Race 8: TAKING THE REINS CAPE B STAKES (For All Horses with a nett rating of 94 & below)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Sunday, 03 March 2024 | 16:20

Distance: 1000m

Going: Good

Stakes: R155,000

Race Results

Pos	Horse	A.C.S.	Weight	Draw	Jockey	Len	MR	CMR	Odds
1st	Tough Terrain	5 b. g	57.0kg	8	Mr G van Niekerk	-	83	81	9/2
2nd	The Abdicator (IRE) TF	4 b. g	60.0kg	6	Mr C Zackey	0.3	96	94	5/1
3rd	King Of The Gauls	3 b. c	58.5kg	10	Mr R D Fourie	0.35	93	113	7/2
4	Nordic Chief	4 b. g	55.5kg	5	Mr P C Orffer	0.65	86	94	7/1
5	Bluff On Bluff	3 b. g	52.5kg	3	Mr A Mgudlwa	1.65	76	80	10/1
6	Elusive Winter	4 b. g	55.5kg	11	Mr S D Veale	3.4	87	104	50/1
7	Navajo Dancer	2 b. c	53.0kg (52.5)	2	Mr C B Bantam	4.4	81	56	125/1
8	Major Apollo	2 b. c	53.0kg (52.5)	7	Mr A D Andrews	4.7	81	72	33/1
9	Blue Holly	4 b. f	58.5kg	13	Mr L Mxothwa	6.2	98	85	8/1
10	Silver Crown	2 b. c	55.5kg	1	Mr O Noach	7.45	87	84	40/1
11	William West	2 b. g	54.0kg	9	Mr D L Ashby	8.95	83	51	50/1
12	Escarpment	4 b. g	53.0kg (52.5)	4	Mr J P van der Merwe	9.45	79	79	7/1
13	Let The Flag Fly	2 ch. g	55.5kg	12	Mr J W Jacobs	9.85	85	78	75/1

Race Timing

Winning Time

59.0s

Average Time

59.04s

Difference

%.2fs

Total Pool

R1,105,000

View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse	Pos	MR Before	MR After	Official Δ	Expected Δ	Discrepancy
Tough Terrain	1	83	81	-2	+ 7	-9
The Abdicator (IRE)	2	96	94	-2	-1	-1
King Of The Gauls	3	93	113	+20	-1	+ 21
Nordic Chief	4	86	94	+8	-1	+ 9
Bluff On Bluff	5	76	80	+4	-1	+ 5
Elusive Winter	6	87	104	+17	-2	+ 19
Navajo Dancer	7	81	56	-25	-2	-23
Major Apollo	8	81	72	-9	-2	-7
Blue Holly	9	98	85	-13	-3	-10
Silver Crown	10	87	84	-3	-3
William West	11	83	51	-32	-3	-29
Escarpment	12	79	79	0	-4	+ 4
Let The Flag Fly	13	85	78	-7	-4	-3

Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	THE ABDICATOR (IRE) (C Zackey) and ELUSIVE WINTER (S Veale) jumped slow, losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	At the finish, NORDIC CHIEF (C Orffer) was awkwardly placed on the inside of TOUGH TERRAIN (G van Niekerk), which rolled in and was immediately straightened.
b)	Jockey A Andrews reported that the bit on MAJOR APOLLO, which was hanging out from the 400m, pulled through this geldings mouth and he did not persevere with his riding in the latter stages. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
c)	TOUGH TERRAIN, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C Snaith, acting on behalf of Trainer SJ Snaith, was advised. (TJ)
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	C Bantam (NAVAJO DANCER) rode +0.5kg (53.5kgs)
b)	JP van der Merwe (ESCARPMENT) rode +0.5kg (53.4kgs)
c)	A Andrews (MAJOR APOLLO) rode +0.5kg (53.4kgs)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	ESCARPMENT - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	MAJOR APOLLO - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS