Race 7: RACING240 MR 96 HANDICAP (Open)

DURBANVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 09 March 2022 | 16:35

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:3.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:5.0 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Hyde Park 4 b. g 60.5kg 3 Mr S Khumalo - 97 95 50/7
2nd Lion's Head 4 b. g 56.0kg 4 Mr K de Melo 0.2 88 84 25/4
3rd The Second Wave 5 b. g 55.5kg 10 Mr L Mxothwa 0.7 87 87 17/2
4 Arctic Drift 5 b. g 60.5kg 2 Mr A Domeyer 1.45 97 97 50/7
5 Dragonfly 3 b. g 53.5kg 6 Mr G M Cheyne 1.5 89 71 50/9
6 Adios Amigos 4 b. g 55.0kg 8 Mr C Zackey 3.0 86 55 25/3
7 Paper Trail 4 b. g 52.5kg 9 Mr C B Bantam 3.3 81 60 25/2
8 Magical Midlands 4 b. g 57.0kg 1 Mr P C Orffer 4.55 90 79 50/3
9 Bush Tracker 6 b. g 58.5kg 5 Mr R D Fourie 6.8 99 100 25/3
10 Izapha TF 4 b. g 54.0kg 7 Mr G van Niekerk 8.8 84 74 25/4

Race Timing

Winning Time
83.85s
Average Time
85.71s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R600,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Hyde Park 1 97 95 -2 + 7 -9
Lion's Head 2 88 84 -4 -1 -3
The Second Wave 3 87 87 0 -1 + 1
Arctic Drift 4 97 97 0 -1 + 1
Dragonfly 5 89 71 -18 -1 -17
Adios Amigos 6 86 55 -31 -2 -29
Paper Trail 7 81 60 -21 -2 -19
Magical Midlands 8 90 79 -11 -2 -9
Bush Tracker 9 99 100 +1 -3 + 4
Izapha 10 84 74 -10 -3 -7
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	MAGICAL MIDLANDS (C Orffer) jumped awkwardly inwards and brushed the inside of the front gate.
b)	IZAPHA (G van Niekerk) jumped slow and thereafter was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 
 
a)	IZAPHA (G van Niekerk), which pulled hard in the early stages, had to be steadied off the heels of THE SECOND WAVE (L Mxothwa) leaving the 1100m.
b)	ADIOS AMIGOS (C Zackey) raced wide without cover on the bend.
c)	The saddle on MAGICAL MIDLANDS (C Orffer) slipped back in running. This was confirmed by a Stipendiary Steward.
d)	Jockey G van Niekerk reported he felt something amiss with IZAPHA and he did not persevere with his riding from the 150m. The veterinary surgeon was requested to examine.
e)	HYDE PARK, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SJ Snaith was advised. (TJ)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	Nil

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: 

a)	IZAPHA - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected. Trainer WA Nel was advised to report back should he find anything amiss with this gelding on his return to the stables
b)	LION'S HEAD - coughing
c)	DRAGONFLY - abnormal respiratory noise detected

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.