Race 5: CHAMPION MIDDLE DISTANCE DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE & CHAMPION STAYER MASTER REDOUTE CLASS 4 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 80)

DURBANVILLE RACECOURSE | Saturday, 17 August 2024 | 14:30

Distance: 1600m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R120,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:9.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:12.0 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Holding Thumbs 4 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr D W Schwarz - 80 119 9/4
2nd Das Gute 4 b. g 58.5kg 9 Mr D L Ashby 3.75 77 77 14/1
3rd Mont Loisir 4 b. g 60.0kg 11 Mr K Matsunyane 4.15 80 68 7/1
4 Radicchio 5 b. g 59.5kg 2 Mr A Domeyer 5.65 78 100 28/10
5 Greenland 2 b. c 59.0kg 7 Mr J P van der Merwe 6.65 78 71 25/1
6 Master Of Paris TF 4 gr. g 59.0kg 5 Mr G van Niekerk 6.95 78 87 9/2
7 Noon Day Gun 4 b. g 58.5kg (58.0) 6 Mr R Khathi 8.7 76 66 40/1
8 Join The Dots 3 b. c 58.0kg 8 Mr G Wright 9.0 76 81 20/1
9 All About Ronnie 3 b. g 59.5kg 10 Mr M A Winnaar 9.75 78 67 40/1
10 Prince Of Tibet 4 b. g 58.5kg 1 Mr S D Veale 12.0 77 63 40/1
11 Avignon 4 b. g 58.5kg 4 Mr K G Steyn 99.99 77 61 40/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
98.26s
Average Time
98.83s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,230,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Holding Thumbs 1 80 119 +39 + 7 + 32
Das Gute 2 77 77 0 -2 + 2
Mont Loisir 3 80 68 -12 -2 -10
Radicchio 4 78 100 +22 -2 + 24
Greenland 5 78 71 -7 -3 -4
Master Of Paris 6 78 87 +9 -3 + 12
Noon Day Gun 7 76 66 -10 -3 -7
Join The Dots 8 76 81 +5 -4 + 9
All About Ronnie 9 78 67 -11 -4 -7
Prince Of Tibet 10 77 63 -14 -5 -9
Avignon 11 77 61 -16 -10 -6
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	AVIGNON (K Steyn) and GREENLAND (JP van der Merwe) jumped slow, losing one length.
b)	JOIN THE DOTS (G Wright) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	MASTER OF PARIS (G van Niekerk) over raced in the early stages.
b)	JOIN THE DOTS (G Wright) raced wide without cover in the early stages.
c)	MONT LOISIR (K  Matsunyane), which raced wide on the turn, was hanging out in the straight.
d)	Jockey S Veale reported that PRINCE OF TIBET did not act in the soft underfoot conditions.
e)	In view of the performance of AVIGNON (K Steyn), which finished tailed off, the Veterinary Surgeon was 	requested to examine this gelding.
f)	HOLDING THUMBS, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GS Kotzen was advised. (SC)		
	
JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	R Khathi (NOON DAY GUN) rode +0.5kg (58.9kgs)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	AVIGNON - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS