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 23 Apr 2022 · Turffontein 1600m (Good): it won in 100.25s against a par of 99.09s — about 7.7 lengths slower than the standard winner → Speed 85.
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 16 runs with a priced SP, staking 16 units in total → a loss of -12.5 units, an ROI of -78.1% (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2022 | Scottsville | R5 — ONLINE FORM GUIDE www.gallop.co.za MR 85… | 1600m | 9 | Mr K Matsunyane | 5 | 52.0kg | 70 | +7.55 | 33/1 | |
| 05 Jul 2022 | Turffontein | R3 — WWW.HIGHVELDRACING.CO.ZA NOVICE HANDICAP… | 1450m | 9 | Mr D de Gouveia | 10 | 56.0kg | 72 | +6.10 | 10/1 | |
| 31 May 2022 | Vaal | R8 — NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING TUESDAY 07 JUNE MR… | 1500m | 9 | Mr D de Gouveia | 6 | 58.0kg | 72 | +7.00 | 7/1 | |
| 26 May 2022 | Vaal | R8 — TAB 4RACING APP CLASSIFIED STAKES (For h… | 1400m | 2 | Mr K Matsunyane | 4 | 60.0kg | 72 | +0.75 | 33/1 | |
| 08 May 2022 | Turffontein | R8 — NEXT TURFFONTEIN RACEMEETING SUNDAY 15 M… | 1400m | 13 | Mr D de Gouveia | 10 | 58.0kg | 72 | +11.00 | 16/1 | |
| 27 Apr 2022 | Turffontein | R8 — SYDSEN MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens) | 1450m | Unplaced | — | 10 | 60.0kg | — | — | — | |
| 23 Apr 2022 | Turffontein | R5 — NICK VAN DER HEYDEN MAIDEN PLATE (For al… | 1600m | 1 | Mr D de Gouveia | 2 | 60.0kg | 72 | Won | 5/2 | |
| 02 Apr 2022 | Turffontein | R2 — WSB.CO.ZA MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens.… | 1400m | 2 | Mr D de Gouveia | 11 | 60.0kg | 72 | +1.00 | 20/1 | |
| 19 Mar 2022 | Turffontein | R4 — SEAFOOD AND JAZZ FESTIVAL 2 APRIL MAIDEN… | 2000m | 12 | Mr R D Fourie | 9 | 60.0kg | 72 | +22.75 | 3/1 | |
| 01 Mar 2022 | Vaal | R3 — PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (F… | 1800m | 3 | Mr R D Fourie | 10 | 60.0kg | 68 | +1.00 | 4/1 | |
| 19 Feb 2022 | Turffontein | R2 — RACING240 FOR RACING. FOR YOU MAIDEN PLA… | 2000m | 2 | Mr R D Fourie | 14 | 60.0kg | 64 | +7.25 | 50/7 | |
| 20 Jan 2022 | Vaal | R6 — BETONTAB.CO.ZA WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE … | 1700m | Unplaced | Mr C Mabaya | 1 | 59.0kg | — | — | 20/11 | |
| 06 Jan 2022 | Vaal | R5 — PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN HANDICAP… | 1700m | 2 | Mr D de Gouveia | 3 | 56.0kg | 64 | +2.00 | 5/1 | |
| 14 Dec 2021 | Vaal | R1 — #THISISRACING WELCOMES YOU WORK RIDERS M… | 2400m | 3 | Mr C Mabaya | 7 | 57.0kg | 67 | +8.25 | 2/1Fav | |
| 04 Dec 2021 | Turffontein | R7 — WWW.HIGHVELDRACING.CO.ZA MR 72 HANDICAP … | 2000m | 4 | Mr J M Solomons | 9 | 50.5kg* | 68 | +8.75 | 10/1 | |
| 09 Nov 2021 | Vaal | R8 — NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 18 NOVEMB… | 1600m | 3 | Mr C Mabaya | 3 | 58.0kg | — | +5.00 | 10/1 | |
| 11 Sep 2021 | Turffontein | R3 — CHAMPION OLDER HORSE GOT THE GREENLIGHT/… | 1600m | 5 | Mr K Matsunyane | 5 | 57.0kg | — | +10.25 | 25/1 | |
| 09 Aug 2021 | Turffontein | R1 — WELCOME TO TURFFONTEIN MAIDEN PLATE (For… | 1400m | 7 | Mr C Zackey | 3 | 57.0kg | — | +7.50 | 25/1 | |
| 11 Mar 2021 | Turffontein | R3 — SA DERBY 3 APRIL MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE (… | 1450m | Unplaced | — | 10 | 60.0kg | — | — | 14/1 |