Race 4: WWW.TAB4RACING.COM PINNACLE STAKES (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 09 March 2024 | 13:50

Distance: 1160m
Going: Good
Stakes: R175,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Swing Upon A Star 2 b. c 54.0kg 10 Mr Serino Moodley - 103 102 4/1
2nd I Am Giant TF 2 b. c 54.0kg 1 Mr A Mgudlwa 0.25 104 124 15/10
3rd Moonshiningthrough 3 b. f 50.0kg 8 Mr P Mxoli 2.75 100 96 11/2
4 Bartholdi 4 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr D de Gouveia 3.25 117 117 10/1
5 Cold Fact 3 b. f 56.0kg 9 Mr D W Schwarz 3.5 111 109 7/1
6 Mercantour 5 ch. g 58.0kg 7 Mr K A Brewer 4.5 110 113 50/1
7 Faustino 3 b. g 52.0kg 6 Mr N Klink 8.25 87 82 80/1
8 Danilo Danilovitch 3 b. c 54.0kg 3 Mr R Munger 10.25 105 89 14/1
9 Rollwiththepunches 6 b. g 54.0kg 2 Mr C R Maujean 14.25 103 90 40/1
10 Black Egret 3 b. g 52.0kg 4 Mr S Sosibo 14.3 96 90 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
66.81s
Average Time
66.86s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,375,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Swing Upon A Star 1 103 102 -1 + 7 -8
I Am Giant 2 104 124 +20 -1 + 21
Moonshiningthrough 3 100 96 -4 -1 -3
Bartholdi 4 117 117 0 -2 + 2
Cold Fact 5 111 109 -2 -2
Mercantour 6 110 113 +3 -2 + 5
Faustino 7 87 82 -5 -3 -2
Danilo Danilovitch 8 105 89 -16 -4 -12
Rollwiththepunches 9 103 90 -13 -5 -8
Black Egret 10 96 90 -6 -5 -1
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER HAD NO REPORTS. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	During the canter past, BLACK EGRET (*S Sosibo) and FAUSTINO (N Klink) slipped their bridles, which had to be refitted before they could proceed to the start. 
b)	At approximately the 100m, MERCANTOUR (K A Brewer) was steadied to avoid the heels of MOONSHININGTHROUGH (P Mxoli), which was carried in by COLD FACT (D Schwarz), which in turn was carried in by SWING UPON A STAR (S Moodley), which shifted in away from the crop and was straightened. During this incident, Jockey P Mxoli (MOONSHININGTHROUGH) had his crop accidentally struck out of his grasp by Jockey D Schwarz (COLD FACT).  
c)	Jockey	N Klink reported that FAUSTINO did not stride out freely in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
d)	SWING UPON A STAR (S Moodley), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S G Tarry advised (MS).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	MERCANTOUR	 was ridden by Jockey K A Brewer with the consent of all parties concerned 
(declared 7 March 2024 at 18H46).		

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	ROLLWITHTHEPUNCHES raced without blinkers (declared 7 March 2024 at 10H17).	
b)	MOONSHININGTHROUGH raced without ear muffs (declared 9 March 2024 at 08H01).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	COLD FACT bilateral nasal discharge; fatigued.
b)	FAUSTINO not striding out left hind.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.