Race 8: CAPE RACING GOLD RUSH (For 3-year-olds (Non-Black Type))

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Saturday, 27 January 2024 | 16:00

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R7,500,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Escarpment 4 b. g 60.0kg - - - - 79 -
- Champagne Mac 4 b. g 60.0kg - - - - 55 -
- Storm Brasco 4 b. g 60.0kg 16 - - - 93 8/1
1st Rapidash 2 b. c 60.0kg 13 Mr G van Niekerk - 97 107 10/1
2nd Coastal Commander 4 b. g 60.0kg 16 Mr B R FayD'Herbe de Maudave 0.2 86 77 100/1
3rd Tail Of The Comet 4 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr R D Fourie 2.45 106 79 33/10
4 Just Be Lekker 4 b. f 57.5kg 1 Mr S D Veale 2.65 97 113 25/1
5 Infrared 3 ch. c 60.0kg 7 Mr L Mxothwa 4.4 88 101 7/1
6 Bavarian Beauty TF 2 b. f 57.5kg 10 Mr P J Strydom 6.65 112 109 2/1
7 Pritti Victory 3 ch. f 57.5kg 2 Mr A Mgudlwa 7.05 80 94 40/1
8 Nocturnal Flight 3 b. c 60.0kg 9 Mr C J Habib 7.45 65 72 125/1
9 Winter Rainfall 4 b. f 57.5kg 11 Mr C Zackey 7.5 95 87 8/1
10 King Of The Gauls 3 b. c 60.0kg 6 Mr G J Lerena 7.8 93 113 25/1
11 Ready To Charge 2 b. g 60.0kg 14 Mr M A Yeni 8.2 108 110 25/1
12 Kupholiwe 2 ch. c 60.0kg 15 Mr D Muscutt 8.6 97 94 40/1
13 Willie John 3 b. c 60.0kg 5 Mr K Matsunyane 10.35 90 84 25/1
14 Sunshine Day 4 b. f 57.5kg 4 Mr J P van der Merwe 10.4 90 69 40/1
15 Tamil Tigress 2 b. f 57.5kg 3 Mr S Khumalo 15.4 87 77 50/1
16 King Of Spin 3 b. c 60.0kg 12 Mr G Wright 19.65 84 91 150/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
99.27s
Average Time
98.74s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R15,205,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Rapidash 1 97 107 +10 + 7 + 3
Coastal Commander 2 86 77 -9 -1 -8
Tail Of The Comet 3 106 79 -27 -1 -26
Just Be Lekker 4 97 113 +16 -1 + 17
Infrared 5 88 101 +13 -2 + 15
Bavarian Beauty 6 112 109 -3 -3
Pritti Victory 7 80 94 +14 -3 + 17
Nocturnal Flight 8 65 72 +7 -3 + 10
Winter Rainfall 9 95 87 -8 -3 -5
King Of The Gauls 10 93 113 +20 -3 + 23
Ready To Charge 11 108 110 +2 -3 + 5
Kupholiwe 12 97 94 -3 -3
Willie John 13 90 84 -6 -4 -2
Sunshine Day 14 90 69 -21 -4 -17
Tamil Tigress 15 87 77 -10 -6 -4
King Of Spin 16 84 91 +7 -7 + 14
Escarpment None - 79 - -203 -
Champagne Mac None - 55 - -203 -
Storm Brasco None - 93 - -203 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	TAIL OF THE COMET (R Fourie) and NOCTURNAL FLIGHT (C Habib) made contact leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	KING OF THE GAULS (G Lerena) refused to settle in the early stages.
b)	At the 350m BAVARIAN BEAUTY (P Strydom) was directed outwards into clear running on the outside of KING OF SPIN (G Wright), which had raced prominently, commenced to give ground and rolled outwards. Consequently, BAVARIAN BEAUTY (P Strydom) was bumped by INFRARED (L Mxothwa), which was directed inwards off the heels of PRITTI VICTORY (A Mgudlwa) to obtain clear running. Following this, TAIL OF THE COMET (R Fourie) was steadied and lost position when on the heels of BAVARIAN BEAUTY (P Strydom). As a consequence, WILLIE JOHN (K Matsunyane), SUNSHINE DAY (JP van der Merwe), KUPHOLIWE (D Muscutt), BAVARIAN BEAUTY (P Strydom) and KING OF SPIN (G Wright) suffered varying degrees of interference when in restricted galloping room. The Stewards, after carefully considering the incidents and the consequences to a number of runners, determined that no individual horse or rider could be held accountable for the incidents reported and took no further action in this regard.
c)	Jockey JP van der Merwe reported that SUNSHINE DAY choked up in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
d)	RAPIDASH, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C Snaith, acting on behalf of Trainer SJ Snaith, was advised. (WM)
e)	COASTAL COMMANDER, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer VH Marshall was advised. (WM)
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	S Khumalo rode TAMIL TIGRESS (declared 07h58 on 20240127)
b)	B Fayd'Herbe rode COASTAL COMMANDER (declared 07h31 on 20240125)
c)	TAIL OF THE COMET raced with a compression mask and a tongue tie (declared 07h23 on 20240125)
d)	C Zackey rode WINTER RAINFALL (declared on 20240127) (Jockey A Domeyer stood down by the course Medical Officer. Rule 25.12 applied)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	SUNSHINE DAY - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	BAVARIAN BEAUTY - examined post-race. Cut into left hind 
c)	WILLIE JOHN - fatigued

SCRATCHED:

a)	STORM BRASCO - travel restriction (AHS) (declared 11h00 on 20240123)
b)	ESCARPMENT - reserve runner (declared 14h21 on 20240125)
c)	CHAMPAGNE MAC - reserve runner (declared 14h21 on 20240125)