Race 6: RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION PINNACLE STAKES (Open to all horses)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 15 March 2022 | 15:20

Distance: 1600m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Grazinginthegrass TF 4 ch. g 59.5kg 7 Mr R D Fourie - 98 111 10/7
2nd Marmara Sea 5 b. g 62.0kg 12 Mr G M Cheyne 2.25 110 101 10/3
3rd Jaeger Moon 7 b. g 59.5kg 8 Mr J P van der Merwe 2.75 97 97 33/1
4 Ancient Times 4 b. g 58.0kg 4 Mr W B Kennedy 3.25 95 95 14/1
5 Alado's Pride 7 b. g 53.5kg 5 Mr R Munger 3.35 76 73 25/2
6 Oscar Wilde 5 b. g 61.0kg 10 Mr X C Ndlovu 3.85 103 95 25/1
7 Zig Zag 5 b. g 52.5kg (52.0) 9 Mr L M van Rensburg 3.9 75 87 15/2
8 Phil's Power 7 b. g 55.0kg 6 Mr C J Habib 4.15 81 75 33/1
9 Guru's Pride 5 b. g 55.0kg 1 Mr S R Khathi 6.4 82 70 40/1
10 Royal Shindig 4 b. g 50.5kg (52.0) 3 Mr Y Ramzan 10.15 72 62 25/1
11 Encryption 5 ch. m 55.0kg 11 Mr T T Gould 11.4 91 88 33/1
12 Seven Patriots 5 b. g 61.0kg 2 Mr W G Agrella 14.4 101 83 40/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
94.67s
Average Time
95.62s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R564,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Grazinginthegrass 1 98 111 +13 + 7 + 6
Marmara Sea 2 110 101 -9 -1 -8
Jaeger Moon 3 97 97 0 -1 + 1
Ancient Times 4 95 95 0 -2 + 2
Alado's Pride 5 76 73 -3 -2 -1
Oscar Wilde 6 103 95 -8 -2 -6
Zig Zag 7 75 87 +12 -2 + 14
Phil's Power 8 81 75 -6 -2 -4
Guru's Pride 9 82 70 -12 -3 -9
Royal Shindig 10 72 62 -10 -4 -6
Encryption 11 91 88 -3 -4 + 1
Seven Patriots 12 101 83 -18 -5 -13
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED 

A)	SEVEN PATRIOTS was stubborn loading and slow into stride.
B)	MARMARA SEA, ALADO'S PRIDE and ZIG ZAG were slow into stride.
C)	GRAZINGINTHEGRASS kicked the back gate in the stalls. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED

A)	At the 200m, ENCRYPTION (T Gould) which had commenced to give ground, had to steady momentarily to avoid the heels of OSCAR WILDE (X Ndlovu) which was carried in by MARMARA SEA (G Cheyne) which was hanging in. 
B)	When questioned, Jockey G Cheyne the rider of MARMARA SEA, told the Stewards that from a wide draw, he had been satisfied to obtain a trailing position as the pace that was set was honest. He added that he had been unable to improve position due to the brisk tempo and when this gelding had entered the straight it had commenced to hang inwards but closed the race off strongly, nevertheless.
C)	The winner GRAZINGINTHEGRASS was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis, Trainer A C Greeff advised (LM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES

A)	JAEGER MOON Jockey J P v'd Merwe replaced Apprentice K A Brewer (15:51 - 14/03/2022).
B)	ENCRYPTION Jockey T Gould replaced Jockey L Mxothwa (07:27 - 15/03/2022).
C)	GURU'S PRIDE raced equipped with alumites front, unshod behind (08:44 - 15/03/2022).
D)	ALADO'S PRIDE raced equipped with a compression mask (08:45 - 15/03/2022).
E)	ZIG ZAG raced equipped with a compression mask (08:45 - 15/03/2022).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

A)	ZIG ZAG Jockey M V'Rensburg carried 0.5 Kg overweight, weighed out at 53.1 Kgs.
B)	OSCAR WILDE raced in club colours, with Stipes permission.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED

A)	MARMARA SEA and GURU'S PRIDE coughed post-race. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.