Race 1: 4RACING WELCOMES YOU WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 24 December 2024 | 11:15

Distance: 1600m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R105,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Chabal TF 3 b. g 59.0kg 6 Mr P Mongqawa - 75 73 14/10
2nd Gift Of Royal 3 b. g 59.0kg 8 Mr T Lukhele 0.7 72 58 15/2
3rd Sovereign Crown 3 b. g 59.5kg (59.0) 3 Mr S Siphika 3.4 66 68 10/1
4 Chief Of Staff 3 ch. c 60.0kg 2 Mr J P Horing 4.6 50 58 25/1
5 Gold De Grace 4 ch. g 60.0kg 7 Mr S Dwayana 5.8 57 51 33/1
6 Parabellum 3 b. g 59.0kg 4 Mr C Mabaya 7.2 - 61 2/1
7 Knight's Fire 3 ch. g 59.0kg 9 Mr G F Dadamasi 8.4 - 60 66/1
8 Fizzly Bubbly 3 ch. g 57.5kg (59.0) 5 Ms S T Valjalo 9.5 - 70 25/2
9 King Beijing 5 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr T Ncume 15.0 - 37 80/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
99.22s
Average Time
98.27s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,540,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Chabal 1 75 73 -2 + 7 -9
Gift Of Royal 2 72 58 -14 -1 -13
Sovereign Crown 3 66 68 +2 -2 + 4
Chief Of Staff 4 50 58 +8 -2 + 10
Gold De Grace 5 57 51 -6 -2 -4
Parabellum 6 - 61 - -7 -
Knight's Fire 7 - 60 - -9 -
Fizzly Bubbly 8 - 70 - -11 -
King Beijing 9 - 37 - -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)	PARABELLUM (+C Mabaya) jumped slow, losing two lengths.
b)	GOLD DE GRACE (+S Dwayana) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	Approaching the 1000m KING BEIJING (+T Ncume), which commenced to over race, ran onto and clipped the heels of CHABAL (+P Nongqawa).
b)	Work Rider G Dadamasi accidentally dropped his crop at the 300m.
c)	Work Rider S Dwayana was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that as the rider of GOLD DE GRACE he misused his crop by striking GOLD DE GRACE more than 12 times (17) which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. Work Rider S Dwayana signed an admission of guilt and was suspended for five (5) Work Rider races. (Dates: 21/01/2025; 23/01/2025; 28/01/2025; 15/02/2025 & 18/02/2025)
d)	Work Rider S Siphika was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that as the rider of SOVEREIGN CROWN he misused his crop by striking SOVEREIGN CROWN more than 12 times (13) which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. Work Rider S Siphika signed an admission of guilt and was suspended for one (1) Work Rider race. (Date: 21/01/2025)
e)	Work Rider S Siphika was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (Guideline 3; Appendix E) in that he 	mis-used his crop by striking SOVEREIGN CROWN forward of the saddle in the concluding stages. Work 	Rider S Siphika signed an admission of guilt and was suspended for one (1) Work Rider race. (Date: 	23/01/2025)
f)	CHABAL, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer FP Habib was advised. 	(MdP) 
g)	KING BEIJING, unplaced, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer L Kruger was advised. 	(LK)
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:

None 
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	CHIEF OF STAFF raced with blinkers and cheek pieces and a tongue tie (declared 08h13 on 20241223)
b)	KING BEIJING raced with a compression mask (declared 08h45 on 20241219)

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	FIZZLY BUBBLY - fatigued post-race

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS 			

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None