Race 7: BOOK FOR CLASSIC DAY 1 MARCH MR 97 HANDICAP (For 3 year olds)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Thursday, 27 February 2025 | 15:40

Distance: 1800m
Going: Good
Stakes: R150,000
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 King's Express 3 b. g 56.5kg 10 Mr M A Yeni - 90 102 10/1
2nd Champagne Cocktail 4 b. f 60.0kg 2 Mr R Danielson 0.25 97 98 25/2
3rd Apache Son 4 b. g 55.5kg 1 Mr C R Maujean 0.5 88 89 10/1
4 Two Miles West 3 b. g 56.5kg 11 Mr G J Lerena 0.75 90 93 9/2
5 Total Surrender TF 5 b. g 55.5kg (55.0) 9 Mr C Zackey 1.5 87 74 4/1
6 Mount Darwin 3 b. g 56.0kg 5 Mr P Mxoli 1.75 89 81 9/2
7 Star Coin 5 b. g 59.5kg 7 Mr K Matsunyane 2.25 96 78 25/1
8 Royal Edition 4 b. g 56.5kg 12 Mr J Gates 3.05 90 92 16/1
9 La Moohal 4 b. g 59.5kg 4 Mr R Munger 4.35 96 93 11/2
10 Flashy Apache 6 b. g 59.0kg 6 Mr J R Syster 5.05 95 78 50/1
11 George Handel 4 b. g 51.0kg (55.0) 8 Mr G Samo-Burthia 9.05 87 85 50/1
12 Twin Turbo 4 b. g 56.5kg 3 Mr D de Gouveia 19.25 90 88 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
112.7s
Average Time
111.1s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,192,500

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
King's Express 1 90 102 +12 + 7 + 5
Champagne Cocktail 2 97 98 +1 -1 + 2
Apache Son 3 88 89 +1 -1 + 2
Two Miles West 4 90 93 +3 -1 + 4
Total Surrender 5 87 74 -13 -1 -12
Mount Darwin 6 89 81 -8 -1 -7
Star Coin 7 96 78 -18 -1 -17
Royal Edition 8 90 92 +2 -2 + 4
La Moohal 9 96 93 -3 -2 -1
Flashy Apache 10 95 78 -17 -2 -15
George Handel 11 87 85 -2 -4 + 2
Twin Turbo 12 90 88 -2 -7 + 5
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	STAR COIN (K Matsunyane) reared and thereafter stumbled leaving the stalls. 
b)	LA MOOHAL (R Munger), FLASHY APACHE (J R Syster), APACHE SON (C Maujean) and GEORGE HANDEL (*G Samo-Burthia) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Leaving the 300m, ROYAL EDITION (J Gates), which shifted out away from the crop, was steadied when awkwardly placed between TWO MILES WEST (G Lerena) and KING'S EXPRESS (M Yeni), which shifted in away from the crop and was immediately straightened. 
b)	Jockey D De Gouveia reported that he felt something amiss with TWIN TURBO  in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 	
c)	KING'S EXPRESS (M Yeni), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer F P Habib advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None. 

RACECARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	GEORGE HANDEL raced equipped with blinkers (declared 22 February 2025 at 08H19).	

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	TWIN TURBO not striding out left front. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.