Race 1: TRACK AND BALL GAMING MAIDEN HANDICAP (For Maidens with 3 or more runs)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Monday, 22 January 2024 | 12:30

Distance: 1200m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R80,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:3.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:5.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Lemon Scent 3 b. f 48.5kg (52.5) 9 Mr B J A Plaatjies - - 58 16/1
1st Griffin Park 4 b. g 57.5kg 7 Mr S D Veale - 70 58 7/2
2nd Helsinki 2 b. c 59.0kg (63.0) 6 Mr T J Mayhew 0.9 81 72 5/1
3rd Irish Luck TF 2 ch. g 57.0kg (59.5) 2 Mr K J Lihaba 1.2 74 72 28/10
4 Caberneigh 3 ch. c 57.0kg 10 Mr A Mgudlwa 1.7 62 61 40/1
5 Torix Night 3 ch. g 57.0kg 4 Mr T Godden 4.2 69 68 8/1
6 Moon Harvest 2 ch. g 53.5kg (55.0) 3 Miss R A Venniker 4.7 58 55 8/1
7 Pieter Both 3 b. c 59.0kg 8 Mr C Zackey 8.4 73 65 14/1
8 Rock My Heart 3 ch. f 52.0kg 1 Mr M A Yeni 10.4 50 50 20/1
9 Splendid Fella 2 b. c 52.5kg 11 Mr N Patel 11.45 60 55 50/1
10 Olverston 2 ch. c 52.0kg 9 Mr M J Thackeray 15.15 45 45 80/1
11 Rafino 3 b. g 53.0kg 12 Mr D S Lembethe 16.45 54 45 100/1
12 Shiny Silva 3 b. f 54.0kg 5 Mr Serino Moodley 37.25 56 42 14/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
69.31s
Average Time
70.84s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R638,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Griffin Park 1 70 58 -12 + 7 -19
Helsinki 2 81 72 -9 -1 -8
Irish Luck 3 74 72 -2 -1 -1
Caberneigh 4 62 61 -1 -1
Torix Night 5 69 68 -1 -2 + 1
Moon Harvest 6 58 55 -3 -2 -1
Pieter Both 7 73 65 -8 -3 -5
Rock My Heart 8 50 50 0 -4 + 4
Splendid Fella 9 60 55 -5 -4 -1
Olverston 10 45 45 0 -6 + 6
Rafino 11 54 45 -9 -6 -3
Shiny Silva 12 56 42 -14 -10 -4
Lemon Scent None - 58 - -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)	IRISH LUCK (*K J Lihaba), MOON HARVEST (R A Venniker), SHINY SILVA (S Moodley), SPLENDID FELLA (N Patel) and RAFINO (D S Lembethe) lost 1 length.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	At the 350m HELSINKI (*T Mayhew) was carried in by IRISH LUCK (*K J Lihaba), which was switched in off the heels of TORIX NIGHT (T Godden) to obtain a clear run. Thereafter, in the concluding stages, IRISH LUCK (*K J Lihaba) was brushed out by HELSINKI (*T Mayhew), which rolled out. 
b)	RAFINO (D S Lembethe) raced wide throughout.
c)	GRIFFIN PARK (S Veale), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M J Odendaal advised (NS).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Jockey M Thackeray was the rider of OLVERSTON (advised 22.01.2024/08h15). 
b)	SHINY SILVA raced equipped with a tongue tie (advised 22.01.2024/07h55).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	TORIX NIGHT : Returned post-race having cast the left front shoe.
b)	SHINY SILVA : Coughing.

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	LEMON SCENT : Elevated temperature (Trainer - 22.01.2024/07h36). Rule 53.5 applies.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.