Race 3: BETWAY PINNACLE STAKES (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Sunday, 07 January 2024 | 13:50

Distance: 2400m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R175,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Zeus TF 3 b. c 60.0kg 1 Mr G J Lerena - 113 117 5/4
2nd Good Council 2 b. g 56.0kg 5 Mr P Mxoli 3.25 105 104 7/1
3rd Second Base 4 b. g 58.0kg 3 Mr K A Brewer 10.5 111 99 20/1
4 Breeze Over 5 b. g 50.0kg 2 Mr J Gates 14.5 93 99 3/1
5 Litigation 3 b. c 58.0kg 6 Mr C Zackey 15.75 110 113 25/2
6 None Other 5 ch. m 55.5kg 7 Mr S Khumalo 20.0 110 115 6/1
7 Out Of Your League 5 b. g 50.0kg 4 Mr J R Syster 99.99 77 77 80/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
150.58s
Total Pool
R1,477,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Zeus 1 113 117 +4 + 7 -3
Good Council 2 105 104 -1 -2 + 1
Second Base 3 111 99 -12 -4 -8
Breeze Over 4 93 99 +6 -5 + 11
Litigation 5 110 113 +3 -6 + 9
None Other 6 110 115 +5 -7 + 12
Out Of Your League 7 77 77 0 -10 + 10
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	SECOND BASE (K A Brewer) and NONE OTHER (S Khumalo) were slow into stride.	
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE (J R Syster), which raced prominently throughout, tired badly from the 400m. In view of this performance, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
b)	In view of the performance of BREEZE OVER (J Gates), (distance 14,50 lengths, betting 3/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.		
c)	Jockey J Gates was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he, as the rider of BREEZE OVER, misused his crop by striking this gelding more than twelve times (15) which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. 
Jockey J Gates signed an Admission of Guilt and a fine of R7500 was imposed.
d)	ZEUS (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer F P Habib advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	BREEZE OVER	was ridden by Jockey J Gates (declared 7 January 2024 at 07H21).	
b)	LITIGATION was ridden by Jockey C Zackey (declared 7 January 2024 at 08H26).		
		
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	SECOND BASE raced without blinkers (declared 7 January 2024 at 08H53).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	NONE OTHER severely fatigued. 
b)	OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE examined post race, nothing obvious detected.		
c)	BREEZE OVER abnormal respiratory noise.	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.