Race 8: WSB Leaders in Ante Post MIDDLE STAKES (For Horses with a Nett Rating of 94 & below)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Saturday, 11 May 2024 | 15:12

Distance: 1900m
Going: Good
Stakes: R120,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Flag Man 3 ch. c 56.5kg 15 Mr Serino Moodley - 86 126 25/2
2nd The Grey King TF 4 gr. g 61.5kg 3 Mr R D Fourie 1.4 96 98 2/1
3rd Papa C 6 b. g 53.5kg 2 Mr K J Lihaba 1.9 75 73 66/1
4 Ancient World 2 b. g 58.5kg 5 Mr T Godden 2.4 92 85 16/1
5 Bella Siccome 3 b. f 59.0kg 8 Mr M A Yeni 2.5 93 93 10/1
6 Riccardo 7 b. g 51.5kg (53.0) 6 Miss R A Venniker 3.1 74 68 40/1
7 Shoot The Rapids 4 b. g 57.0kg 10 Mr C J Habib 3.5 89 117 25/1
8 Johnny The Thief 2 b. g 54.5kg 9 Mr C R Maujean 3.55 82 95 66/1
9 Royal Swan Master 3 b. g 56.5kg 1 Mr C Zackey 3.95 86 83 7/1
10 Cyber Time 3 b. g 58.5kg 12 Mr N Patel 4.25 86 81 75/1
11 Golden Peace 2 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr D de Gouveia 5.45 89 105 9/2
12 Etiquette 3 b. g 57.0kg 4 Mr S S Hlengwa 6.55 82 83 33/1
13 Banzai Pipeline 7 b. g 55.0kg 11 Mr J W Jacobs 8.95 78 62 66/1
14 Off Limits 3 b. f 49.0kg (53.0) 14 Mr B J A Plaatjies 9.25 84 73 125/1
15 Get Impressed 2 b. c 61.5kg 16 Mr J P van der Merwe 10.05 96 103 14/1
16 Winter Games 4 b. g 60.0kg 13 Mr S Khumalo 17.05 94 103 33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
117.88s
Average Time
116.94s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,688,750

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Flag Man 1 86 126 +40 + 7 + 33
The Grey King 2 96 98 +2 -1 + 3
Papa C 3 75 73 -2 -1 -1
Ancient World 4 92 85 -7 -1 -6
Bella Siccome 5 93 93 0 -1 + 1
Riccardo 6 74 68 -6 -2 -4
Shoot The Rapids 7 89 117 +28 -2 + 30
Johnny The Thief 8 82 95 +13 -2 + 15
Royal Swan Master 9 86 83 -3 -2 -1
Cyber Time 10 86 81 -5 -2 -3
Golden Peace 11 89 105 +16 -2 + 18
Etiquette 12 82 83 +1 -3 + 4
Banzai Pipeline 13 78 62 -16 -3 -13
Off Limits 14 84 73 -11 -4 -7
Get Impressed 15 96 103 +7 -4 + 11
Winter Games 16 94 103 +9 -6 + 15
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	ROYAL SWAN MASTER (C Zackey) lost 2 lengths. 
b)	ETIQUETTE (*S Hlengwa) lost 2 lengths. 
c)	JOHNNY THE THIEF (C Maujean) stood, losing 5 lengths.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	WINTER GAMES (S Khumalo) was squeezed out shortly after the start.
b)	At the 1800m BANZAI PIPELINE (J Jacobs) was carried out by GOLDEN PEACE (D De Gouveia) which over-raced in the early and middle stages and rolled out. 
c)	GET IMPRESSED (J P v'd Merwe) over-raced in the early stages.
d)	At the 1500m PAPA C (*K J Lihaba) was momentarily inconvenienced when awkwardly placed on the heels of OFF LIMITS (*B Plaatjies) which rolled in and was immediately corrected. 
e)	Jockey M Yeni reported that he felt something amiss in the running with BELLA SICCOME. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
f)	Jockey J Jacobs reported that BANZAI PIPELINE took no interest in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
g)	Jockey S Khumalo reported that WINTER GAMES did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.   
h)	In view of the Veterinary Surgeon's report concerning BELLA SICCOME, and in terms of Rule 93.1, this mare is suspended for 60 days from racing in any race under the jurisdiction of the National Horseracing Authority. Trainer P V Lafferty was advised. (Suspension date : 12.05.2024 - 10.07.2024 bdi).
i)	In view of the Starter's report with regard to JOHNNY THE THIEF (C Maujean), this gelding's starting stall certificate is withdrawn and it is suspended in terms of Rule 61.6.10 for a period of 7 days and until such time as it proves tractable with a companion.  Suspension date : 12.05.2024 to the 18.05.2024. JOHNNY THE THIEF may not be presented for re-passing during this period.  Trainer M J Odendaal was advised (SL).
j)	FLAG MAN (S Moodley), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer G van Zyl acting on behalf of Trainer G van Zyl (Jnr) advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	THE GREY KING raced equipped with a compression mask (advised 11.05.2024/08h40).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	BELLA SICCOME : Bilateral epistaxis. 60 day suspension confirmed. 
b)	BANZAI PIPELINE : Nothing obvious detected.
c)	WINTER GAMES : Not striding out right front. 

THE MEDICAL OFFICER REPORTED :
a)	Jockey J P v'd Merwe was stood down after the running of this race with a soft issue injury. Rule 25.12 applies.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 


DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.