Race 5: TURF TALK SYNDICATE OPEN MAIDEN (For all Maidens)

DURBANVILLE RACECOURSE | Thursday, 01 August 2024 | 14:55

Distance: 1000m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R85,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:7.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Captain West 3 ch. g 57.0kg 7 - - - 102 14/10
- Mrs Shackleton 2 b. f 51.5kg 8 - - - 50 14/1
- Approach Shot 2 b. c 57.5kg 3 - - - 70 17/2
- Maneki Neko 2 b. c 58.5kg 10 - - - 60 9/4
1st Meant To Be 3 b. g 61.0kg 6 Mr G Wright - - 78 40/1
2nd Let It Be Said 3 b. g 57.0kg 5 Mr G van Niekerk 0.75 - 101 7/1
3rd Dawn Till Dusk 2 ch. c 57.0kg 1 Mr R D Fourie 2.75 - 94 28/10
4 Palace Gift 3 b. c 56.5kg 9 Mr O Noach 6.0 68 77 14/1
5 Firingonallengines 4 ch. g 57.5kg 4 Mr P C Orffer 6.75 70 69 10/1
6 What A Fortune 2 ch. c 57.0kg 10 Mr A D Andrews 8.25 - 95 25/1
7 Lucy Rocket TF 4 b. f 54.5kg 3 Mr D L Ashby 10.5 69 69 9/4
8 King Viserys 4 b. g 56.0kg 2 Mr K G Steyn 14.75 67 73 6/1
9 What Again 3 b. g 57.0kg 7 Mr S D Veale 18.0 - 62 33/1
10 Future Gem 2 b. c 53.0kg 8 Mr M Mjoka 21.0 61 55 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
60.42s
Average Time
59.87s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,300,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Meant To Be 1 - 78 - + 30 -
Let It Be Said 2 - 101 - + 20 -
Dawn Till Dusk 3 - 94 - + 15 -
Palace Gift 4 68 77 +9 -3 + 12
Firingonallengines 5 70 69 -1 -3 + 2
What A Fortune 6 - 95 - -2 -
Lucy Rocket 7 69 69 0 -4 + 4
King Viserys 8 67 73 +6 -5 + 11
What Again 9 - 62 - -8 -
Future Gem 10 61 55 -6 -8 + 2
Captain West None - 102 - -188 -
Mrs Shackleton None - 50 - -188 -
Approach Shot None - 70 - -188 -
Maneki Neko None - 60 - -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)	WHAT AGAIN (S Veale) jumped slow, losing one length and thereafter was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	FIRINGONALLENGINES (C Orffer) was hanging out and raced wide on the turn. As a consequence, MEANT TO BE (G Wright), which was racing on the outside of FIRINGONALLENGINES (C Orffer), raced wide on the turn and into the straight. 
b)	Jockey D Ashby reported that LUCY ROCKET, which was hanging in badly from the 250m and proved difficult to assist, felt uncomfortable in its action. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly.
c)	MEANT TO BE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M Rix was advised. (MB)		
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	R Fourie rode DAWN TILL DUSK (declared 10h02 on 20240801)
b)	KING VISERYS raced without cheek pieces and with blinkers (declared 08h35 on 20240730)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	LUCY ROCKET - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected. Trainer AD Steyn was advised to report 	back should he find anything amiss with this filly on her return to the stables.

SCRATCHED:

a)	APPROACH SHOT - under 8-day suspension (declared 08h33 on 20240726)
b)	CAPTAIN WEST - change of venue. Rule 49.19 (declared 18h21 on 20240731)
c)	MRS SHACKLETON - under medication. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 08h06 on 20240801)
d)	MANEKI NAKO - change of venue. Rule 49.19 (declared 07h36 on 20240801)