Race 9: NEXT FAIRVIEW RACEMEETING FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER MR 68 HANDICAP (Open)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 15 November 2024 | 17:00

Distance: 1300m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R76,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:8.5 4yrs:1.0

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- War Launch 2 b. c 53.5kg 16 - - - 50 25/2
- Mister Whistle 4 b. g 52.0kg 2 - - - 52 50/1
1st William The First 2 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr S L Naidoo - 68 75 33/1
2nd Absolu Noir 8 b. h 52.0kg 8 Mr J Gates 2.25 52 50 20/1
3rd Legal Thriller TF 4 b. g 61.5kg 14 Mr R D Fourie 3.5 71 70 28/10
4 Master Forester 3 b. g 58.5kg 12 Mr X C Ndlovu 3.75 77 90 40/1
5 Flash Lightning 4 b. g 59.5kg 4 Mr D B Geerthsen 4.75 67 69 25/1
6 Guarding The Wall 4 b. g 58.5kg 10 Mr S R Khathi 5.0 65 67 7/1
7 Clap Of Thunder 3 b. g 59.5kg 5 Mr L M van Rensburg 5.1 67 66 7/1
8 Aquila Gold 4 b. g 58.0kg 1 Mr G Wright 5.2 64 56 7/1
9 Great Times 3 b. c 53.0kg 13 Mr K G Steyn 5.3 54 54 40/1
10 Coral Creek 3 b. g 59.5kg 11 Mr K Minnie 6.3 79 73 50/1
11 Potent Captain 4 b. g 59.0kg 7 Mr D W Schwarz 6.55 66 54 14/1
12 Cruzador 6 gr. g 59.5kg 6 Mr Y Ramzan 6.65 67 61 4/1
13 Duke Of Orange 3 b. g 53.5kg 2 Mr K J Lihaba 8.65 55 53 40/1
14 Resurgence 4 b. g 58.0kg 9 Mr E W Webber 9.15 64 57 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
76.25s
Average Time
75.77s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R801,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
William The First 1 68 75 +7 + 7
Absolu Noir 2 52 50 -2 -1 -1
Legal Thriller 3 71 70 -1 -2 + 1
Master Forester 4 77 90 +13 -2 + 15
Flash Lightning 5 67 69 +2 -2 + 4
Guarding The Wall 6 65 67 +2 -2 + 4
Clap Of Thunder 7 67 66 -1 -2 + 1
Aquila Gold 8 64 56 -8 -2 -6
Great Times 9 54 54 0 -2 + 2
Coral Creek 10 79 73 -6 -3 -3
Potent Captain 11 66 54 -12 -3 -9
Cruzador 12 67 61 -6 -3 -3
Duke Of Orange 13 55 53 -2 -3 + 1
Resurgence 14 64 57 -7 -4 -3
War Launch None - 50 - -188 -
Mister Whistle None - 52 - -188 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

All Clear:	17h08.09

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	CLAP OF THUNDER (M van Rensburg), POTENT CAPTAIN (D Schwarz) and ABSOLU NOIR (J Gates) were stubborn loading.
b)	CRUZADOR (Y Ramzan) stumbled leaving the stalls and thereafter was slow into stride.	 
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	ABSOLU NOIR (J Gates) was hanging out from the 300m.
b)	POTENT CAPTAIN (D Schwarz) over raced in the early and middle stages.
c)	WILLIAM THE FIRST, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GD Smith was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	Nil

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	CRUZADOR - overreach left front
b)	POTENT CAPTAIN - coughing
c)	AQUILA GOLD - blood in mouth	

SCRATCHED:

a)	WAR LAUNCH - coughing. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 14h36 on 20241114)
b)	MISTER WHISTLE - no suitable jockey (declared 09h26 on 20241115)