Race 8: NEXT TURFFONTEIN RACEMEETING SATURDAY 23 DECEMBER MR 80 HANDICAP (Open)
TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Sunday, 17 December 2023 | 16:20
Distance:
1600m
Going:
Good
Stakes:
R105,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Fort Lauderdale | 2 b. g | 61.0kg (62.5) | 3 | Mr S Sosibo | - | - | 85 | 33/10 |
| - | Secret Is Ours | 4 gr. g | 60.5kg | 11 | Mr M K Katjedi | - | - | 66 | 25/1 |
| 1st | Luthuli | 5 b. h | 58.0kg | 2 | Mr D W Schwarz | - | 76 | 74 | 8/1 |
| 2nd | Light Of Day | 5 b. m | 57.5kg | 1 | Mr P Mxoli | 1.75 | 75 | 61 | 40/1 |
| 3rd | Godfather | 2 ch. c | 53.5kg | 10 | Mr K A Brewer | 1.8 | 67 | 57 | 11/2 |
| 4 | Dungeons TF | 2 b. c | 57.5kg | 3 | Mr R D Fourie | 1.85 | 75 | 73 | 3/1 |
| 5 | Willow Express | 7 gr. g | 59.5kg | 5 | Mr C R Maujean | 1.9 | 79 | 82 | 6/1 |
| 6 | Colorado Creek | 4 ch. f | 58.5kg | 9 | Mr K Matsunyane | 2.75 | 89 | 80 | 7/1 |
| 7 | Nordic Rebel | 8 ch. g | 58.0kg | 4 | Mr C J Habib | 3.0 | 76 | 81 | 13/2 |
| 8 | The Kop | 4 b. g | 60.0kg (61.5) | 8 | Mr D B Geerthsen | 3.4 | 83 | 78 | 20/1 |
| 9 | The Brief | 3 b. g | 58.0kg | 7 | Mr S Khumalo | 3.8 | 76 | 90 | 14/1 |
| 10 | Toffas | 3 b. g | 58.5kg | 6 | Mr J P van der Merwe | 6.0 | 77 | 74 | 25/2 |
Race Timing
Winning Time
100.48s
Average Time
98.56s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,237,500
Rating Analysis
| Horse | Pos | MR Before | MR After | Official Δ | Expected Δ | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luthuli | 1 | 76 | 74 | + 7 | -9 | |
| Light Of Day | 2 | 75 | 61 | -1 | -13 | |
| Godfather | 3 | 67 | 57 | -1 | -9 | |
| Dungeons | 4 | 75 | 73 | -1 | -1 | |
| Willow Express | 5 | 79 | 82 | -1 | + 4 | |
| Colorado Creek | 6 | 89 | 80 | -1 | -8 | |
| Nordic Rebel | 7 | 76 | 81 | -2 | + 7 | |
| The Kop | 8 | 83 | 78 | -2 | -3 | |
| The Brief | 9 | 76 | 90 | -2 | + 16 | |
| Toffas | 10 | 77 | 74 | -3 | ||
| Fort Lauderdale | None | - | 85 | - | -193 | - |
| Secret Is Ours | None | - | 66 | - | -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) THE KOP (*DB Geerthsen) stumbled leaving the stalls. b) COLORADO CREEK (K Matsunyane) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) The start of this race was delayed due to an electrical storm in close proximity to Turffontein racecourse. b) Jockey JP van der Merwe reported that he felt something amiss with TOFFAS. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) LUTHULI, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. (MdP) JOCKEY CHANGES: a) Nil RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) THE KOP raced without blinkers (declared 18h42 on 20231216) THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) TOFFAS - examined post-race. Not striding out left hind SCRATCHED: a) FORT LAUDERDALE - lame left front. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 10h15 on 20231216) b) SECRET IS OURS - not eating up. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 05h29 on 20231217) DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None