Race 8: KWAZULU-NATAL BREEDERS MILE (For KZN bred 3-year-old and older (Non-Black Type))

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 22 June 2025 | 15:50

Distance: 1600m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R650,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:10.5 3yrs:1.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:3.0

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Legal Counsel TF 3 b. g 58.0kg 10 Mr A C Fortune - 98 128 2/1
2nd Cherry Ano 5 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr C J Habib 1.4 109 108 7/2
3rd Go Grayson Go 3 b. c 58.0kg 9 Mr Serino Moodley 1.55 87 95 14/1
4 Soldier's Eye 4 b. f 57.0kg 5 Mr K J Lihaba 3.05 100 94 25/2
5 Dantonfromsandton 3 ch. g 58.0kg 3 Mr R D Fourie 4.25 108 96 13/2
6 Kaygee's Delight 4 b. g 59.5kg 11 Mr S S Hlengwa 4.3 91 89 80/1
7 Apache Son 4 b. g 59.5kg 1 Mr K Matsunyane 4.7 93 89 33/1
8 Noble City 3 b. g 59.5kg 4 Mr S D Veale 4.8 94 93 33/1
9 Saxon Dynasty 3 b. g 58.0kg 7 Mr G J Lerena 6.9 89 87 14/1
10 African Skyline 6 b. g 59.5kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 8.3 102 98 17/2
11 Hat's Pride 2 ch. c 59.5kg 8 Mr C A Little 9.4 91 97 16/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
97.92s
Average Time
95.93s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,960,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Legal Counsel 1 98 128 +30 + 7 + 23
Cherry Ano 2 109 108 -1 -1
Go Grayson Go 3 87 95 +8 -1 + 9
Soldier's Eye 4 100 94 -6 -2 -4
Dantonfromsandton 5 108 96 -12 -2 -10
Kaygee's Delight 6 91 89 -2 -2
Apache Son 7 93 89 -4 -2 -2
Noble City 8 94 93 -1 -2 + 1
Saxon Dynasty 9 89 87 -2 -3 + 1
African Skyline 10 102 98 -4 -3 -1
Hat's Pride 11 91 97 +6 -4 + 10
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	SOLDIER'S EYE (*K J LIhaba) jumped awkwardly and lost 1 length. 
b)	SAXON DYNASTY (G Lerena) lost 1 length. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	At the 1500m SOLDIER'S EYE (*K J Lihaba) was steadied when awkwardly placed between NOBLE CITY (S Veale) and the heels of AFRICAN SKYLINE (M Yeni).
b)	Leaving the 150m GO GRAYSON GO (S Moodley) rolled in away from LEGAL COUNSEL (A Fortune) which hung in from the 300m.
c)	SAXON DYNASTY (G Lerena) hung in, in the concluding stages.
d)	In view of the performances of DANTONFROMSANDTON (R Fourie) (4.25 lengths, 13/2 in the betting) and SAXON DYNASTY (G Lerena) (6.90 lengths, 14/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
e)	LEGAL COUNSEL (A Fortune), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J S Snaith was advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	DANTONFROMSANDTON : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	AFRICAN SKYLINE : Blowing. 
c)	SAXON DYNASTY : Nothing obvious detected. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.