Race 9: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING TUESDAY 22 MARCH CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 71 and below)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 10 March 2022 | 16:30

Distance: 1500m

Going: Yielding

Stakes: R70,000

Race Results

Pos	Horse	A.C.S.	Weight	Draw	Jockey	Len	MR	CMR	Odds
-	Written In Stone	9 b. g	60.0kg	2	Mr S Khumalo	-	-	67	25/2
-	On The Warpath	3 b. g	54.0kg	8	-	-	-	50	-
-	In The Game	7 b. h	54.0kg	16	-	-	-	54	-
1st	Motor City Hitman	3 b. g	60.0kg	1	Mr C Zackey	-	76	68	50/3
2nd	Naval Guard TF	4 b. g	58.0kg	5	Mr W B Kennedy	0.5	67	93	25/7
3rd	Call Me Master	8 b. g	58.0kg	7	Mr M A Yeni	3.0	64	65	91/20
4	Funky Music	4 b. g	60.0kg	14	Mr R Munger	3.5	70	83	10/1
5	Louvain	6 b. m	56.0kg	10	Mr C R Maujean	3.75	66	66	25/2
6	Dark Travel	4 b. f	58.0kg	4	Mr J R Syster	5.0	70	72	25/3
7	Ice Man Cometh	4 b. g	60.0kg	13	Mr J Mariba	5.05	68	67	25/2
8	Twosidestoastory	3 b. g	58.0kg	2	Mr G J Lerena	5.1	72	62	25/1
9	Track Commander	4 b. g	58.0kg	3	Mr K Matsunyane	6.75	64	66	20/1
10	Strong Casha	4 b. g	54.0kg	11	Mr C J Habib	7.75	59	59	100/3
11	Riccardo	7 b. g	58.0kg	6	Mr R Danielson	9.75	65	68	50/3
12	Snow Symphony	4 b. f	49.5kg (52.0)	12	Mr K A Brewer	14.0	59	50	40/1
13	Wonderful Rock	5 b. m	54.5kg (54.0)	9	Mr D de Gouveia	24.0	60	55	200/3
14	Arverni Warrior	3 b. g	60.0kg	8	Mr D W Schwarz	25.0	77	61	25/3

Race Timing

Winning Time

90.53s

Average Time

90.89s

Difference

%.2fs

Total Pool

R820,000

View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse	Pos	MR Before	MR After	Official Δ	Expected Δ	Discrepancy
Motor City Hitman	1	76	68	-8	+ 7	-15
Naval Guard	2	67	93	+26	-1	+ 27
Call Me Master	3	64	65	+1	-2	+ 3
Funky Music	4	70	83	+13	-2	+ 15
Louvain	5	66	66	0	-2	+ 2
Dark Travel	6	70	72	+2	-2	+ 4
Ice Man Cometh	7	68	67	-1	-2	+ 1
Twosidestoastory	8	72	62	-10	-2	-8
Track Commander	9	64	66	+2	-3	+ 5
Strong Casha	10	59	59	0	-3	+ 3
Riccardo	11	65	68	+3	-4	+ 7
Snow Symphony	12	59	50	-9	-5	-4
Wonderful Rock	13	60	55	-5	-9	+ 4
Arverni Warrior	14	77	61	-16	-9	-7
Written In Stone	None	-	67	-	-188	-
On The Warpath	None	-	50	-	-188	-
In The Game	None	-	54	-	-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)	FUNKY MUSIC (R Munger) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	WONDERFUL ROCK (D De Gouveia) was slow losing one length.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Shortly after the start, MOTOR CITY HITMAN (C Zackey) was bumped in on a number of occasions by TWOSIDESTOASTORY (G Lerena), which showed a tendency to hang in onto the inside running rail. 
b)	CALL ME MASTER (M Yeni) hung in from the 150m.
c) 	In the concluding stages, NAVAL GUARD (W Kennedy) was switched out to continue its run.
d)	Jockey D De Gouveia reported that WONDERFUL ROCK took no interest in running. 
	The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare.	
e)	In view of the performance of ARVERNI WARRIOR (D Schwarz), (distance 25,00 lengths, betting 25/3), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
f)	MOTOR CITY HITMAN (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
	Stable Employee M Peter advised (AH).		

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	SNOW SYMPHONY was ridden by Apprentice K A Brewer who claimed a 2,5kg allowance (declared 	10 March 2022 at 07H39).
b)	WONDERFUL ROCK: Jockey D De Gouveia weighed out at 54,7kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	LOUVAIN raced with a compression mask (declared 3 March 2022 at 09H08).				
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	WONDERFUL ROCK examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)		ARVERNI WARRIOR mild post race distress and lame left front. Veterinary report required prior to 	racing. Rule 49.7 applies. Trainer C J Lensley advised (TL).
c)	MOTOR CITY HITMAN fatigued.
d)	FUNKY MUSIC moderate post race distress.

SCRATCHED:
a)	WRITTEN IN STONE foot abscess right hind (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	
b)	IN THE GAME reserve runner. Advised 10 March 2020 at 08H16.
c)	ON THE WARPATH reserve runner. Advised 10 March 2020 at 08H16.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.