Race 6: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 92 and below)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 05 April 2024 | 15:45

Distance: 2000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R87,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Magical Midlands 4 b. g 56.0kg 1 Mr S Khumalo - 73 79 25/2
2nd Painite 5 b. g 56.5kg (56.0) 8 Mr L Mxothwa 1.25 77 82 7/1
3rd Central City TF 5 ch. g 60.0kg 7 Mr R D Fourie 1.5 84 81 2/1
4 Light Without 4 b. g 56.0kg 3 Mr D W Schwarz 1.6 77 71 7/2
5 St Cloud 3 b. f 53.5kg 6 Mr X C Ndlovu 1.85 74 73 16/1
6 Nothingelsematters 5 b. g 56.0kg 5 Mr M A Yeni 4.1 73 73 7/1
7 Magnum Fire 7 b. g 54.5kg (56.0) 4 Mr D B Geerthsen 4.6 75 59 33/1
8 Spin Doctor 3 ch. g 60.0kg 9 Mr D L Ashby 5.6 84 90 8/1
9 Jacob's Ladder 4 ch. g 56.0kg 2 Mr P Mxoli 99.99 73 73 75/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
125.86s
Average Time
125.21s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R711,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Magical Midlands 1 73 79 +6 + 7 -1
Painite 2 77 82 +5 -1 + 6
Central City 3 84 81 -3 -1 -2
Light Without 4 77 71 -6 -1 -5
St Cloud 5 74 73 -1 -1
Nothingelsematters 6 73 73 0 -2 + 2
Magnum Fire 7 75 59 -16 -2 -14
Spin Doctor 8 84 90 +6 -2 + 8
Jacob's Ladder 9 73 73 0 -10 + 10
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	CENTRAL CITY (R Fourie) was nervous in the stalls.
b)	ST CLOUD (X Ndlovu) jumped slow, losing two lengths.
c)	MAGNUM FIRE (*DB Geerthsen) and PAINITE (L Mxothwa) were slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	PAINITE (L Mxothwa) over raced in the early and middle stages.
b)	At the 1100m, MAGNUM FIRE (*DB Geerthsen) ran onto and clipped the heels of NOTHINGELSEMATTERS (M Yeni).
c)	Jockey P Mxoli reported that he felt something amiss with JACOB'S LADDER and eased this gelding out of the race from the 350m. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
d)	Jockey M Yeni reported that he felt something amiss with NOTHINGELSEMATTERS. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
e)	MAGICAL MIDLANDS, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer K Mitchley was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	L Mxothwa (PAINITE) rode +1kg of which 0.5kg was carded (57.4kgs)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	JACOB'S LADDER - examined post-race. Not striding out right front
b)	NOTHINGELSEMATTERS - examined post-race. Spread left hind shoe
c)	LIGHT WITHOUT - over reach left front
d)	MAGNUM FIRE - coughing
e)	MAGICAL MIDLANDS - abnormal respiratory noise

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS