Race 6: RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 19 March 2024 | 15:00

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R105,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Risky Business 3 b. f 52.0kg 11 Mr Serino Moodley - - 75 7/1
- Vava Vegas 5 ch. g 53.5kg 3 Mr P Mxoli - - 58 -
1st Raining Rubies 5 b. m 54.0kg 1 Mr J R Syster - 61 75 25/1
2nd Open Highway TF 4 ch. g 59.5kg 8 Mr S Khumalo 1.0 76 94 15/10
3rd Empress Game 3 b. f 54.0kg 7 Mr C R Maujean 2.5 60 61 16/1
4 Samoa 10 b. m 54.0kg 5 Mr S Sosibo 3.25 61 64 25/1
5 Mix The Magic 3 ch. f 54.0kg 10 Mr K A Brewer 4.75 60 52 66/1
6 Lady Elliot 2 ch. f 56.0kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 5.25 72 71 9/2
7 Dark Tide 5 b. g 53.5kg 4 Mr M K Katjedi 8.0 59 53 66/1
8 Thing Called Love 4 b. f 58.0kg 3 Mr G J Lerena 9.5 75 69 8/1
9 Midnight Fusion 4 b. f 60.0kg 2 Mr P J Strydom 10.75 79 67 7/1
10 Falcon Strike 2 ch. c 59.5kg 11 Mr C J Habib 13.0 76 60 10/1
11 Love Tap 3 b. f 56.5kg (58.0) 9 Miss R A Venniker 18.25 75 69 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
69.64s
Average Time
70.09s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R890,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Raining Rubies 1 61 75 +14 + 7 + 7
Open Highway 2 76 94 +18 -1 + 19
Empress Game 3 60 61 +1 -1 + 2
Samoa 4 61 64 +3 -2 + 5
Mix The Magic 5 60 52 -8 -2 -6
Lady Elliot 6 72 71 -1 -2 + 1
Dark Tide 7 59 53 -6 -3 -3
Thing Called Love 8 75 69 -6 -4 -2
Midnight Fusion 9 79 67 -12 -4 -8
Falcon Strike 10 76 60 -16 -5 -11
Love Tap 11 75 69 -6 -7 + 1
Risky Business None - 75 - -193 -
Vava Vegas None - 58 - -193 -
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)	Shortly after the start, LOVE TAP (R A Venniker) was squeezed out when awkwardly placed between MIX THE MAGIC (K A Brewer) and OPEN HIGHWAY (S Khumalo), which jumped outwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	Jockey	M Yeni reported that LADY ELLIOT did not stride out freely in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. 	
c)	RAINING RUBIES (J R Syster), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer H van der Westhuizen advised (MS).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None. 

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
c)	FALCON STRIKE raced equipped with blinkers (declared 19 March 2024 at 07H36).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	LADY ELLIOT not striding out.	
b)	FALCON STRIKE coughing post race.	
c)	THING CALLED LOVE scalp wound left hind.

SCRATCHED:
a)	VAVA VEGAS insufficient recovery time	(Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	
b)	RISKY BUSINESS coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.