Race 5: TAB 4RACING APP CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 21 December 2023 | 15:00

Distance: 1700m
Going: Good
Stakes: R105,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Godfather 2 ch. c 56.0kg 9 Mr J R Syster - - 57 33/20
- Luthuli 5 b. h 60.0kg 8 Mr D W Schwarz - - 74 -
1st Bronze Sword TF 3 b. c 58.0kg 7 Mr C J Habib - 71 66 7/2
2nd Princess Ilaria 5 b. m 58.0kg 1 Mr S Khumalo 0.1 74 79 33/10
3rd Libeccio 5 ch. g 52.0kg 6 Mr N Klink 0.4 57 62 5/1
4 Little Miz Swagger 2 b. f 56.0kg 5 Mr M A Yeni 1.75 84 71 33/10
5 Solo Diva 3 b. f 52.0kg 4 Mr M K Katjedi 2.75 64 65 8/1
6 Micke's Bomb 4 b. f 56.0kg 2 Mr K Matsunyane 6.0 82 60 10/1
7 Mariachi Madness 2 b. g 56.5kg (58.0) 3 Mr S Sosibo 26.0 82 57 16/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
103.06s
Average Time
103.22s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R785,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Bronze Sword 1 71 66 -5 + 7 -12
Princess Ilaria 2 74 79 +5 -1 + 6
Libeccio 3 57 62 +5 -1 + 6
Little Miz Swagger 4 84 71 -13 -1 -12
Solo Diva 5 64 65 +1 -1 + 2
Micke's Bomb 6 82 60 -22 -3 -19
Mariachi Madness 7 82 57 -25 -9 -16
Godfather None - 57 - -193 -
Luthuli None - 74 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:

a)	At approximately the 1600m, PRINCESS ILARIA (S Khumalo) was brushed on two occasions by MICKE'S BOMB (K Matsunyane), which commenced to over-race. 
b)	Leaving the 100m, LIBECCIO (N Klink) was brushed in by BRONZE SWORD (C Habib), which shifted in away from the crop and was corrected. Thereafter, Jockey N Klink, the rider of LIBECCIO, accidentally dropped his crop shortly before the finish line.  	
c)	BRONZE SWORD (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Stable Employee C Jena, acting on behalf of Trainer S T Pettigrew, was advised (MS). 	
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None. 

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	MICKE'S BOMB raced without blinkers (declared 20 December 2023 at 09H11).
	
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	MARIACHI MADNESS not striding out left hind.
b)	MICKE'S BOMB abnormal respiratory noise.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	LUTHULI ineligible, winner Turffontein Racecourse, 17 December 2023. 
Advised 18 December 2023 at 14H47.
b)	GODFATHER insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.