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05 November 2020 | Vaal | Race 6

BETTING WORLD - 087 741 2777 MR 88 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1800m

Going Soft

Win Time 111.56s

Avg Time 109.02s

Stakes R77,500

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:8.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:10.5 4yrs:1.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Nimcha	Mr L J Ferraris	3	58.5kg	85	96	96	Won	33/1	B Y	O: Mr P Moonsamy T: Mr G M Alexander
1	Sell High	Mr P J Strydom	6	57.0kg	82	93	93	Won	117/20	Y	O: Mr J E Finlayson T: Mrs D A Sham
3	Hellofaride Line	Mr S M Brown	8	58.0kg	85	84	84	+1.75	25/1	B Y	O: Mr M J A Ferreira T: Mr M F de Kock
4	Lord Melbourne	Mr C Zackey	1	56.0kg	81	83	83	+3.75	93/20Fav	TT Y	O: Messrs K A Waterston, W A Bright & P J Pascoe T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
5	Rocky Path	Mr L Hewitson	11	53.5kg	75	62	62	+4.50	15/1	B TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
6	Tyrus Express	Mr M A Yeni	10	59.0kg	86	62	62	+4.75	11/4	Y	—
7	Ocean Forest	Mr S Khumalo	7	57.0kg	83	77	77	+4.85	22/1	Y	—
8	Psycho King	Mr D de Gouveia	9	56.5kg	82	64	64	+4.90	10/1	B Y	—
9	Greek Fire	Mr J Gates	4	56.0kg	80	76	76	+6.00	15/1	B TT Y	—
10	Flash Burn	Mr W B Kennedy	2	60.5kg	89	81	81	+7.00	12/1	Y	—
11	Our Man In Havana	Mr C F Dicken	5	54.5kg*	81	76	76	+7.25	6/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Spero Optima	Mr C Murray	9	61.0kg	—	91	91	—	9/1	N	—

Nimcha

Mr L J Ferraris · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

Won

33/1

MR 85 → 96

B Y

Sell High

Mr P J Strydom · Dw 6 · 57.0kg

Won

117/20

MR 82 → 93

Hellofaride Line

Mr S M Brown · Dw 8 · 58.0kg

+1.75

25/1

MR 85 → 84

B Y

Lord Melbourne

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

+3.75

93/20 Fav

MR 81 → 83

TT Y

Rocky Path

Mr L Hewitson · Dw 11 · 53.5kg

+4.50

15/1

MR 75 → 62

B TT Y

Tyrus Express

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 10 · 59.0kg

+4.75

11/4

MR 86 → 62

Ocean Forest

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 7 · 57.0kg

+4.85

22/1

MR 83 → 77

Psycho King

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 9 · 56.5kg

+4.90

10/1

MR 82 → 64

B Y

Greek Fire

Mr J Gates · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

+6.00

15/1

MR 80 → 76

B TT Y

Flash Burn

Mr W B Kennedy · Dw 2 · 60.5kg

+7.00

12/1

MR 89 → 81

Our Man In Havana

Mr C F Dicken (True) · Dw 5 · 54.5kg

+7.25

6/1

MR 81 → 76

B Y

Spero Optima

Mr C Murray · Dw 9 · 61.0kg

—

9/1

MR — → 91

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) GREEK FIRE (*J Gates) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) FLASH BURN (W Kennedy) over-raced in the early and middle stages. b) At the 250m, FLASH BURN (W Kennedy) which had come to the end of its run, had to steady momentarily when awkwardly placed between LORD MELBOURNE (C Zackey) and ROCKY PATH (L Hewitson). Thereafter in the concluding stages, LORD MELBOURNE was carried in by HELLOFARIDE (S Brown) which commenced to hang in. c) Apprentice C F Dicken reported that he felt something amiss with OUR MAN IN HAVANA in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) SELL HIGH (P Strydom), dead-heat winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee C Machiela advised (AH). e) Trainer G M Alexander is to be questioned regarding the improved performance of NIMCHA. JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) OUR MAN IN HAVANA not striding out right front. SCRATCHED: a) SPERO OPTIMA abnormal temperature (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.