Race 3: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 FM 90 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 20 August 2024 | 13:35

Distance: 2000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R95,000
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
- Special Charm 3 b. f 64.5kg (67.0) 1 Mr T J Mayhew - - 104 25/2
1st Indian Ocean 3 b. f 64.5kg 5 Mr P J Strydom - 99 107 8/1
2nd I Am Regal 5 b. m 54.0kg 3 Mr M A Yeni 2.5 78 75 7/1
3rd Apache Fighter 4 b. f 59.0kg 4 Mr R Danielson 5.0 88 81 8/1
4 Avoontoast TF 5 b. m 55.0kg 1 Mr C Zackey 6.0 80 86 2/1
5 Say It With Roses 3 b. f 56.5kg 6 Mr C J Habib 9.0 85 77 4/1
6 Alphabetty 5 b. m 53.5kg 2 Mr K Matsunyane 9.25 77 71 4/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
123.13s
Average Time
121.16s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R720,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Indian Ocean 1 99 107 +8 + 7 + 1
I Am Regal 2 78 75 -3 -1 -2
Apache Fighter 3 88 81 -7 -2 -5
Avoontoast 4 80 86 +6 -3 + 9
Say It With Roses 5 85 77 -8 -4 -4
Alphabetty 6 77 71 -6 -4 -2
Special Charm None - 104 - -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)	AVOONTOAST (C Zackey) was slow into stride.	
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	At approximately the 400m, SAY IT WITH ROSES (C Habib) was carried in marginally by ALPHABETTY (K Matsunyane), which commenced to hang in and was corrected. 
b)	INDIAN OCEAN (P Strydom), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Stable Employee M Pandaram, acting on behalf of Trainer L Karriem, was advised (MduP). 		
JOCKEY CHANGES:

None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	INDIAN OCEAN raced without a tongue tie (declared 16 August 2024 at 07H05).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. 

SCRATCHED:
b)	SPECIAL CHARM off feed (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).			

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.