Race 5: KEITH BASEL, DANNY LOMBARD, JOHN MCMURTRY, MARK NEL PINNACLE STAKES (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 13 April 2024 | 14:45

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R175,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Bingwa 7 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr K Matsunyane - 116 107 10/1
2nd East Coast 5 ch. g 50.0kg (54.0) 7 Mr N Nastili 1.3 103 102 14/1
3rd None Other 5 ch. m 56.0kg 6 Mr S Khumalo 1.4 110 115 25/1
4 Melech TF 5 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr G J Lerena 2.0 117 118 18/10
5 Whafeef 6 b. g 52.0kg 4 Mr J R Syster 3.4 99 91 17/2
6 Laguna Verde 5 b. g 52.0kg 8 Mr K A Brewer 3.45 98 86 17/2
7 Indlamu 4 b. c 52.5kg (52.0) 2 Mr Serino Moodley 3.5 94 86 20/1
8 Atticus Finch 5 b. g 58.0kg 1 Mr D de Gouveia 5.5 111 127 5/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
99.49s
Average Time
97.46s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,175,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Bingwa 1 116 107 -9 + 7 -16
East Coast 2 103 102 -1 -1
None Other 3 110 115 +5 -1 + 6
Melech 4 117 118 +1 -1 + 2
Whafeef 5 99 91 -8 -2 -6
Laguna Verde 6 98 86 -12 -2 -10
Indlamu 7 94 86 -8 -2 -6
Atticus Finch 8 111 127 +16 -2 + 18
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	MELECH (G Lerena), ATTICUS FINCH (D De Gouveia) and WHAFEEF (J R Syster) were slow into stride. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	An inquiry will be opened into an incident which occurred at the 700m, involving WHAFEEF (J R Syster) and MELECH (G Lerena).
b)	Leaving the 200m, NONE OTHER (S Khumalo) was steadied in anticipation of racing into a diminishing run between MELECH (G Lerena) and BINGWA (K Matsunyane), which hung in from the 300m. Thereafter, shortly before the finish line, NONE OTHER (S Khumalo) was steadied when awkwardly placed on the heels of BINGWA (K Matsunyane). As a consequence, Jockey S Khumalo (NONE OTHER) was unable to fully ride this filly out to the end of the race. 
c)	BINGWA (K Matsunyane), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. 
Trainer J J van Vuuren advised (LK).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	INDLAMU: Jockey S Moodley weighed out at 52,5kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight.	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None. 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	MELECH cut into both hind. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.