Race 8: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING TUESDAY 2 JANUARY MR 75 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 28 December 2023 | 16:25

Distance: 1500m

Going: Yielding

Stakes: R100,000

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
1st	Southern Blaze	3 b. c	60.5kg	1	Mr D de Gouveia	-	76	89	6/1
2nd	Jury's Out	2 b. c	59.5kg	10	Mr G J Lerena	0.1	86	85	10/1
3rd	Mitch Got His Wish TF	4 b. g	59.5kg	2	Mr K A Brewer	0.4	74	69	28/10
4	Munchkin	5 b. g	61.0kg	5	Mr C R Maujean	1.5	77	65	16/1
5	Pewter Sky	3 gr. g	61.5kg	3	Mr Wesley Marwing	4.0	78	71	8/1
6	Circle Of Grace	4 b. g	54.5kg	7	Mr S Khumalo	5.5	76	51	14/1
7	Perilla	5 gr. m	61.5kg	6	Mr C J Habib	8.0	78	89	16/1
8	Vitellius	5 b. g	61.0kg	9	Mr M J Thackeray	8.1	77	73	33/1
9	Holocene	4 ch. g	58.0kg	14	Mr R Danielson	8.2	83	76	33/1
10	Sage King	3 gr. g	59.0kg	12	Mr K Matsunyane	8.5	73	72	25/2
11	Nyali Beach	2 b. f	59.5kg	11	Mr M K Katjedi	10.75	74	70	33/1
12	Dubai Hills	4 b. g	58.5kg	13	Mr N Klink	13.0	84	95	33/1
13	John Wick	2 b. g	58.0kg	8	Mr D W Schwarz	20.0	83	82	16/1
14	Leeson	3 b. g	60.0kg	4	Mr M A Yeni	20.5	75	72	8/1

Race Timing

Winning Time

90.36s

Average Time

89.64s

Difference

+%.2fs

Total Pool

R805,000

View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse	Pos	MR Before	MR After	Official Δ	Expected Δ	Discrepancy
Southern Blaze	1	76	89	+13	+ 7	+ 6
Jury's Out	2	86	85	-1	-1
Mitch Got His Wish	3	74	69	-5	-1	-4
Munchkin	4	77	65	-12	-1	-11
Pewter Sky	5	78	71	-7	-2	-5
Circle Of Grace	6	76	51	-25	-2	-23
Perilla	7	78	89	+11	-3	+ 14
Vitellius	8	77	73	-4	-3	-1
Holocene	9	83	76	-7	-3	-4
Sage King	10	73	72	-1	-3	+ 2
Nyali Beach	11	74	70	-4	-4
Dubai Hills	12	84	95	+11	-5	+ 16
John Wick	13	83	82	-1	-7	+ 6
Leeson	14	75	72	-3	-7	+ 4

Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	PEWTER SKY (Wes Marwing) was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	In the concluding stages, MUNCHKIN (C Maujean), which shifted out away from the crop, had to steady momentarily when awkwardly placed between JURY'S OUT (G Lerena) and MITCH GOT HIS WISH (K A Brewer), which rolled out marginally. 
b)	SOUTHERN BLAZE (D De Gouveia), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer J van der Bank, acting on behalf of Trainer S T Pettigrew, was advised (MS). 	
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None. 

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	NYALI BEACH raced with a tongue tie on (declared 27 December 2023 at 09H56).
b)	DUBAI HILLS raced equipped with blinkers (declared 28 December 2023 at 08H15).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	VITELLIUS mild post race distress.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.