Race 9: POST MERCHANTS (Grade 2) (Open)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Saturday, 06 July 2024 | 17:40

Distance: 1200m

Going: Standard

Stakes: R500,000

Race Results

Pos	Horse	A.C.S.	Weight	Draw	Jockey	Len	MR	CMR	Odds
-	Royal Aussie	2 b. c	62.0kg	2	-	-	-	120	11/2
-	Silent War	3 b. g	54.0kg	-	-	-	-	91	-
-	Time Fo Orchids	5 b. m	53.5kg	10	Mr G J Lerena	-	-	109	16/1
1st	Cafe Culture TF	3 b. c	54.0kg	1	Mr R D Fourie	-	105	118	11/2
2nd	At My Command	2 b. c	60.0kg	13	Mr C Zackey	1.7	119	116	16/1
3rd	Teflon Man	4 gr. g	52.0kg	9	Mr M A Yeni	2.0	100	106	8/1
4	Melech	5 b. g	60.0kg	3	Mr R Danielson	2.15	117	118	8/1
5	Cruise Control	5 b. g	60.0kg	5	Mr S D Veale	3.35	118	117	28/10
6	Countdown	2 b. c	56.0kg	2	Mr D W Schwarz	3.75	107	106	100/1
7	I Am Giant	2 b. c	60.0kg	14	Mr K Matsunyane	4.15	118	124	25/1
8	Quasiforsure	4 b. g	58.0kg	11	Mr T Godden	4.25	115	116	20/1
9	King Of The Gauls	3 b. c	54.0kg	10	Mr G van Niekerk	4.5	103	113	20/1
10	Anfields Rocket	5 ch. g	58.0kg	12	Mr P Mxoli	5.3	113	106	25/1
11	Texas Red	5 ch. g	56.0kg	8	Mr M K Katjedi	6.0	110	119	20/1
12	Winter Greeting	5 b. m	53.5kg	7	Mr Serino Moodley	6.6	111	104	25/2
13	Golden Sickle	4 b. f	57.5kg	4	Mr C J Habib	9.3	122	121	16/1
14	Tail Of The Comet	4 b. g	54.0kg	6	Mr S Khumalo	10.7	106	79	8/1

Race Timing

Winning Time

70.4s

Average Time

70.38s

Difference

+%.2fs

Total Pool

R9,380,000

View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse	Pos	MR Before	MR After	Official Δ	Expected Δ	Discrepancy
Cafe Culture	1	105	118	+13	+ 7	+ 6
At My Command	2	119	116	-3	-1	-2
Teflon Man	3	100	106	+6	-1	+ 7
Melech	4	117	118	+1	-1	+ 2
Cruise Control	5	118	117	-1	-2	+ 1
Countdown	6	107	106	-1	-2	+ 1
I Am Giant	7	118	124	+6	-2	+ 8
Quasiforsure	8	115	116	+1	-2	+ 3
King Of The Gauls	9	103	113	+10	-2	+ 12
Anfields Rocket	10	113	106	-7	-2	-5
Texas Red	11	110	119	+9	-3	+ 12
Winter Greeting	12	111	104	-7	-3	-4
Golden Sickle	13	122	121	-1	-4	+ 3
Tail Of The Comet	14	106	79	-27	-4	-23
Royal Aussie	None	-	120	-	-203	-
Silent War	None	-	91	-	-203	-
Time Fo Orchids	None	-	109	-	-203	-

Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	CAFE CULTURE (R Fourie), MELECH (R Danielson) and ANFIELDS ROCKET (P Mxoli) lost 1 length.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	Jockey R Fourie (CAFE CULTURE) accidentally dropped his crop at the 200m.
b)	In the concluding stages I AM GIANT (K Matsunyane) was momentarily inconvenienced when awkwardly placed between ANFIELDS ROCKET (P Mxoli) and COUNTDOWN (D Schwarz).
c)	CAFE CULTURE (R Fourie), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer L V Woodruff advised (NS).
d)	AT MY COMMAND (C Zackey), placed second, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer B Crawford advised (SP).

JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Jockey G van Niekerk was the rider of KING OF THE GAULS (advised 01.07.2024/14h27).
b)	Jockey D Schwarz was the rider of COUNTDOWN (advised 05.07.2024/18h23).
c)	TAIL OF THE COMET raced without a compression mask (advised 26.06.2024/08h38).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	TAIL OF THE COMET : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	QUASIFORSURE : Coughing. 

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	TIME FO ORCHIDS : Mucus in trachea (Trainer - 01.07.2024/14h23). Rule 53.5 applies.
b)	ROYAL AUSSIE : Injured. Under medication (Trainer - 05.07.2024/18h21). Rule 53.5 applies.
c)	SILENT WAR : Reserve runner (07.06.2024/06h33).

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.