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TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Monday, 24 February 2025 | 14:00

Distance: 1600m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R120,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Page Boy 3 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr C Zackey - 66 79 9/4
2nd Chieftain's Shield TF 4 b. g 60.0kg 9 Mr R Munger 6.0 66 80 15/10
3rd Sovereign Crown 3 b. g 60.0kg 6 Mr Wesley Marwing 6.5 70 68 20/1
4 Prolific Star 3 b. g 60.0kg 10 Mr R Danielson 7.0 67 64 25/2
5 Brigham 3 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr K J Lihaba 8.0 68 74 8/1
6 Mystic Vision 3 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 18.25 74 66 8/1
7 Kissing Master 3 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr C R Maujean 18.5 - 39 66/1
8 Knight's Fire 3 ch. g 60.0kg 8 Mr D W Schwarz 20.75 60 60 150/1
9 Eratosthenes 3 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr P Mxoli 32.0 - 63 40/1
10 Ragamuffin 2 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr M K Katjedi 99.99 46 45 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
99.93s
Average Time
99.65s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,435,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Page Boy 1 66 79 +13 + 7 + 6
Chieftain's Shield 2 66 80 +14 -3 + 17
Sovereign Crown 3 70 68 -2 -3 + 1
Prolific Star 4 67 64 -3 -3
Brigham 5 68 74 +6 -3 + 9
Mystic Vision 6 74 66 -8 -7 -1
Kissing Master 7 - 39 - -9 -
Knight's Fire 8 60 60 0 -7 + 7
Eratosthenes 9 - 63 - -13 -
Ragamuffin 10 46 45 -1 -10 + 9
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	RAGAMUFFIN (M K Katjedi) fly-jumped leaving the stalls making contact with the right-side front gate, dislodging the Rider. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	As the start was effected, RAGAMUFFIN (M K Katjedi) fly-jumped which resulted in Jockey M K Katjedi becoming severely unbalanced and being dislodged from this gelding. 
b)	ERATOSTHENES (P Mxoli) raced green.
c)	BRIGHAM (*K J Lihaba) hung in from the 400m.
d)	In view of the performance of MYSTIC VISION (M Yeni), (distance 18,25 lengths, betting 8/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.	
e)	PAGE BOY (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer S G Tarry advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	RAGAMUFFIN was ridden by Jockey M K Katjedi (declared 24 February 2025 at 09H38).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None. 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	MYSTIC VISION examined post race, nothing obvious detected.
b)	PROLIFIC STAR mild post race distress.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.