Race 5: BET WITH TABGOLD - THE INTELLIGENT BET! MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 01 January 2025 | 15:13

Distance: 1400m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R100,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- La Vida Loca 2 b. f 60.0kg 2 Mr D Daniels - - 68 5/1
- Roaming Spirit 3 b. f 60.0kg 8 - - - 87 -
1st Buttercup Baby 3 ch. f 58.5kg (60.0) 4 Miss R A Venniker - - 98 5/1
2nd Takatalvi 3 b. f 60.0kg 6 Mr S S Hlengwa 0.8 70 64 40/1
3rd La Maddalena 3 b. f 60.0kg 5 Mr K Matsunyane 2.8 72 71 6/1
4 White Waters TF 2 ch. f 60.0kg 3 Mr T Godden 3.4 78 73 63/100
5 Art Nouveau 3 b. f 60.0kg 1 Mr M J Thackeray 6.9 76 80 8/1
6 Lightinthedarkness 3 b. f 60.0kg 2 Mr S D Veale 8.6 57 59 33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
85.5s
Average Time
85.34s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R790,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Buttercup Baby 1 - 98 - + 25 -
Takatalvi 2 70 64 -6 -1 -5
La Maddalena 3 72 71 -1 -1
White Waters 4 78 73 -5 -2 -3
Art Nouveau 5 76 80 +4 -3 + 7
Lightinthedarkness 6 57 59 +2 -3 + 5
La Vida Loca None - 68 - -193 -
Roaming Spirit None - 87 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	ART NOUVEAU (M Thackeray) was slow into stride. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	BUTTERCUP BABY (R A Venniker) hung in between the 450m and the 250m.
b)	Jockey M Thackeray briefly dropped his right-side rein on two occasions between the 300m and the 100m.
c)	TAKATALVI (S Hlengwa) shifted in away from the crop in the concluding stages.
d)	In view of the performance of ART NOUVEAU (M Thackeray) (6.90 lengths, 8/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
e)	BUTTERCUP BABY (R A Venniker), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer J Buckler acting on behalf of Trainer G S Kotzen advised (SR).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	ART NOUVEAU : Not striding out right front. 

THE MEDICAL OFFICER REPORTED :
a)	Jockey J Jacobs was stood down after the running of Race 5 with dehydration and hypotension. Rule 25.12 applied. (Dr S Mohan).

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	LA VIDA LOCA : Urticaria (Trainer - 31.12.2024/08h27). Rule 53.5 applies. (Veterinary Certificate supplied. Suitable for reinstatement - Dr A Sumaraj)
b)	ROAMING SPIRIT : No transport (Trainer - 29.12.2024/08h34).

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.