Race 5: TAKE A BET WINA NUMBA NUMBA MR 66 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 03 September 2024 | 13:50

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R75,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.0 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Twice As Wild 6 b. m 55.0kg 7 Mr M K Katjedi - - 51 -
- Miraculous Man 3 b. g 52.0kg 2 Mr P Mxoli - - 45 -
- Circus Lights 5 ch. g 61.0kg 3 Mr N Klink - - 64 8/1
1st Arilena 6 b. m 55.5kg (58.0) 3 Mr T J Mayhew - 62 75 9/2
2nd Axel Collins 5 b. g 60.5kg 1 Mr C J Habib 2.25 67 55 4/1
3rd In The Ether 6 b. m 61.0kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 2.35 68 63 7/2
4 Smashing 4 b. f 59.5kg 5 Mr S Khumalo 2.5 65 78 4/1
5 Inafix TF 4 b. g 56.0kg 2 Mr K A Brewer 3.6 58 69 28/10
6 Smelting 7 b. m 52.0kg 4 Mr J Gates 5.25 50 52 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
58.41s
Average Time
57.51s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R600,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Arilena 1 62 75 +13 + 7 + 6
Axel Collins 2 67 55 -12 -1 -11
In The Ether 3 68 63 -5 -1 -4
Smashing 4 65 78 +13 -1 + 14
Inafix 5 58 69 +11 -2 + 13
Smelting 6 50 52 +2 -2 + 4
Twice As Wild None - 51 - -188 -
Miraculous Man None - 45 - -188 -
Circus Lights None - 64 - -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) 	During the loading process, SMASHING (S Khumalo) nudged the front gate open. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	During the loading process, SMASHING (S Khumalo) became restless, pre-empted the start, nudged the front gate open, was restrained by the Handler, released from the stalls, examined by the Veterinary Surgeon, passed fit to race and was reloaded. 
b)	ARILENA (*T Mayhew), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Stable Employee M Pandaram, acting on behalf of Trainer L Karriem advised (MS). 
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None. 

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	INAFIX merit rating 58, mass 56kg (winner, Vaal Racecourse, 29 August 2024).
b)	INAFIX	raced with a cornell collar (declared 16 January 2024).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	INAFIX abnormal respiratory noise.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	CIRCUS LIGHTS under veterinary treatment (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	
b)	TWICE AS WILD insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	
c)	MIRACULOUS MAN retired. Advised 29 August 2024 at 16H38.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.