Race 2: RACING240 FOR RACING. FOR YOU MAIDEN PLATE (For Maidens R15 000 Win Bonus ROA Members)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 15 March 2024 | 13:00

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R70,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Iconic Star 4 b. c 60.0kg 15 - - - - -
- Mafiabagsthemoney 5 ch. g 60.0kg 7 - - - 39 100/1
1st Raptor Island 2 b. c 60.0kg 7 Mr S Khumalo - 63 61 7/2
2nd Five Star Magic 4 b. f 57.5kg 6 Mr R Khathi 0.75 - 61 8/1
3rd See You In A Bit TF 4 b. f 57.5kg 2 Mr R D Fourie 1.0 75 67 5/2
4 Connection 3 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr C J Habib 1.1 62 67 7/1
5 Captain Efficient 2 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr L M van Rensburg 1.35 68 66 16/1
6 Aquila Gold 4 b. g 60.0kg 14 Mr S R Khathi 2.35 - 56 14/1
7 Act Of Power 3 b. c 60.0kg 1 Mr K G Steyn 3.6 70 50 33/1
8 Swiss Walt 4 b. g 60.0kg 13 Mr L Mxothwa 4.85 67 74 8/1
9 Potent Captain 4 b. g 60.0kg 9 Mr D W Schwarz 5.1 64 54 33/1
10 Player X 2 b. c 58.5kg (60.0) 10 Mr K J Lihaba 6.6 73 65 40/1
11 Heart Of Thieves 4 b. g 58.5kg (60.0) 15 Mr D B Geerthsen 6.85 56 45 75/1
12 Top Dollar 5 b. g 60.0kg 12 Mr K Minnie 13.35 - 42 150/1
13 Galaxy Moment 4 b. f 57.5kg 8 Mr Y Ramzan 14.85 - 50 125/1
14 Tyrons Vision 3 b. c 60.0kg 5 Mr D L Ashby 20.35 - 53 75/1
15 Time Stopper 3 b. g 60.0kg 11 Mr X C Ndlovu 99.99 - - 75/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
57.91s
Average Time
58.26s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R692,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Raptor Island 1 63 61 -2 + 7 -9
Five Star Magic 2 - 61 - + 20 -
See You In A Bit 3 75 67 -8 -1 -7
Connection 4 62 67 +5 -1 + 6
Captain Efficient 5 68 66 -2 -1 -1
Aquila Gold 6 - 56 - -2 -
Act Of Power 7 70 50 -20 -2 -18
Swiss Walt 8 67 74 +7 -2 + 9
Potent Captain 9 64 54 -10 -2 -8
Player X 10 73 65 -8 -3 -5
Heart Of Thieves 11 56 45 -11 -3 -8
Top Dollar 12 - 42 - -14 -
Galaxy Moment 13 - 50 - -16 -
Tyrons Vision 14 - 53 - -18 -
Time Stopper 15 - - - -20 -
Iconic Star None - - - -188 -
Mafiabagsthemoney None - 39 - -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)	CAPTAIN EFFICIENT (M van Rensburg) was restless loading, reared on one occasion during the loading process and thereafter was slow into stride.
b)	TIME STOPPER (X Ndlovu) jumped slow, losing two lengths.
c)	FIVE STAR MAGIC (R Khathi) jumped slow, losing one length.
d)	SWISS WALT (L Mxothwa) and GALAXY MOMENT (Y Ramzan) were slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	After being slow to begin, TIME STOPPER (X Ndlovu) raced detached from the field throughout. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
b)	HEART OF THIEVES (*DB Geerthsen) was hanging in from the 500m.
c)	AQUILA GOLD (S Khathi) was hanging in from the 400m.
d)	CONNECTION (C Habib) was hanging in from the 300m. Thereafter, Jockey C Habib reported that CONNECTION changed stride continually in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
e) 	RAPTOR ISLAND, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer K Mitchley was advised. (LM)
f)	CONNECTION, the fourth-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GD Smith was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	PLAYER X raced without blinkers and without a tongue tie (declared 08h41 on 20240315)
b)	ACT OF POWER raced with blinkers (declared 22h33 on 20240314)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	CONNECTION - examined post-race. Not striding out left front
b)	TIME STOPPER - examined post-race. Fatigued
c)	PLAYER X - cast right front shoe

SCRATCHED:

a)	ICONIC STAR - under veterinary treatment. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 12h43 on 20240312)
b)	MAFIABAGSTHEMONEY - under suspension: intractable (declared 11h44