Race 8: WORLD SPORTS BETTING HERITAGE CONSOLATION (Open (Non-Black Type))

VAAL RACECOURSE | Saturday, 09 December 2023 | 16:20

Distance: 1475m
Going: Good
Stakes: R175,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:8.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Argo Alley 2 ch. c 52.5kg 3 Mr M A Yeni - 91 110 4/1
2nd Tsar Bomba 3 b. g 53.5kg 7 Mr C Zackey 1.0 93 91 20/1
3rd Angel Of War 3 gr. g 52.0kg 6 Mr P Mxoli 2.5 78 83 7/1
4 The Africa House TF 4 b. g 54.0kg 5 Mr R D Fourie 2.75 106 93 83/100
5 Mardi Gras 7 gr. g 52.0kg 2 Mr K J Lihaba 3.0 87 83 33/1
6 Willow Express 7 gr. g 52.0kg 1 Mr C R Maujean 3.75 79 82 20/1
7 Good Council 2 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr C J Habib 4.25 105 104 16/1
8 River Queraress 2 b. f 54.5kg 9 Mr K Matsunyane 5.0 95 88 20/1
9 Fast Love 4 b. g 54.0kg 10 Mr Serino Moodley 5.25 94 90 75/1
10 Stormy Winter 8 gr. g 52.0kg 4 Mr M K Katjedi 9.75 83 69 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
87.07s
Total Pool
R1,510,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Argo Alley 1 91 110 +19 + 7 + 12
Tsar Bomba 2 93 91 -2 -1 -1
Angel Of War 3 78 83 +5 -1 + 6
The Africa House 4 106 93 -13 -1 -12
Mardi Gras 5 87 83 -4 -2 -2
Willow Express 6 79 82 +3 -2 + 5
Good Council 7 105 104 -1 -2 + 1
River Queraress 8 95 88 -7 -2 -5
Fast Love 9 94 90 -4 -2 -2
Stormy Winter 10 83 69 -14 -4 -10
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	THE AFRICA HOUSE (R Fourie) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Leaving the 100m, THE AFRICA HOUSE (R Fourie), which had come to the end of its run, was steadied in anticipation of being awkwardly placed between TSAR BOMBA (C Zackey) and ARGO ALLEY (M Yeni), which shifted in away from the crop. 
b)	ARGO ALLEY (M Yeni), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer S J Gray advised (MS).
c)	TSAR BOMBA (C Zackey), placed second, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	Stable Employee M Boya was advised (MduP). 		

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	TSAR BOMBA raced without compression mask and pacifiers (declared 9 December 2023 at 06H57).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.