Race 5: BOOK A TABLE CALL 011 681 1796 MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 101 and below)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Thursday, 09 November 2023 | 14:30

Distance: 2000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R135,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Perfect Witness 3 ch. f 57.5kg 5 Mr D de Gouveia - 97 105 25/2
2nd Street Art 3 b. g 62.0kg 8 Mr J Gates 1.25 101 78 33/1
3rd Home Of The Brave TF 2 b. c 56.0kg 4 Mr K A Brewer 1.4 89 97 2/1
4 Willow's Wish 4 b. g 60.0kg 9 Mr R D Fourie 8.25 97 96 25/2
5 Black Silver 4 b. f 55.5kg 2 Mr N Klink 9.5 91 86 50/1
6 Twin Turbo 4 b. g 58.0kg 3 Mr D W Schwarz 10.0 92 88 14/1
7 Destiny Of Souls 2 b. c 58.0kg 6 Mr J P van der Merwe 13.75 93 89 16/1
8 Total Surrender 5 b. g 54.0kg 7 Mr C Zackey 13.8 85 74 33/10
9 Millahue 3 b. c 56.0kg 1 Mr G J Lerena 20.0 89 81 33/10

Race Timing

Winning Time
126.13s
Average Time
123.93s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,000,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Perfect Witness 1 97 105 +8 + 7 + 1
Street Art 2 101 78 -23 -1 -22
Home Of The Brave 3 89 97 +8 -1 + 9
Willow's Wish 4 97 96 -1 -3 + 2
Black Silver 5 91 86 -5 -4 -1
Twin Turbo 6 92 88 -4 -4
Destiny Of Souls 7 93 89 -4 -5 + 1
Total Surrender 8 85 74 -11 -5 -6
Millahue 9 89 81 -8 -7 -1
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	DESTINY OF SOULS (JP van der Merwe) jumped inwards.
b)	MILLAHUE (G Lerena) and BLACK SILVER (N Klink) jumped slow, losing one length.



THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	Jockey C Zackey reported that he felt something amiss with TOTAL SURRENDER and he did not persevere with his riding from the 200m. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
b)	Jockeys JP van der Merwe and G Lerena, the riders of DESTINY OF SOULS and MILLAHUE respectively, reported that they felt something amiss with these geldings. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
c)	Jockey N Klink reported that BLACK SILVER did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare.
d)	PERFECT WITNESS, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee M Ncube signed on behalf of Trainer C Dawson. (MS)
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:

a)	Nil
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER
a)	MILLAHUE raced with a compression mask and with blinkers and without ear muffs (declared 08h24 on 20231109)

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	DESTINY OF SOULS - examined post-race. Not striding out left front
b)	MILLAHUE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
c)	BLACK SILVER - examined post-race. Not striding out both front
d)	TOTAL SURRENDER - examined post-race. Not striding out right front

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None