Race 6: TAB SOPHOMORE 1000 (For 3 year-olds (Non-Black Type))

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 23 December 2023 | 15:20

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R150,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Cliff Hanger 2 b. c 60.0kg 1 - - - 111 6/1
1st Golden Sickle 4 b. f 58.5kg 6 Mr C J Habib - 110 121 2/1
2nd Troppo Veloce TF 2 b. f 55.5kg 9 Mr S Khumalo 1.25 106 104 91/100
3rd Ziyasha 2 b. g 58.0kg 4 Mr M A Yeni 4.5 102 118 10/1
4 Callmewhenuneedme 4 b. f 53.5kg 8 Mr P Mxoli 5.25 95 97 33/1
5 Foreverinmydreams 2 gr. f 51.5kg 7 Mr K A Brewer 6.75 93 92 16/1
6 Daring Act 4 b. g 54.0kg 5 Mr J Gates 7.25 89 60 66/1
7 Mist In Scotland 2 ch. f 53.5kg 2 Mr S Sosibo 11.0 91 77 50/1
8 Heirloom 4 b. f 53.5kg 1 Mr K Matsunyane 11.25 89 67 100/1
9 White Hills 2 b. f 51.5kg 3 Mr J R Syster 13.5 86 66 40/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
57.22s
Average Time
56.48s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,305,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Golden Sickle 1 110 121 +11 + 7 + 4
Troppo Veloce 2 106 104 -2 -1 -1
Ziyasha 3 102 118 +16 -2 + 18
Callmewhenuneedme 4 95 97 +2 -2 + 4
Foreverinmydreams 5 93 92 -1 -3 + 2
Daring Act 6 89 60 -29 -3 -26
Mist In Scotland 7 91 77 -14 -4 -10
Heirloom 8 89 67 -22 -4 -18
White Hills 9 86 66 -20 -5 -15
Cliff Hanger None - 111 - -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)	TROPPO VELOCE (S Khumalo) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	CALLMEWHENUNEEDME (P Mxoli) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.
c)	ZIYASHA (M Yeni), DARING ACT (J Gates) and FOREVERINMYDREAMS (K A Brewer) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Shortly after the start, TROPPO VELOCE (S Khumalo) and CALLMEWHENUNEEDME (P Mxoli) came together and bumped. 
b)	Leaving the 150m, ZIYASHA (M Yeni) was carried in marginally by TROPPO VELOCE (S Khumalo), which shifted in. Thereafter, in the concluding stages, FOREVERINMYDREAMS (K A Brewer) was steadied away from the heels of ZIYASHA (M Yeni), which ducked out sharply for no apparent reason and was immediately corrected. 
c)	Jockey	J Gates reported that he felt something amiss with DARING ACT in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt. 	
d)	GOLDEN SICKLE (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer A P Peter advised (MduP).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None. 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	DARING ACT examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	CLIFF HANGER coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.