Race 4: RACING240 FOR RACING. FOR YOU MR 82 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 08 August 2024 | 14:15

Distance: 1700m
Going: Good
Stakes: R85,000
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
- Stormy Winter 8 gr. g 58.0kg 6 Mr Wesley Marwing - - 69 50/1
1st Apache Son TF 4 b. g 57.5kg 6 Mr P Mxoli - 79 89 33/10
2nd Futurewolff 5 ch. g 54.5kg 8 Mr J R Syster 1.0 71 75 25/1
3rd Blackberry Breeze 4 b. g 55.5kg 2 Mr M K Katjedi 1.1 75 71 7/2
4 Celtic Rush 5 b. g 58.0kg 4 Mr L M van Rensburg 2.25 78 69 5/1
5 Whispers Of War (AUS) 7 ch. g 56.5kg (59.0) 3 Mr T J Mayhew 2.5 80 64 5/1
6 American Rebel 4 b. g 56.0kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 3.45 76 81 16/1
7 Circle Of Grace 4 b. g 57.5kg 1 Mr C R Maujean 3.5 79 51 8/1
8 Banha Bridge 5 ch. g 60.0kg 5 Mr R Danielson 5.75 82 70 25/1
9 Trident King 3 ch. g 61.0kg 9 Mr P J Strydom 6.25 84 65 10/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
105.1s
Average Time
102.78s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R610,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Apache Son 1 79 89 +10 + 7 + 3
Futurewolff 2 71 75 +4 -1 + 5
Blackberry Breeze 3 75 71 -4 -1 -3
Celtic Rush 4 78 69 -9 -1 -8
Whispers Of War (AUS) 5 80 64 -16 -1 -15
American Rebel 6 76 81 +5 -2 + 7
Circle Of Grace 7 79 51 -28 -2 -26
Banha Bridge 8 82 70 -12 -2 -10
Trident King 9 84 65 -19 -3 -16
Stormy Winter None - 69 - -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)	CIRCLE OF GRACE (C Maujean), AMERICAN REBEL (M Yeni) and BLACKBERRY BREEZE (MK Katjedi) jumped slow, losing one length.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	At approximately the 800m, AMERICAN REBEL (M Yeni) had to steady momentarily when awkwardly placed on the heels of BANHA BRIDGE (R Danielson).
b)	In the concluding stages CELTIC RUSH (M van Rensburg) was carried out marginally by WHISPERS OF WAR (AUS) (*T Mayhew), which rolled out and was corrected.
c)	APACHE SON, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer T Zackey was advised. (AH) 
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:

a)	C Maujean rode CIRCLE OF GRACE (declared 08h06 ln 20240808)
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	APACHE SON raced with a compression mask (declared 10h59 on 20240803)
b)	FUTUREWOLFF raced with a cornell collar (20240224)

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS

SCRATCHED: 

a)	STORMY WINTER - coughing. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 07h43 on 20240807) 			

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None