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TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Sunday, 17 December 2023 | 13:25

Distance: 1160m
Going: Good
Stakes: R105,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Royal Summons 2 b. c 60.0kg 4 - - - - -
1st Love Tap 3 b. f 57.5kg 4 Mr J Penny - - 69 66/1
2nd Secret Chord TF 4 ch. g 60.0kg 6 Mr R D Fourie 0.25 79 92 67/100
3rd Dhow Solo 3 b. f 57.5kg 1 Mr C J Habib 2.5 - 62 5/2
4 Pacific 4 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr M A Yeni 5.0 - 50 8/1
5 Bryden Bay 2 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr P Mxoli 5.5 64 63 80/1
6 Major Strides 3 ch. g 60.0kg 3 Mr S Khumalo 6.75 - - 16/1
7 Sutherland 4 ch. g 58.5kg (60.0) 7 Mr S Sosibo 18.0 - 85 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
68.82s
Average Time
68.54s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,237,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Love Tap 1 - 69 - + 25 -
Secret Chord 2 79 92 +13 -1 + 14
Dhow Solo 3 - 62 - + 10 -
Pacific 4 - 50 - -3 -
Bryden Bay 5 64 63 -1 -2 + 1
Major Strides 6 - - - -7 -
Sutherland 7 - 85 - -9 -
Royal Summons None - - - -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)	SECRET CHORD (R Fourie) jumped awkwardly inwards.
b)	MAJOR STRIDES (S Khumalo) jumped slow, losing one length.
c)	LOVE TAP (J Penny) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	Shortly after the start PACIFIC (M Yeni) and LOVE TAP (J Penny) were bumped in by SECRET CHORD (R Fourie), which jumped awkwardly inwards.
b)	MAJOR STRIDES (S Khumalo) was hanging out from the 300m.
c)	SECRET CHORD (R Fourie) shifted in sharply away from the crop in the concluding stages.
d)	LOVE TAP, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee S Clarke, acting on behalf of Trainer  PF Matchett, was advised. (MS) 
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:

a)	Nil
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	BRYDEN BAY - fatigued	

SCRATCHED:

a)	ROYAL SUMMONS - under veterinary treatment. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 13h16 on 20231214)	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

a)	None