Race 4: www.caperacing.co.za MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 85 and below)

DURBANVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 09 March 2022 | 14:50

Distance: 2400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R80,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Warrior Bling 5 b. g 60.5kg 6 Mr A Domeyer - - 87 -
1st Rex Union 4 b. g 58.0kg 5 Mr K de Melo - 74 97 10/1
2nd Exceeder 4 ch. g 58.0kg 7 Mr R D Fourie 2.0 75 59 4/1
3rd Sunday Island (AUS) TF 3 b. c 58.0kg 2 Mr G van Niekerk 2.75 86 86 5/4
4 Fly Over 4 ch. g 56.0kg 6 Mr J W Jacobs 2.95 73 71 20/1
5 High Moon 4 b. g 56.0kg 4 Mr G M Cheyne 4.2 71 71 4/1
6 Bel Punto 4 b. g 52.5kg (52.0) 1 Mr K G Steyn 6.45 62 56 100/3
7 Impact 3 b. c 52.0kg 3 Mr S Khumalo 99.99 65 65 25/3

Race Timing

Winning Time
155.84s
Average Time
157.11s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R600,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Rex Union 1 74 97 +23 + 7 + 16
Exceeder 2 75 59 -16 -1 -15
Sunday Island (AUS) 3 86 86 0 -1 + 1
Fly Over 4 73 71 -2 -1 -1
High Moon 5 71 71 0 -2 + 2
Bel Punto 6 62 56 -6 -3 -3
Impact 7 65 65 0 -10 + 10
Warrior Bling None - 87 - -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)	REX UNION (K de Melo) was restless in the stalls.
b)	SUNDAY ISLAND (AUS) (G van Niekerk) jumped slow, losing one length and thereafter was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 
 
a)	FLY OVER (J Jacobs) raced with its head up and proved difficult to settle in the early stages.
b)	Leaving the 300m FLY OVER (J Jacobs) was carried in marginally by REX UNION (K de Melo) which improved on the outside of  FLY OVER (J Jacobs) and rolled in. As a consequence, SUNDAY ISLAND (AUS) (G van Niekerk), which was being encouraged vigorously, had to be directed to the outside of FLY OVER (J Jacobs) to obtain clear running.
c)	Jockey S Khumalo reported IMPACT made an abnormal respiratory noise in running and he did not persevere with his riding from the 200m. The veterinary surgeon was requested to examine this colt.
d)	REX UNION, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer DM Kannemeyer was advised. (SC)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	BEL PUNTO raced without blinkers (declared 07h43 on 20220307)
b)	K Steyn rode +0.5kg (52.9kgs)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: 

a)	IMPACT - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	SUNDAY ISLAND (AUS) - abnormal respiratory noise detected post-race

SCRATCHED: 

a)	WARRIOR BLING - elevated temperature. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 07h04 on 20220307)