Race 2: RACING TODAY OPEN MAIDEN (F & M) (For all Maiden F&M. R15 000 Win Bonus ROA Members)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 14 February 2025 | 13:00

Distance: 1900m
Going: Good
Stakes: R71,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Angel Of My Heart 3 b. f 58.5kg 4 Mr C Zackey - 57 51 7/2
2nd Dutchess D'Orange 2 b. f 52.0kg 8 Mr X C Ndlovu 0.25 52 52 20/1
3rd Ono No Komachi TF 3 b. f 60.0kg 6 Mr R D Fourie 1.25 70 66 15/10
4 A Month Of Sundays 4 ch. f 58.5kg 9 Mr M A Yeni 1.5 57 55 7/1
5 Cheap Thrills 4 b. f 55.5kg 1 Mr Y Ramzan 4.25 51 56 40/1
6 Welsh Starlet 3 ch. f 56.0kg 3 Mr C R Maujean 9.75 62 63 7/2
7 Fire Festival 2 b. f 55.0kg 5 Mr E W Webber 15.25 60 56 40/1
8 Accumulate 4 b. f 57.5kg 7 Mr D B Geerthsen 32.5 55 50 25/1
9 Natural Wonder 3 b. f 52.0kg 2 Mr M K Katjedi 99.99 48 55 125/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
118.17s
Total Pool
R661,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Angel Of My Heart 1 57 51 -6 + 7 -13
Dutchess D'Orange 2 52 52 0 -1 + 1
Ono No Komachi 3 70 66 -4 -1 -3
A Month Of Sundays 4 57 55 -2 -1 -1
Cheap Thrills 5 51 56 +5 -2 + 7
Welsh Starlet 6 62 63 +1 -4 + 5
Fire Festival 7 60 56 -4 -6 + 2
Accumulate 8 55 50 -5 -10 + 5
Natural Wonder 9 48 55 +7 -10 + 17
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	 ONO NO KOMACHI (R Fourie) and WELSH STARLET (C Maujean) were slow into stride.	
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	A MONTH OF SUNDAYS (M Yeni) had to steady off the heels of ONO NO KOMACHI (R Fourie) when carried inwards slightly by DUTCHESS D'ORANGE (X Ndlovu), which shifted in slightly at approximately the 250m.
b)	Jockey DB Geerthsen was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline G on the use of 	the crop) in that he struck ACCUMULATE unnecessarily when it was out of contention for a place.  Jockey 	DB Geerthsen signed an admission of guilt and was fined R500,00. 
c)	ANGEL OF MY HEART, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer DG Smith, acting on behalf of Trainer GD Smith, was advised. (LM)
d)	DUTCHESS D'ORANGE, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SB Kotzen was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	NATURAL WONDER raced with a tongue tie (declared 09h58 on 20250213)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	ANGEL OF MY HEART: Ownership unchanged
	Colours: Red, silver stars
b)	ACCUMULATE raced in club colours - Stewards permission 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	CHEAP THRILLS - blowing	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS