A speed figure rates how fast the horse ran, not where it finished — so a horse can win slowly (low figure) or run fast in defeat (high one). The scale is built so runs at different tracks, trips and going are directly comparable.
Par. For each track + distance + going we take the median winning time across years of races — the time a normal winner clocks there. Each runner's time is estimated as the winner's time plus its lengths behind (converted to seconds at that race's pace). The figure is then:
Speed = 100 − 2 × (lengths slower than par).
So 100 = par-winning pace, and roughly every 2 points = one length. Above 100 is faster than the standard winner, below is slower.
From this horse's best winning run 05 May 2018 · Borrowdale Park 1200m (Good): it won in 70.81s against a par of 71.02s — about 1.5 lengths faster than the standard winner → Speed 103.
Estimated from the winner's time plus beaten lengths (individual clockings aren't published), so it carries some margin of error. It doesn't account for in-race pace or wind. Races with an unreliable winning time (more than ~25 lengths off par) are dropped, beaten lengths are capped at 20, and figures are bounded to 30–140.
Weight-adjusted line. The dashed line normalises each run to a reference of 58 kg carried — the approximate level-weight standard in South African handicap racing. A horse that carried more gets credit (figure rises); one on a lighter load has the advantage removed (figure falls). Conversion: 1 length per 2 kg per 2000 m — so 62 kg in a 1600 m race = +2.5 pts; 55 kg = −1.9 pts. Runs with no weight on record stay at the raw figure.
This is a level-stakes simulation: imagine backing this horse with the same 1-unit bet every time it runs, at the starting price (SP). The line is the running total — rising when it wins at a price that outweighs the losing runs, falling on a losing streak. It asks whether blindly backing the horse would have made money, a tougher test than its win count alone.
Each run settles as:
win → + (decimal odds − 1) · lose → − 1.
So a win at 5/1 returns +5.0 units, a win at 2/1 returns +2.0, and every loser costs −1.0. Fractional SPs (e.g. 9/4) are converted to decimal — 9÷4 + 1 = 3.25 — before settling.
This horse's record 24 runs with a priced SP, staking 24 units in total → a loss of -15.6 units, an ROI of -65.0% (profit ÷ total staked).
Only runs with a recorded SP are counted, so this bet total can be lower than the horse's total runs. It assumes you back it at SP every single time, with no selectivity — a baseline, not a betting tip. It ignores Rule 4 deductions, dead-heats and any each-way element; a flat or rising line is the signal worth noting.
| Date | Venue | Race | Dist | Pos | Jockey | Draw | Weight | MR Pre | Lengths | Odds | Equip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2019 | Borrowdale Park | R1 — CAAZ MERIT RATED 50 HANDICAP | 1100m | 9 | Mr J G Sampson | 7 | 56.5kg | 43 | +10.25 | 22/1 | |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Borrowdale Park | R8 — PLAY LOTTO AT SELECTED SPAR OUTLETS (MR … | 1000m | 8 | Mr J Penny | 2 | 58.0kg | 45 | +11.75 | 15/1 | |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Borrowdale Park | R3 — BAIN (MR 60) HANDICAP | 1200m | 5 | Mr J Penny | 7 | 53.5kg | 47 | +2.75 | 18/1 | |
