Race 4: 4RACING.TV CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 71 and below)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 22 March 2024 | 14:20

Distance: 2000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R74,500

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- San Quintin 6 b. g 56.0kg 5 Mr K Minnie - - 58 66/1
1st Puerto Plata (ARG) 3 dkb. or br. g 58.0kg 8 Mr R D Fourie - 67 68 11/2
2nd Harold The Duke 3 b. c 56.0kg 1 Mr S Khumalo 0.25 62 86 6/1
3rd Mo Flow 3 b. g 56.0kg 5 Mr X C Ndlovu 0.5 71 66 14/1
4 Lord Nelson 3 b. g 54.5kg (56.0) 12 Mr D B Geerthsen 0.75 63 55 14/1
5 Dawn Cloud TF 2 b. g 52.0kg 2 Mr J P van der Merwe 0.8 64 60 7/2
6 Pisces 2 ch. c 54.0kg 13 Mr S L Naidoo 3.55 66 56 50/1
7 Keep The Fort 3 b. f 57.5kg 3 Mr C Zackey 3.65 68 66 8/1
8 Adios Amigos 4 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr D W Schwarz 4.4 68 55 16/1
9 Racinante 2 b. f 50.0kg 10 Mr Y Ramzan 8.9 55 50 33/1
10 Climate Control 2 ch. g 56.0kg (60.0) 9 Mr T J Mayhew 12.15 70 65 33/1
11 King Of Seville 2 b. c 60.0kg 6 Mr D L Ashby 12.65 79 65 100/1
12 Give Us A Smile 2 b. g 56.5kg (56.0) 11 Mr L Mxothwa 14.15 70 67 40/1
13 Reach Forthe Stars 5 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 15.9 69 56 9/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
123.24s
Average Time
125.39s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R877,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Puerto Plata (ARG) 1 67 68 +1 + 7 -6
Harold The Duke 2 62 86 +24 -1 + 25
Mo Flow 3 71 66 -5 -1 -4
Lord Nelson 4 63 55 -8 -1 -7
Dawn Cloud 5 64 60 -4 -1 -3
Pisces 6 66 56 -10 -2 -8
Keep The Fort 7 68 66 -2 -2
Adios Amigos 8 68 55 -13 -2 -11
Racinante 9 55 50 -5 -3 -2
Climate Control 10 70 65 -5 -5
King Of Seville 11 79 65 -14 -5 -9
Give Us A Smile 12 70 67 -3 -5 + 2
Reach Forthe Stars 13 69 56 -13 -6 -7
San Quintin None - 58 - -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)	HAROLD THE DUKE (S Khumalo) jumped slow, losing two lengths.
b)	DAWN CLOUD (JP van der Merwe), MO FLOW (X Ndlovu), GIVE US A SMILE (L Mxothwa) and LORD NELSON (*DB Geerthsen) jumped slow, losing one length.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	GIVE US A SMILE (L Mxothwa) over raced in the early and middle stages.
b)	Jockey D Ashby reported that KING OF SEVILLE did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
c)	The saddle on REACH FOR THE STARS (M Yeni) slipped back in running. This was confirmed by a Stipendiary Steward.
d)	Apprentice DB Geerthsen was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that as the rider of LORD NELSON he misused his crop by striking LORD NELSON more than 12 times (13) which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. Apprentice DB Geerthsen signed an admission of guilt and was fined R2 000,00. 
e)	PUERTO PLATA (ARG), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AC Greeff was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	X Ndlovu rode MO FLOW (declared 10h32 on 20240322)
b)	L Mxothwa (GIVE US A SMILE) rode +1kg of which 0.5kg was carded (57.4kgs)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	KING OF SEVILLE - examined post-race. Not striding right hind & brush wound left hind
b)	CLIMATE CONTROL - abnormal respiratory noise
c)	REACH FOR THE STARS - severely fatigued & stirrup rub on right-hand side

SCRATCHED:

a)	SAN QUINTIN - temperature. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 14h11 on 20240322)