Race 9: ALLIED STEELRODE JAVA STAKES (Listed) (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 02 November 2024 | 16:45

Distance: 2400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R225,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Twin Turbo 4 b. g 52.0kg 11 Mr J Gates - - 88 -
1st Poets Warrior TF 5 ch. g 52.0kg 1 Miss R A Venniker - 96 114 18/10
2nd Explosive Bond 4 b. f 50.0kg 9 Mr P Mxoli 3.25 97 94 25/2
3rd Zeus 3 b. c 62.0kg 4 Mr G J Lerena 3.5 117 117 10/1
4 Battleground 5 b. g 52.0kg 6 Mr L M van Rensburg 4.0 94 92 7/1
5 Raiseahallelujah 7 b. g 56.0kg 2 Mr T Godden 7.0 103 103 25/2
6 Marauding Horde 4 b. g 54.0kg 3 Mr K Matsunyane 7.05 101 112 7/2
7 Aragosta 3 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr C J Habib 8.7 113 109 25/1
8 Nebraas 8 b. g 56.0kg 7 Mr C Zackey 8.75 106 101 33/1
9 None Other 5 ch. m 55.5kg 11 Mr D de Gouveia 19.25 111 115 25/2
10 Scarlett Pimpernel 2 b. c 52.0kg 10 Mr C R Maujean 23.25 97 90 100/1
11 Flying Bull 4 ch. g 54.0kg 12 Mr Serino Moodley 31.25 98 98 125/1
12 Arumugam 6 b. g 54.0kg 13 Mr K A Brewer 39.25 97 74 66/1
13 River Romeo 2 b. c 54.0kg 8 Mr T J Mayhew 99.99 98 94 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
150.8s
Total Pool
R2,760,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Poets Warrior 1 96 114 +18 + 7 + 11
Explosive Bond 2 97 94 -3 -2 -1
Zeus 3 117 117 0 -2 + 2
Battleground 4 94 92 -2 -2
Raiseahallelujah 5 103 103 0 -3 + 3
Marauding Horde 6 101 112 +11 -3 + 14
Aragosta 7 113 109 -4 -3 -1
Nebraas 8 106 101 -5 -3 -2
None Other 9 111 115 +4 -7 + 11
Scarlett Pimpernel 10 97 90 -7 -8 + 1
Flying Bull 11 98 98 0 -10 + 10
Arumugam 12 97 74 -23 -10 -13
River Romeo 13 98 94 -4 -10 + 6
Twin Turbo None - 88 - -198 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	ARAGOSTA (C Habib) and NEBRAAS (C Zackey) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	FLYING BULL (S Moodley) over-raced in the early and middle stages. 
b)	Apprentice T Mayhew (RIVER ROMEO), under the impression that something was amiss with this gelding, raced wide in the latter part of the turn and did not persevere with his riding from the 500m.  Thereafter, Apprentice T Mayhew reported that RIVER ROMEO did not stride out freely in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
c)	FLYING BULL (S Moodley) and ARUMUGAM (K A Brewer) tired rapidly from the 300m. 
d)	NONE OTHER (D De Gouveia) and SCARLETT PIMPERNEL (C Maujean) commenced to give ground to the field from the 200m. 	
e)	POETS WARRIOR (R A Venniker), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Azzie advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	RAISEAHALLELUJAH was ridden by Jockey T Godden (declared 2 November 2024 at 16H17).	
b)	NONE OTHER was ridden by D De Gouveia (declared 2 November 2024 at 16H17).
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	MARAUDING HORDE merit rating 101, weight of 54kg (winner, Turffontein Racecourse, 26 October 2024).
b)	ARAGOSTA raced without blinkers and a tongue tie (declared 29 October 2024 at 10H22).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	RIVER ROMEO examined post race, nothing obvious detected.	
b)	ZEUS fatigued.	
c)	NEBRAAS coughing post race.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	TWIN TURBO insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.