Race 7: CITY OF CAPE TOWN MAJORCA STAKES (WFA) (Grade 1) (For Fillies and Mares at weight for age)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Saturday, 27 January 2024 | 15:25

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R1,000,000
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
1st Princess Calla TF 4 b. f 60.0kg 5 Mr R D Fourie - 127 127 15/10
2nd Rascova 2 b. f 55.0kg 10 Mr C Zackey 3.25 110 122 40/1
3rd Double Grand Slam 2 b. f 55.0kg 1 Mr G van Niekerk 3.3 104 122 33/1
4 Golden Hostess 2 b. f 60.0kg 7 Mr A Domeyer 5.05 117 112 33/1
5 Red Palace 2 b. f 55.0kg 4 Mr A D Andrews 5.25 111 119 6/1
6 Saartjie 3 b. f 60.0kg 9 Mr P C Orffer 6.5 110 113 20/1
7 Asiye Phambili 3 b. f 60.0kg 8 Mr P J Strydom 6.8 111 119 20/1
8 Gimme A Shot 2 b. f 60.0kg 3 Mr S Khumalo 9.55 108 110 40/1
9 Beach Bomb 2 b. f 55.0kg 11 Mr J P van der Merwe 10.05 117 117 7/2
10 Happy Chance 2 b. f 60.0kg 2 Mr K Matsunyane 11.05 116 118 14/1
11 Make It Snappy 3 b. f 60.0kg 6 Mr L Mxothwa 12.8 125 125 8/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
98.2s
Average Time
98.74s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R15,205,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Princess Calla 1 127 127 0 + 7 -7
Rascova 2 110 122 +12 -2 + 14
Double Grand Slam 3 104 122 +18 -2 + 20
Golden Hostess 4 117 112 -5 -2 -3
Red Palace 5 111 119 +8 -2 + 10
Saartjie 6 110 113 +3 -3 + 6
Asiye Phambili 7 111 119 +8 -3 + 11
Gimme A Shot 8 108 110 +2 -4 + 6
Beach Bomb 9 117 117 0 -4 + 4
Happy Chance 10 116 118 +2 -4 + 6
Make It Snappy 11 125 125 0 -5 + 5
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	Fair start.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	DOUBLE GRAND SLAM (G van Niekerk) hesitated and rolled out leaving the 1200m.
b)	When questioned regarding his riding in the straight, Jockey G van Niekerk (DOUBLE GRAND SLAM) told the Stewards that he adopted an inside position upon straightening, ultimately behind the second-place finisher RASCOVA (C Zackey). Following this, he felt that the filly did not improve as he would have liked and allowed her to shift outwards in order to race with company in the hope that she would finish the race off strongly. When it was put to him that he had covered substantial ground in allowing the filly to shift outwards, he responded that, in his opinion, the benefits obtained by her having company had offset covering the extra ground. The Stewards noted his explanation but did advise Jockey G van Niekerk not to cover unnecessary ground in races without good reason for doing so. 
c)	Jockey JP van der Merwe reported that BEACH BOMB did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly.
d)	PRINCESS CALLA, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SG Tarry was advised. (WM)
e)	DOUBLE GRAND SLAM, the third-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SJ Snaith was advised. (WM)
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	HAPPY CHANCE raced without ear muffs (declared 09h17 on 20240125)
b)	SAARTJIE raced with blinkers (declared 09h28 on 20240119)
c)	RASCOVA raced with a tongue tie (declared 08h53 on 20240125)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	BEACH BOMB - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS