Race 7: SENOR SANTA STAKES (Grade 2) (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 12 March 2022 | 15:20

Distance: 1160m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R400,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Smorgasbord 6 b. g 52.0kg 13 Mr W B Kennedy - 106 77 25/4
2nd Warrior's Rest 7 b. g 56.0kg 11 Mr D W Schwarz 0.5 107 101 40/1
3rd Under Your Spell 3 b. f 53.5kg 6 Mr C J Habib 1.0 115 113 17/2
4 True To Life 5 b. m 55.5kg 10 Mr G J Lerena 1.5 115 116 10/1
5 Captain Oupie 4 b. g 54.0kg 14 Mr R Munger 2.0 104 94 50/3
6 Hello Winter Hello 5 b. m 55.5kg 2 Mr K de Melo 2.25 114 112 50/7
7 Sweet Future 4 b. f 53.5kg 3 Mr R D Fourie 2.3 110 110 25/4
8 Ultra Magnus 6 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr D Dillon 3.0 118 98 50/3
9 Anna Capri 4 gr. f 55.5kg 9 Mr C R Maujean 3.1 112 107 20/1
10 Celestial Love 4 b. f 55.5kg 5 Mr D de Gouveia 4.75 116 113 50/3
11 Mr Flood 6 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr C Zackey 5.25 120 120 50/3
12 Ikigai 8 ch. h 56.0kg 12 Mr R Danielson 6.75 110 91 100/3
13 Vaseem 5 b. g 54.0kg 1 Mr M A Yeni 7.75 105 94 100/7
14 Gallic Princess TF 5 b. m 55.5kg 7 Miss R A Venniker 8.75 115 115 25/4

Race Timing

Winning Time
65.64s
Average Time
66.86s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,555,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Smorgasbord 1 106 77 -29 + 7 -36
Warrior's Rest 2 107 101 -6 -1 -5
Under Your Spell 3 115 113 -2 -1 -1
True To Life 4 115 116 +1 -1 + 2
Captain Oupie 5 104 94 -10 -1 -9
Hello Winter Hello 6 114 112 -2 -1 -1
Sweet Future 7 110 110 0 -1 + 1
Ultra Magnus 8 118 98 -20 -2 -18
Anna Capri 9 112 107 -5 -2 -3
Celestial Love 10 116 113 -3 -2 -1
Mr Flood 11 120 120 0 -2 + 2
Ikigai 12 110 91 -19 -3 -16
Vaseem 13 105 94 -11 -3 -8
Gallic Princess 14 115 115 0 -3 + 3
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	SWEET FUTURE (R Fourie) was slow losing one length.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a) 	CAPTAIN OUPIE (R Munger) shifted out away from the crop in the concluding stages. 
b)	In the concluding stages, MR FLOOD (C Zackey), which had come to the end of its run, had to steady momentarily when awkwardly placed between ULTRA MAGNUS (D Dillon) and UNDER YOUR SPELL (C Habib), which rolled in.
c)	In view of the performance of GALLIC PRINCESS (*R A Venniker), (distance 8,75 lengths, betting 6/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare. 	
	Trainer C T Dawson was requested to report back to the Stipendiary Board on the condition of GALLIC PRINCESS on return to stables. 	
d)	Jockey K de Melo reported that he felt something amiss with HELLO WINTER HELLO in running. 
	The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare. 	


e)	Jockey M Yeni reported that VASEEM did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
f)	SMORGASBORD (W Kennedy), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer A Peter, acting on behalf of Trainer P A Peter, advised (SM).		

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	GALLIC PRINCESS was ridden by Apprentice R A Venniker (declared 12 March 2022 at 07H21).	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	WARRIOR'S REST raced without a tongue tie (declared 12 March 2022 at 05H57).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	GALLIC PRINCESS examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)	HELLO WINTER HELLO fatigued.
c)	VASEEM examined post race, nothing obvious detected.			

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.