Race 4: TAB TELEBET 0861 000 822 MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden F&M. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 16 May 2024 | 14:10

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Ritirata 3 b. f 60.0kg 12 Mr J Penny - - - 100/1
1st Just The Two Of Us TF 4 b. f 60.0kg 1 Mr M A Yeni - - 90 2/1
2nd Green Lightning 2 b. f 57.0kg 5 Mr M K Katjedi 1.75 - 77 3/1
3rd Together Again 5 b. m 60.0kg 3 Mr C R Maujean 3.75 58 55 20/1
4 Gaelic Dancer 3 b. f 57.0kg 8 Mr K Matsunyane 4.25 - 64 17/2
5 Dragon Dragon 3 ch. f 60.0kg 6 Mr G J Lerena 4.5 69 58 7/2
6 Smashing 4 b. f 60.0kg 9 Mr K A Brewer 5.5 67 78 16/1
7 Golden Argo 3 ch. f 60.0kg 4 Mr R Danielson 5.6 64 61 40/1
8 State Of Play 3 b. f 60.0kg 7 Mr J Gates 5.75 50 54 200/1
9 Perini Palace 4 b. f 60.0kg 10 Mr Wesley Marwing 6.5 56 56 80/1
10 Centrefold 2 b. f 56.0kg (60.0) 12 Mr N Nastili 10.0 58 47 75/1
11 Ruler Of Justice 2 b. f 57.0kg 11 Mr C Zackey 10.25 - 73 40/1
12 La Chance 4 b. f 60.0kg 2 Mr C J Habib 10.5 57 54 50/1
13 Scarlet 3 ch. f 60.0kg 13 Mr N Klink 11.5 58 47 40/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
57.3s
Average Time
57.99s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R670,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Just The Two Of Us 1 - 90 - + 30 -
Green Lightning 2 - 77 - + 20 -
Together Again 3 58 55 -3 -2 -1
Gaelic Dancer 4 - 64 - + 2 -
Dragon Dragon 5 69 58 -11 -2 -9
Smashing 6 67 78 +11 -2 + 13
Golden Argo 7 64 61 -3 -2 -1
State Of Play 8 50 54 +4 -2 + 6
Perini Palace 9 56 56 0 -3 + 3
Centrefold 10 58 47 -11 -4 -7
Ruler Of Justice 11 - 73 - -12 -
La Chance 12 57 54 -3 -4 + 1
Scarlet 13 58 47 -11 -4 -7
Ritirata None - - - -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)	PERINI PALACE (W Marwing) jumped awkwardly inwards and made contact with SMASHING (KA BREWER) leaving the stalls.
b)	LA CHANCE (C Habib) and GREEN LIGHTNING (*MK Katjedi) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	RULER OF JUSTICE (C Zackey) was hanging out from the 300m.
b)	SCARLET (N Klink) ducked out sharply for no apparent reason at 150m.
c)	Jockey G Lerena was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.3 in that he failed to ride DRAGON DRAGON out to the end of the race to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards. Jockey G Lerena signed an Admission of Guilt and was fined R1 000.00. In assessing penalty, the Board took into account that Jockey G Lerena had not prejudiced his chances of obtaining 4th place.
d)	JUST THE TWO OF US, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Azzie was advised. (MdP) 
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:

a)	None
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	RULER OF JUSTICE - cut above left eye

SCRATCHED:

a)	RITIRATA - not eating up. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 08h38 on 20240516)

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

a)	None