Race 5: www.galloptv.co.za FM 79 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 07 August 2024 | 14:45

Distance: 2000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R115,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:10.0 4yrs:1.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:13.0 4yrs:2.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Escapologist 5 b. m 59.0kg 5 Mr C F Dicken - 77 77 9/2
2nd Petit Verdot 2 b. f 57.5kg 1 Mr S S Hlengwa 0.5 74 75 11/2
3rd Woodland Glade TF 2 b. f 59.5kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 1.2 80 76 33/10
4 Escape Artist 3 b. f 60.0kg 8 Mr K de Melo 1.7 79 78 3/1
5 Hot Strike 7 ch. m 54.5kg 7 Mr Serino Moodley 3.0 68 59 17/2
6 Manic Monday 3 b. f 48.0kg (52.0) 9 Mr Jace Botes 3.1 63 61 10/1
7 Reckless Love 4 b. f 57.0kg 3 Mr T Godden 4.5 73 72 40/1
8 Sweeter Than Honey 5 ch. m 53.0kg 4 Mr A Mgudlwa 10.1 65 56 25/1
9 Givers Grace 2 b. f 57.0kg 2 Mr K A Brewer 87.7 75 61 16/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
126.2s
Average Time
123.95s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R920,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Escapologist 1 77 77 0 + 7 -7
Petit Verdot 2 74 75 +1 -1 + 2
Woodland Glade 3 80 76 -4 -1 -3
Escape Artist 4 79 78 -1 -1
Hot Strike 5 68 59 -9 -2 -7
Manic Monday 6 63 61 -2 -2
Reckless Love 7 73 72 -1 -2 + 1
Sweeter Than Honey 8 65 56 -9 -4 -5
Givers Grace 9 75 61 -14 -10 -4
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	A fair start.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	PETIT VERDOT (*S Hlengwa) over-raced in the early and middle stages. Thereafter this mare hung out from the 200m.
b)	MANIC MONDAY (J Botes) raced wide throughout. 
c)	HOT STRIKE (S Moodley) shifted in away from the crop at the 300m.
d)	Shortly before the finish MANIC MONDAY (*J Botes) which shifted in, had to ease when awkwardly placed on the heels of ESCAPOLOGIST (C F Dicken).
e)	Jockey K A Brewer reported that GIVERS GRACE did not stride out freely in the running and as a result did not persevere with his mount from the 400m. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
f)	Jockey K de Melo reported that ESCAPE ARTIST did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
g)	In view of the performance of SWEETER THAN HONEY (A Mgudlwa) (10.10 lengths, 25/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
h)	ESCAPOLOGIST (C F Dicken), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M Dixon advised (DZ).

JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	GIVERS GRACE : Fatigued.
b)	ESCAPE ARTIST : Nothing obvious detected.
c)	SWEETER THAN HONEY : Nothing obvious detected.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.

OFFICIAL RESULT: