Race 8: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 30 JANUARY FM 77 DIVIDED HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 28 January 2025 | 16:10

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R105,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:3.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:5.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Smelting 7 b. m 52.0kg 13 Mr J R Syster - - 52 25/1
1st Phantom Express TF 4 b. f 57.5kg 12 Mr G J Lerena - 72 76 2/1
2nd Arilena 6 b. m 53.5kg (57.5) 1 Mr G Dookhit 0.4 72 75 5/1
3rd Enchanting Lady 2 b. f 57.0kg 9 Mr M K Katjedi 1.3 71 67 33/1
4 The Navy Lark 4 b. f 60.0kg 10 Mr P Mxoli 1.7 77 74 8/1
5 Quasikat 3 b. f 58.0kg 11 Mr M A Yeni 1.9 80 83 6/1
6 Glawari 2 b. f 55.0kg 5 Mr J Penny 2.4 67 65 50/1
7 Waitforgreenlight 2 b. f 56.5kg 13 Mr J Gates 4.1 70 67 16/1
8 Royal Horizon 3 ch. f 54.5kg 3 Mr K Matsunyane 4.3 66 68 66/1
9 Si Veloce 4 b. f 48.0kg (52.0) 8 Mr G Samo-Burthia 6.0 53 50 66/1
10 Ilha Da Orange 4 ch. f 58.0kg 7 Mr C Zackey 6.2 73 75 10/1
11 Flight Of A Condor 3 ch. f 58.5kg 6 Mr R Munger 7.1 81 85 25/2
12 Together Again 5 b. m 52.0kg 2 Mr L Nhlapo 7.35 59 55 50/1
13 Faithful Neo 3 b. f 60.0kg 4 Mr C R Maujean 9.25 84 80 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
56.47s
Average Time
56.8s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R925,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Phantom Express 1 72 76 +4 + 7 -3
Arilena 2 72 75 +3 -1 + 4
Enchanting Lady 3 71 67 -4 -1 -3
The Navy Lark 4 77 74 -3 -1 -2
Quasikat 5 80 83 +3 -1 + 4
Glawari 6 67 65 -2 -1 -1
Waitforgreenlight 7 70 67 -3 -2 -1
Royal Horizon 8 66 68 +2 -2 + 4
Si Veloce 9 53 50 -3 -3
Ilha Da Orange 10 73 75 +2 -3 + 5
Flight Of A Condor 11 81 85 +4 -3 + 7
Together Again 12 59 55 -4 -3 -1
Faithful Neo 13 84 80 -4 -4
Smelting None - 52 - -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)	ROYAL HORIZON (K Matsunyane) stumbled leaving the stalls.	
b)	FAITHFUL NEO (C Maujean), QUASIKAT (M Yeni) and ARILENA (*G Dookhit) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.
c)	SI VELOCE (*G Samo-Burthia) was slow into stride.	
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Jockey C Zackey reported that ILHA DA ORANGE made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. 	
b)	Jockey J Gates reported that he felt something amiss with WAITFORGREENLIGHT in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. 	
c)	PHANTOM EXPRESS (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.
Trainer P F Matchett advised (MS).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	FLIGHT OF A CONDOR was ridden by Jockey R Munger (declared 27 January 2025 at 08H13).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	QUASIKAT raced with a tongue tie on (declared 27 January 2025 at 08H23).
b)	SI VELOCE raced unshod, equipped with blinkers and without a tongue tie (declared 27 January 2025 at 08H37).

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	ILHA DA ORANGE examined post race, nothing obvious detected.
b)	WAITFORGREENLIGHT blowing post race.	
c)	ROYAL HORIZON cast its left front shoe in running. 	
SCRATCHED:
a)	SMELTING insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.