Race 2: RACING TODAY OPEN MAIDEN (For Maidens. R15 000 Win Bonus ROA Members)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 18 October 2024 | 12:00

Distance: 1600m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R71,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:8.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:10.5 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Maxigirl 3 b. f 51.5kg 3 - - - 61 20/1
1st Karoo Gold 3 b. c 61.0kg 3 Mr L Mxothwa - 69 67 7/2
2nd Oliver Twist TF 3 b. g 58.5kg 1 Mr R D Fourie 0.75 79 68 11/10
3rd Super Casanova 2 b. g 52.5kg 2 Mr P Mxoli 2.0 67 60 6/1
4 Mayor Of Merrivale 2 b. g 57.5kg 5 Mr D W Schwarz 2.75 61 59 25/2
5 Kamaria 3 b. f 52.0kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 6.5 55 53 10/1
6 Come On You Spurs 2 b. c 56.0kg 8 Mr Y Ramzan 9.0 59 51 25/1
7 Heart Of Thieves 4 b. g 53.5kg 4 Mr D B Geerthsen 9.05 53 45 100/1
8 Mo Ridge 3 b. g 55.0kg 6 Mr E W Webber 11.3 57 57 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
96.85s
Average Time
97.07s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R735,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Karoo Gold 1 69 67 -2 + 7 -9
Oliver Twist 2 79 68 -11 -1 -10
Super Casanova 3 67 60 -7 -1 -6
Mayor Of Merrivale 4 61 59 -2 -1 -1
Kamaria 5 55 53 -2 -3 + 1
Come On You Spurs 6 59 51 -8 -4 -4
Heart Of Thieves 7 53 45 -8 -4 -4
Mo Ridge 8 57 57 0 -4 + 4
Maxigirl None - 61 - -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)	HEART OF THIEVES (*DB Geerthsen) was slow into stride.	 
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	KAROO GOLD (L Mxothwa) was hanging in badly from the 400m and proved difficult to assist.
b)	SUPER CASANOVA (P Mxoli) shifted outwards sharply away from the crop at the 300m and thereafter 	commenced to hang out.
c)	Apprentice DB Geerthsen reported that the saddle on HEART OF THIEVES slipped back in running. This 	was confirmed by the video footage.
d)	Trainer K Mitchley was charged with a contravention of Rule 10.5.6.3 in that she failed to notify the local office 	of the National Horseracing Authority within two (2) business days of MO RIDGE entering her training 	establishment that it was a gelding. Trainer K Mitchley signed an Admission of Guilt and was given a warning.
e)	KAROO GOLD, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer Z Oosthuizen was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	Nil

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	MO RIDGE is a gelding (gelded 07/08/2023)

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS 

SCRATCHED: 

a)	MAXIGIRL - abscess left front. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 07h17 on 20241018)