This is a level-stakes simulation: imagine backing every ride with the same 1-unit bet at the starting price (SP). The line is the running total — rising when winners pay more than the losers cost, falling on a losing run. It measures whether blindly following this jockey would have made money, which is a tougher and more honest test than strike rate alone.
Each ride settles as:
win → + (decimal odds − 1) · lose → − 1.
So a winner at 5/1 returns +5.0 units, a winner 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 jockey's record 14 rides with a priced SP, staking 14 units in total → a profit of +6.5 units, an ROI of +46.4% (profit ÷ total staked).
Only rides with a recorded SP are included, so the bet count here can be lower than total rides. It assumes you take SP on every ride 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.
| Trainer | Rides | W | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gavin van Zyl | 9 | 2 | 22.2% |
| Horse | Rides | W |
|---|---|---|
| Sweetchildintime | 1 | 1 |
| Brass Verdict | 1 | 1 |
| Hana | 1 | 0 |
| Regal Relative | 1 | 0 |
| Princess Julietta | 1 | 0 |
| Umleeu | 1 | 0 |
| Chili Pepper | 1 | 0 |
| London Olympics | 1 | 0 |
| Diamond Diva | 1 | 0 |
| Beautiful Strike | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Waters | 1 | 0 |
| King's Legacy | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Venue | Race | Horse | Pos | Trainer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Mar 2014 | Clairwood Park | R2 — ALL TO COME MAIDEN PLATE | Red Inn | 3 | Mr Gavin van Zyl | 40/1 |
| 02 Mar 2014 | Clairwood Park | R9 — THE JACKPOT QUICKMIX (FM 70) HANDI… | Angie | 9 | — | 10/1 |
| 02 Mar 2014 | Clairwood Park | R4 — RUGBY 5 MAIDEN PLATE | King's Legacy | 3 | Mr Gavin van Zyl | 4/1 |
| 28 Feb 2014 | Greyville | R1 — GLENOCK TRADING MAIDEN PLATE | Northern Waters | 4 | Mr Gavin van Zyl | 13/2 |
| 26 Feb 2014 | Scottsville | R6 — RUGBY 5 (MR 69) HANDICAP | Brass Verdict | 1 | Mr Gavin van Zyl | 9/2 |
| 23 Feb 2014 | Scottsville | R4 — JONSSON SEVEN POCKET JEANS QUALIFI… | Beautiful Strike | 4 | Mr Gavin van Zyl | 33/1 |
| 19 Feb 2014 | Clairwood Park | R10 — SOCCER 10 (FM 73) DIVIDED HANDICAP… | Diamond Diva | 9 | — | 7/1 |
| 19 Feb 2014 | Clairwood Park | R9 — ALL TO COME (FM 67) DIVIDED HANDIC… | London Olympics | 13 | — | 10/1 |
| 19 Feb 2014 | Clairwood Park | R8 — RACING TO SAVE THE RHINO - GREYVIL… | Chili Pepper | 8 | — | 16/1 |
| 19 Feb 2014 | Clairwood Park | R5 — RUGBY 5 MAIDEN PLATE | Umleeu | 2 | Mr Gavin van Zyl | 7/2 |
| 16 Feb 2014 | Scottsville | R8 — NATAL CARBINEERS 159th ANNIVERSARY… | Princess Julietta | 5 | Mr Gavin van Zyl | 8/1 |
| 16 Feb 2014 | Scottsville | R3 — GELIB MEMORIAL MAIDEN PLATE | Regal Relative | 9 | — | 50/1 |
| 11 Feb 2014 | Scottsville | R7 — ALL TO COME (FM 70) HANDICAP (FILL… | Hana | 2 | Mr Gavin van Zyl | 8/1 |
| 11 Feb 2014 | Scottsville | R1 — PLAY THE BIPOT MAIDEN PLATE (FILLI… | Sweetchildintime | 1 | Mr Gavin van Zyl | 14/1 |