Race 5: SERVOTECH PINNACLE STAKES (For all horses with a nett rating of 117 & above)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 06 October 2024 | 14:20

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R120,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Formagear 5 b. g 59.0kg 10 Mr A Mgudlwa - 106 108 13/2
2nd Mr Master Starter 6 b. g 55.0kg 4 Mr C Zackey 1.4 94 97 13/2
3rd Kupholiwe 2 ch. c 56.0kg 6 Mr K Matsunyane 2.7 96 94 33/1
4 Narina Trogon 5 b. g 59.0kg 1 Mr M J Thackeray 2.75 106 102 7/1
5 Smorgasbord 6 b. g 55.5kg 7 Mr K J Lihaba 3.05 95 77 40/1
6 Common Grounds 4 b. g 57.0kg 3 Mr C J Habib 3.3 98 86 13/2
7 Good Traveller 6 ch. g 54.5kg (56.0) 2 Miss R A Venniker 3.35 96 108 4/1
8 Celtic Beauty 4 b. f 57.5kg 8 Mr S D Veale 4.05 104 96 16/1
9 Captain Bombshell 2 b. g 59.0kg 11 Mr S S Hlengwa 6.35 107 106 10/1
10 African Beat 4 b. f 47.5kg (51.5) 9 Mr Jace Botes 7.55 89 91 50/1
11 Pray For Rain TF 4 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr Serino Moodley 8.05 111 106 4/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
72.35s
Average Time
70.38s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R900,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Formagear 1 106 108 +2 + 7 -5
Mr Master Starter 2 94 97 +3 -1 + 4
Kupholiwe 3 96 94 -2 -1 -1
Narina Trogon 4 106 102 -4 -1 -3
Smorgasbord 5 95 77 -18 -2 -16
Common Grounds 6 98 86 -12 -2 -10
Good Traveller 7 96 108 +12 -2 + 14
Celtic Beauty 8 104 96 -8 -2 -6
Captain Bombshell 9 107 106 -1 -3 + 2
African Beat 10 89 91 +2 -3 + 5
Pray For Rain 11 111 106 -5 -3 -2
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	COMMON GROUNDS (C Habib) jumped awkwardly and lost 2 lengths.
b)	CELTIC BEAUTY (S Veale) was restless in the stalls and lost 1 length.
c)	MR MASTER STARTER (C Zackey) jumped awkwardly and was slow into stride. 
d)	CAPTAIN BOMBSHELL (S Hlengwa) was restless in the stalls and was slow into stride. 
 
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	Leaving the starting stalls CAPTAIN BOMBSHELL (S Hlengwa) jumped awkwardly which resulted in Jockey S Hlengwa losing his right-side stirrup iron and becoming momentarily unbalanced. 
b)	Approaching the 300m FORMAGEAR (A Mgudlwa) was brushed out marginally by AFRICAN BEAT (*J Botes) which rolled out.
c)	In view of the performance of PRAY FOR RAIN (S Moodley) (8.05 lengths, 4/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
d)	Jockey K Matsunyane reported that KUPHOLIWE changed stride continually in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
e)	FORMAGEAR (A Mgudlwa), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer P B Muscutt advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	SMORGASBORD raced fitted with a tongue tie (advised 04.10.2024/10h19).
b)	AFRICAN BEAT raced fitted with an alumite bar shoe on the right front (advised 03.10.2024/10h12).
c)	Jockey A Mgudlwa was the rider of FORMAGEAR (advised 06.10.2024/07h45).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	PRAY FOR RAIN : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	KUPHOLIWE : Abnormal respiratory noise. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.