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TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 12 December 2023 | 12:25

Distance: 2000m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R80,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Duke Of Oxford 3 ch. c 58.0kg 5 Mr Z I Lukhele - 69 66 17/2
2nd Judgement Day TF 3 gr. g 58.0kg 2 Mr P Mongqawa 2.5 - 90 13/10
3rd Play With Fire 4 b. f 54.5kg 1 Mr V Sithetho 3.0 68 79 14/1
4 Pike Place 3 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr T Ncume 6.25 63 57 25/2
5 District Twelve 3 b. g 58.0kg 6 Mr S Mosia 6.5 75 70 4/1
6 Well Loved 3 b. g 58.0kg 8 Mr C Mabaya 13.75 - 68 7/2
7 Three Bells 3 b. f 56.5kg 3 Mr T Matsoele 20.5 48 43 66/1
8 Pedasos 3 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr N Ngqwangi 34.5 56 53 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
129.99s
Average Time
127.02s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R910,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Duke Of Oxford 1 69 66 -3 + 7 -10
Judgement Day 2 - 90 - + 20 -
Play With Fire 3 68 79 +11 -2 + 13
Pike Place 4 63 57 -6 -3 -3
District Twelve 5 75 70 -5 -3 -2
Well Loved 6 - 68 - -2 -
Three Bells 7 48 43 -5 -7 + 2
Pedasos 8 56 53 -3 -10 + 7
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	DUKE OF OXFORD (+ I Lukhele) was slow losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	JUDGEMENT DAY (+P Mongqawa) over-raced in the early stages. 
b)	THREE BELLS (+T Matsoele) raced wide and without cover around the turn and into the straight.
c)	WELL LOVED (+C Mabaya) shifted both ways away from the crop from the 400m. 
d)	Work Rider S Mosia reported that DISTRICT TWELVE made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
e)	Work Rider T Ncume was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he, as the rider of PIKE PLACE, misused his crop by striking this gelding more than twelve times (13) which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race.
Work Rider T Ncume signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in one (1) work rider race.
	Date of Suspension:  11 January 2024.
f)	DUKE OF OXFORD (+I Lukhele), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	Stable Employee T D Monatisa, acting on behalf of Trainer B D Botes, was advised (MduP).
	
WORK RIDER CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	DUKE OF OXFORD raced with a tongue tie on (declared 11 December 2023 at 16H30).
b)	THREE BELLS raced without blinkers (declared 12 December 2023 at 08H07).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	DISTRICT TWELVE examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.