Race 4: www.tabgold.co.za PINNACLE STAKES (For all horses with a nett rating of 118 & below)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 21 April 2024 | 14:15

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R150,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:12.5 3yrs:2.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:4.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Formagear TF 5 b. g 57.0kg 5 Mr S Khumalo - 103 108 5/2
2nd The Grey King 4 gr. g 52.0kg 1 Mr M A Yeni 1.5 96 98 33/10
3rd Sundance Kid 5 b. g 52.0kg 3 Mr Serino Moodley 2.1 91 96 25/2
4 Wylie Riley 2 b. g 48.0kg (52.0) 4 Mr B J A Plaatjies 2.9 89 79 7/1
5 Prince Of Taranto 4 b. g 53.5kg 2 Mr M J Thackeray 3.7 94 92 25/1
6 Queue Wing 7 b. g 53.5kg 9 Mr S S Hlengwa 3.8 94 81 16/1
7 Matterhorn 5 ch. g 54.0kg 7 Mr A Mgudlwa 4.9 95 94 66/1
8 Baratheon 3 b. g 55.5kg 8 Mr J W Jacobs 6.7 98 106 10/1
9 Mucho Dinero 2 b. c 60.0kg 6 Mr G van Niekerk 7.8 110 115 5/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
96.27s
Average Time
95.93s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R985,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Formagear 1 103 108 +5 + 7 -2
The Grey King 2 96 98 +2 -1 + 3
Sundance Kid 3 91 96 +5 -1 + 6
Wylie Riley 4 89 79 -10 -1 -9
Prince Of Taranto 5 94 92 -2 -2
Queue Wing 6 94 81 -13 -2 -11
Matterhorn 7 95 94 -1 -2 + 1
Baratheon 8 98 106 +8 -3 + 11
Mucho Dinero 9 110 115 +5 -3 + 8
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	MUCHO DINERO (G van Niekerk) lost 1 length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	THE GREY KING (M Yeni) over-raced in the early stages.
b)	PRINCE OF TARANTO (M Thackeray) was hanging out between the 400m and the 200m.
c)	FORMAGEAR (S Khumalo) was hanging in and shifted in from the 250m.
d)	Apprentice S Hlengwa reported that QUEUE WING did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
e)	Jockey G van Niekerk reported that MUCHO DINERO changed stride continually in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
f)	In view of the performance of BARATHEON (J Jacobs) (6.70 lengths, 10/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
g)	Trainer Y Govender acting on behalf of Trainer P Botha signed an admission of guilt for a contravention of Rule 8.3.1., in that he failed to ensure that the owner's colours were available for BARATHEON. Accordingly, a warning was issued. 
h)	FORMAGEAR (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer P B Muscutt advised (NS).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	BARATHEON (J Jacobs) raced with club colours. 

  THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	MUCHO DINERO : Not striding out in front. Mild post-race distress.
b)	BARATHEON : Nothing obvious detected.
c)	QUEUE WING : Returned post-race having cast the left front shoe. Not striding out left front. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.