Race 5: RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MR 74 HANDICAP (Open)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 17 October 2024 | 14:40

Distance: 1700m
Going: Good
Stakes: R85,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:9.0 4yrs:1.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:11.5 4yrs:2.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Thambi 5 ch. g 56.0kg (58.5) 3 Mr T J Mayhew - - 55 5/2
- Japanese Maple 4 b. g 53.5kg (57.5) 6 Mr Damyan Pillay - - 56 -
1st Luthuli 5 b. h 56.5kg (60.5) 1 Mr Jace Botes - 75 74 5/2
2nd Vava Vegas 5 ch. g 50.0kg (54.0) 2 Mr G Samo-Burthia 0.2 62 58 10/1
3rd Futurewolff TF 5 ch. g 58.5kg 6 Mr K J Lihaba 4.5 71 75 2/1
4 Guerilla Warfare 3 b. g 54.5kg (57.0) 4 Mr N Nastili 4.65 86 75 7/1
5 Stormy Winter 8 gr. g 58.0kg (60.5) 3 Mr B J A Plaatjies 4.75 75 69 16/1
6 American Biscuit 3 b. c 54.0kg (58.0) 5 Mr M Mbuto 13.0 70 65 7/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
104.62s
Average Time
103.22s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R757,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Luthuli 1 75 74 -1 + 7 -8
Vava Vegas 2 62 58 -4 -1 -3
Futurewolff 3 71 75 +4 -2 + 6
Guerilla Warfare 4 86 75 -11 -2 -9
Stormy Winter 5 75 69 -6 -2 -4
American Biscuit 6 70 65 -5 -5
Thambi None - 55 - -188 -
Japanese Maple None - 56 - -188 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER HAD NO REPORTS. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:

a)	AMERICAN BISCUIT (*M Mbuto) raced wide, without cover around the turn and into the straight and tired rapidly from the 200m. 
b)	Leaving the 300m, GUERILLA WARFARE (*N Nastili) was carried out marginally by VAVA VEGAS (*G Samo-Burthia), which shifted out away from the crop and was immediately corrected. 
c)	Apprentice G Samo-Burthia, the rider of VAVA VEGAS, rode a satisfactory qualifying ride.
d)	LUTHULI (*J Botes), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer F P Habib advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None. 

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	FUTUREWOLFF raced with a cornell collar (declared 24 February 2024).			
b)	VAVA VEGAS raced without blinkers (declared 14 October 2024 at 10H29).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. 

SCRATCHED:
a)	THAMBI elevated temperature (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		
b)	JAPANESE MAPLE coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).		

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.