Race 9: NEXT TURFFONTEIN RACEMEETING THURSDAY 4 JANUARY MR 84 HANDICAP (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 30 December 2023 | 16:50

Distance: 1400m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R110,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Rattle Bag 6 b. m 58.5kg 9 - - - 71 25/2
1st Vix Princess 2 b. f 55.5kg 8 Mr C J Habib - 85 94 8/1
2nd Willow Express 7 gr. g 57.0kg 5 Mr C R Maujean 2.5 78 82 7/1
3rd Toffas 3 b. g 54.0kg (55.5) 3 Mr S Sosibo 2.75 75 74 16/1
4 Richard The First 2 b. c 59.0kg 9 Mr M A Yeni 2.8 92 87 5/1
5 Bloomington 3 ch. g 59.5kg 7 Mr D W Schwarz 3.5 83 69 10/1
6 Kotinos 3 ch. g 57.5kg 1 Mr J R Syster 4.25 79 59 8/1
7 Moola Man 4 b. g 57.0kg 4 Mr P Mxoli 6.5 88 75 6/1
8 His Master's Voice 2 b. c 56.0kg 10 Mr N Klink 11.0 76 69 50/1
9 Mo The Man TF 3 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr G J Lerena 15.75 84 83 7/2
10 Rain Or Shine 4 b. g 59.0kg 11 Mr K A Brewer 21.25 82 82 20/1
11 Calibre Crest 3 ch. g 58.5kg 6 Mr D de Gouveia 21.75 81 74 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
85.84s
Average Time
85.53s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,165,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Vix Princess 1 85 94 +9 + 7 + 2
Willow Express 2 78 82 +4 -1 + 5
Toffas 3 75 74 -1 -1
Richard The First 4 92 87 -5 -1 -4
Bloomington 5 83 69 -14 -2 -12
Kotinos 6 79 59 -20 -2 -18
Moola Man 7 88 75 -13 -3 -10
His Master's Voice 8 76 69 -7 -4 -3
Mo The Man 9 84 83 -1 -6 + 5
Rain Or Shine 10 82 82 0 -8 + 8
Calibre Crest 11 81 74 -7 -8 + 1
Rattle Bag None - 71 - -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)	CALIBRE CREST (D De Gouveia) jumped awkwardly outwards leaving the stalls.
b)	MO THE MAN (G Lerena) was slow losing two lengths.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	BLOOMINGTON (D Schwarz) shifted in away from the crop from the 300m.
b)	CALIBRE CREST (D De Gouveia), which over-raced in the early stages, commenced to give ground to the field from the 300m. In view of this performance, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
c)	In view of the performance of MO THE MAN (G Lerena), (distance 15,75 lengths, betting 7/2), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.	
d)	VIX PRINCESS (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer A P Peter advised (MS).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	TOFFAS raced with a tongue tie on (declared 28 December 2023 at 04H57).
b)	CALIBRE CREST raced without blinkers (declared 28 December 2023 at 15H02).
	
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	MO THE MAN not striding out left front.
b)	CALIBRE CREST examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	RATTLE BAG urticaria (veterinary certificate) (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	
	Suitable for reinstatement. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.