Race 1: www.tabgold.co.za MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Thursday, 26 December 2024 | 12:45

Distance: 1200m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Top Gun 3 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr C J Habib - 72 71 7/1
2nd Trend Maker 3 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr Serino Moodley 1.2 - 73 8/1
3rd Zyakala 4 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr C F Dicken 1.7 47 66 33/1
4 The Golden Goal TF 4 ch. g 58.5kg (60.0) 7 Miss R A Venniker 2.2 67 55 9/4
5 Little Cracker 3 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr M J Thackeray 4.1 - 61 7/2
6 Deserto 2 b. c 56.0kg (60.0) 5 Mr Jace Botes 6.0 - 66 6/1
7 Samuel Longsword 3 b. g 60.0kg 6 Mr R Danielson 10.7 64 56 16/1
8 Fire Tiger 3 ch. g 60.0kg 4 Mr S D Veale 11.1 - 54 7/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
73.92s
Average Time
72.47s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R881,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Top Gun 1 72 71 -1 + 7 -8
Trend Maker 2 - 73 - + 20 -
Zyakala 3 47 66 +19 -1 + 20
The Golden Goal 4 67 55 -12 -1 -11
Little Cracker 5 - 61 - 0 -
Deserto 6 - 66 - -2 -
Samuel Longsword 7 64 56 -8 -4 -4
Fire Tiger 8 - 54 - -6 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	TREND MAKER (S Moodley), ZYAKALA (C F Dicken) and FIRE TIGER (S Veale) lost 1 length.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	Leaving the 200m LITTLE CRACKER (M Thackeray) was carried in marginally by TREND MAKER (S Moodley) which shifted in away from the crop and was corrected.
b)	TREND MAKER (S Moodley) and FIRE TIGER (S Veale) raced green. 
c)	Jockey R Danielson reported that he felt something amiss with SAMUEL LONGSWORD in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
d)	TOP GUN (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee V Ndlovu acting on behalf of Trainer P V Lafferty advised (SP).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	SAMUEL LONGSWORD : Nothing obvious detected.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.