Race 3: TAKING THE REINS OPEN MAIDEN (For all Maidens)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 27 December 2023 | 13:10

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:4.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:6.0

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Newton Heath 3 b. g 56.0kg 8 Mr G Wright - - 60 40/1
1st Champagne Mac 4 b. g 55.0kg 6 Mr R D Fourie - 65 55 4/1
2nd Counter Attack 3 b. c 61.0kg 4 Mr A Domeyer 4.0 77 67 7/1
3rd Colonel Green 3 b. g 57.0kg 1 Mr P C Orffer 5.5 69 62 16/1
4 Dancingtothelight TF 3 b. g 61.0kg 9 Mr G van Niekerk 7.75 - 73 91/100
5 Dance Master 2 ch. g 55.0kg 5 Mr K G Steyn 9.25 65 55 50/1
6 Babylon 2 b. g 61.0kg 7 Mr B R FayD'Herbe de Maudave 9.3 77 69 16/1
7 Typically French 4 ch. g 61.0kg 2 Mr D L Ashby 10.55 - 52 66/1
8 Green Knight 2 b. c 61.0kg 10 Mr J P van der Merwe 11.3 - 60 25/1
9 Barnbougle 3 b. c 59.5kg 3 Mr S D Veale 22.55 66 66 16/1
10 Monkey Puzzle 4 b. g 61.0kg 8 Mr L Mxothwa 24.8 - 79 40/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
72.02s
Average Time
72.83s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R975,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Champagne Mac 1 65 55 -10 + 7 -17
Counter Attack 2 77 67 -10 -2 -8
Colonel Green 3 69 62 -7 -2 -5
Dancingtothelight 4 - 73 - + 2 -
Dance Master 5 65 55 -10 -4 -6
Babylon 6 77 69 -8 -4 -4
Typically French 7 - 52 - -4 -
Green Knight 8 - 60 - -6 -
Barnbougle 9 66 66 0 -8 + 8
Monkey Puzzle 10 - 79 - -10 -
Newton Heath None - 60 - -188 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	TYPICALLY FRENCH (D Ashby), DANCE MASTER (K Steyn), and MONKEY PUZZLE (L Mxothwa) were restless in the stalls.
b)	TYPICALLY FRENCH (D Ashby) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	Leaving the 100m DANCINGTOTHELIGHT (G van Niekerk) had to be steadied when awkwardly placed on the inside of COUNTER ATTACK (A Domeyer), which rolled in and had to be straightened.
b)	Between the 450m and the 300m DANCINGTOTHELIGHT (G van Niekerk) had difficulty securing clear running.
c)	In view of the performance of MONKEY PUZZLE (L Mxothwa), which gave ground to the field quickly from the 400m and was not persevered with in the latter stages, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
d)	Trainer PD Reeves was charged with a contravention of Rule 55.1.1 in that he declared Jockey R Danielson to ride DANCE MASTER without having obtained his prior consent. Trainer PD Reeves signed an Admission of Guilt and was fined R1 000,00.
e)	CHAMPAGNE MAC, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer B Crawford was advised. (WM)
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	K Steyn rode DANCE MASTER (declared 08h36 on 20231224)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	MONKEY PUZZLE - examined post-race. Not striding out left hind
b)	DANCINGTOTHELIGHT - abnormal respiratory noise

SCRATCHED:

a)	NEWTON HEATH - nasal discharge. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 08h43 on 20231226)