| 11 May 2019 | Borrowdale Park | R2 — BOHLINGERS (MR 55) HANDICAP | 1000m | 7 | Mr J Penny | 8 | 56.5kg | 48 | +4.00 | 20/1 | |
| 10 Mar 2019 | Borrowdale Park | R7 — MADIGAN (MR 50) HANDICAP | 1260m | 6 | Mr R Munger | 3 | 59.5kg | 49 | +9.75 | 27/4 | |
| 24 Feb 2019 | Borrowdale Park | R7 — WINDIGO (MR 55) HANDICAP | 1100m | 4 | Mr R Munger | 1 | 57.0kg | 49 | +4.25 | 8/1 | |
| 10 Feb 2019 | Borrowdale Park | R7 — CONTROL FREAK GRADUATION PLATE (MAIDENS,… | 1200m | 6 | Mr B A McNaughton | 9 | 57.5kg | 49 | +11.25 | 13/1 | |
| 13 Jan 2019 | Borrowdale Park | R7 — EXACTA BET (MR 50) HANDICAP | 1100m | 1 | Mr K H Zechner | 4 | 58.0kg | 46 | Won | 5/1 | |
| 01 Dec 2018 | Borrowdale Park | R7 — HRIB MEDICAL INSURANCE (MR 65) HANDICAP | 1100m | 8 | Mr K L Derere | 2 | 52.0kg | 49 | +6.60 | 30/1 | |
| 03 Nov 2018 | Borrowdale Park | R3 — LIQUID TELECOM NOVICE PLATE (MAIDENS & 1… | 1200m | 6 | Mr J H Greyling | 6 | 57.5kg | 52 | +12.50 | 5/1 | |
| 21 Oct 2018 | Borrowdale Park | R1 — NAVIDALE TEXTILES (MR 50) HANDICAP | 1000m | 3 | Mr J H Greyling | 5 | 62.0kg | 54 | +4.00 | 5/1 | |
| 23 Sep 2018 | Borrowdale Park | R7 — TRIFECTA BET (MR 60) HANDICAP | 1100m | 6 | Mr C R Maujean | 9 | 58.0kg | 55 | +8.50 | 12/1 | |
| 14 Jul 2018 | Borrowdale Park | R2 — AIR ZIMBABWE (MR 50) HANDICAP | 1100m | 2 | Mr J H Greyling | 4 | 62.0kg | 54 | +0.75 | 6/1 | |
| 01 Jul 2018 | Borrowdale Park | R7 — QUARTET BET GRADUATION PLATE (MAIDENS, 1… | 1200m | 5 | Mr J H Greyling | 3 | 55.0kg | 56 | +5.35 | 8/1 | |
| 02 Jun 2018 | Borrowdale Park | R3 — OK TOKEN OF APPRECIATION (MR 55) HANDICA… | 1260m | 3 | Mr W G Agrella | 4 | 60.5kg | 56 | +3.75 | 4/1 | |
| 05 May 2018 | Borrowdale Park | R3 — ZAMBEZI MAIDEN PLATE | 1200m | 1 | Mr W G Agrella | 3 | 57.5kg | 56 | Won | 14/10Fav | |
| 17 Apr 2018 | Turffontein | R4 — BOOK A TABLE FOR THE ROYAL RACEDAY 21 AP… | 1000m | 5 | Mr K H Zechner | 10 | 60.0kg | 51 | +2.60 | 13/1 | |
| 05 Apr 2018 | Vaal | R2 — JOBURG PRAWN FEST 7 APRIL MAIDEN PLATE (… | 1000m | 10 | Mr J Penny | 19 | 60.0kg | 51 | +6.50 | 44/1 | |
| 29 Mar 2018 | Vaal | R8 — CLASSIC CARS EXHIBITION 7 APRIL QUALIFIE… | 1200m | 5 | Mr K H Zechner | 3 | 60.0kg | 51 | +5.50 | 44/1 | |
| 01 Feb 2018 | Vaal | R1 — ITSARUSH.CO.ZA WELCOMES YOU WORKRIDERS M… | 1000m | Pulled Up | Mr S Mthembu | 7 | 60.0kg | — | — | 28/1 | |
| 16 Jan 2018 | Vaal | R2 — ALL TO COME MAIDEN PLATE (FILLIES & MARE… | 1200m | 12 | Mr R Munger | 11 | 60.0kg | 48 | +18.00 | 30/1 | |
| 02 Jan 2018 | Vaal | R2 — ALL TO COME WORKRIDERS MAIDEN PLATE | 1000m | 2 | Mr M I Duba | 4 | 57.5kg | 50 | +2.10 | 28/10 | |
| 29 Nov 2017 | Vaal | R2 — PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (F… | 1500m | 11 | Mr R Munger | 9 | 60.0kg | — | +11.75 | 15/1 | |
| 23 Nov 2017 | Vaal | R1 — ITSARUSH.CO.ZA WELCOMES YOU WORKRIDERS M… | 1500m | 3 | Mr M I Duba | 6 | 60.0kg | — | +6.65 | 8/1 | |
| 31 Oct 2017 | Turffontein | R2 — SKIPPER BAR MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Ma… | 1160m | 9 | Mr C Zackey | 11 | 60.0kg | — | +5.30 | 50/1 |