Mr Wesley Marwing 8.1 74 57 20/1
8 Theres A Light 4 b. g 59.0kg 10 Mr J R Syster 10.75 - 76 8/1
9 Nkandla Gold 4 ch. g 57.5kg (59.0) 4 Mr D B Geerthsen 18.0 69 63 66/1
10 Statesman 2 b. g 59.0kg 1 Mr D de Gouveia 40.0 - 63 8/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
68.36s
Average Time
68.54s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,570,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Walled Garden 1 - 66 - + 25 -
Marquez 2 69 69 0 -1 + 1
William Blake 3 - - - + 10 -
Remains Of The Day 4 - 60 - -3 -
Act Of Power 5 - 50 - -5 -
Bregardt 6 79 52 -27 -3 -24
Charge Ahead 7 74 57 -17 -3 -14
Theres A Light 8 - 76 - -11 -
Nkandla Gold 9 69 63 -6 -7 + 1
Statesman 10 - 63 - -15 -
Presley None - 90 - -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)	STATESMAN (D De Gouveia) jumped sharply inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	NKANDLA GOLD (*D B Geerthsen) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls.
c)	CHARGE AHEAD (Wes Marwing) was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	After jumping sharply inwards and racing prominently throughout, STATESMAN (D De Gouveia) tired badly in the concluding stages. In view of this report, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
b)	Approaching the 400m, BREGARDT (*T Mayhew) was carried in marginally by ACT OF POWER (N Klink), which shifted in off the heels of STATESMAN (D De Gouveia), which had come to the end of its run. 
c)	Between the 300m and 200m, when racing in close proximity, MARQUEZ (M Yeni) and WALLED GARDEN (P Strydom) came together and brushed on two occasions. 
d)	NKANDLA GOLD (*D B Geerthsen) commenced to give ground to the field in the concluding stages.
e)	WALLED GARDEN (P Strydom), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer J A Soma advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	STATESMAN raced equipped with a compression mask (declared 4 November 2023 at 07H00).	

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	STATESMAN blowing post race.

SCRATCHED:
a)	PRESLEY coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.