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TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Thursday, 10 July 2025 | 15:05

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R105,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Singleton Sam TF 2 ch. c 56.0kg 7 Mr G J Lerena - - 98 18/10
2nd Nkwenkwezi 3 b. f 57.0kg 9 Mr C J Habib 3.5 69 78 7/2
3rd Matroosberg 2 b. c 56.0kg 2 Mr K Matsunyane 3.75 - 82 20/1
4 Step Into It 2 ch. g 56.0kg 4 Mr C Murray 6.0 - 76 33/1
5 Greenlight Racer 2 b. c 60.0kg 10 Mr C Zackey 6.25 69 75 28/10
6 Sergeant Soqrat 2 b. g 54.5kg (56.0) 1 Mr T J Mayhew 8.0 - 71 7/1
7 Parabellum 3 b. g 60.0kg 3 Mr P Mxoli 10.0 65 61 16/1
8 Nepal Cashmere 3 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr R Danielson 14.0 - 53 150/1
9 Talkoftheheights 2 b. c 52.0kg (56.0) 6 Mr G Samo-Burthia 14.25 - 52 100/1
10 Red Sea Hills 3 b. c 60.0kg 8 Mr J R Syster 31.75 40 40 150/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
99.29s
Total Pool
R875,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Singleton Sam 1 - 98 - + 25 -
Nkwenkwezi 2 69 78 +9 -2 + 11
Matroosberg 3 - 82 - + 10 -
Step Into It 4 - 76 - -3 -
Greenlight Racer 5 69 75 +6 -3 + 9
Sergeant Soqrat 6 - 71 - -7 -
Parabellum 7 65 61 -4 -4
Nepal Cashmere 8 - 53 - -11 -
Talkoftheheights 9 - 52 - -13 -
Red Sea Hills 10 40 40 0 -10 + 10
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

EN ROUTE TO THE START, JOCKEY J R SYSTER WAS DISLODGED FROM RED SEA HILLS, WHICH BOLTED TO THE BACK PARADE RING. THIS GELDING WAS TAKEN IN HAND, EXAMINED BY THE VETERINARY SURGEON, DECLARED FIT TO RACE, REUNITED WITH THE RIDER AND DISPATCHED TO THE START. THIS CAUSED A DELAY TO THE START OF THIS RACE. 

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	TALKOFTHEHEIGHTS (*G Samo-Burthia) was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	PARABELLUM (P Mxoli) over-raced in the early stages. 
b)	RED SEA HILLS (J R Syster) over-raced in the early and middle stages. As a consequence, this gelding raced wide around the turn and into the straight, and thereafter tired badly from the 200m.
c)	SINGLETON SAM (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer A Azzie advised (MS).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None. 

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	STEP INTO IT is a gelding (gelded 20 January 2025). To be investigated. 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	RED SEA HILLS coughing post race.	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.