Race 8: TAKE A BET WINA NUMBA NUMBA PINNACLE STAKES (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 27 July 2024 | 16:25

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R120,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Unzen 3 b. c 54.0kg 3 Mr G J Lerena - 109 116 2/1
2nd Main Defender TF 4 b. g 62.0kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 1.4 131 130 18/10
3rd The Africa House 4 b. g 46.0kg (50.0) 4 Mr N Nastili 5.5 102 93 11/2
4 Swing Upon A Star 2 b. c 52.5kg (52.0) 5 Mr C R Maujean 7.25 104 102 33/1
5 Bingwa 7 b. g 62.0kg 7 Mr K Matsunyane 7.75 123 107 25/1
6 Laguna Verde 5 b. g 50.0kg 1 Mr P Mxoli 13.0 97 86 14/1
7 Tail Of The Comet 4 b. g 52.5kg (52.0) 2 Mr S Khumalo 23.5 106 79 13/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
84.33s
Average Time
84.84s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R890,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Unzen 1 109 116 +7 + 7
Main Defender 2 131 130 -1 -1
The Africa House 3 102 93 -9 -2 -7
Swing Upon A Star 4 104 102 -2 -3 + 1
Bingwa 5 123 107 -16 -3 -13
Laguna Verde 6 97 86 -11 -5 -6
Tail Of The Comet 7 106 79 -27 -8 -19
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER HAD NO REPORTS. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	UNZEN (G Lerena) and TAIL OF THE COMET (S Khumalo) over-raced in the early and middle stages. 
b)	MAIN DEFENDER (M Yeni) hung in in the concluding stages. 
c)	In view of the performance of TAIL OF THE COMET (S Khumalo), which hung in badly from the 400m,  the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt.	
d)	UNZEN (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer R R Sage advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	TAIL OF THE COMET was ridden by Jockey S Khumalo, who weighed out at 53,7kg, 1kg over the carded weight as declared (declared 27 July 2024 at 08H54).	
b)	SWING UPON A STAR: Jockey C Maujean weighed out at 52,8kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight.	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	TAIL OF THE COMET raced with a compression mask (declared 26 July 2024 at 08H33).	

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	TAIL OF THE COMET examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)	THE AFRICA HOUSE scalp wound left hind. 
c)	MAIN DEFENDER cast its right front shoe in running. 	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.