Race 9: NEXT TURFFONTEIN RACEMEETING SATURDAY 9 AUGUST CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 02 August 2025 | 16:50

Distance: 1160m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Michael Faraday 2 b. c 56.0kg 2 Mr P Mxoli - - 68 16/1
- Twice As Wild 6 b. m 50.5kg 5 Mr N Klink - - 51 33/1
1st Valieva TF 3 b. f 58.5kg 7 Mr Serino Moodley - 73 78 3/1
2nd Captain Efficient 2 b. g 58.0kg 1 Mr C J Habib 1.2 68 66 9/2
3rd One Tiger 2 b. c 60.0kg 2 Mr C Zackey 1.9 86 80 4/1
4 Mariachi Madness 2 b. g 54.0kg 4 Mr K Matsunyane 2.2 61 57 5/1
5 Phala Millions 4 b. g 56.0kg 6 Mr J Gates 2.7 65 66 7/1
6 Sahara Dawn 4 b. f 50.5kg 8 Mr M K Katjedi 2.75 53 52 40/1
7 Life Goes On 7 b. g 52.0kg 5 Mr J R Syster 5.25 56 54 14/1
8 Golden Aspen 6 b. m 53.0kg (54.5) 3 Mr T J Mayhew 5.65 66 66 25/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
68.56s
Average Time
67.62s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,095,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Valieva 1 73 78 +5 + 7 -2
Captain Efficient 2 68 66 -2 -1 -1
One Tiger 3 86 80 -6 -1 -5
Mariachi Madness 4 61 57 -4 -1 -3
Phala Millions 5 65 66 +1 -1 + 2
Sahara Dawn 6 53 52 -1 -1
Life Goes On 7 56 54 -2 -2
Golden Aspen 8 66 66 0 -2 + 2
Michael Faraday None - 68 - -193 -
Twice As Wild None - 51 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	VALIEVA (S Moodley) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.
b)	GOLDEN ASPEN (*T Mayhew) was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	CAPTAIN EFFICIENT (C Habib) hung out in the concluding stages.  
b)	VALIEVA (S Moodley), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer F Bronkhorst advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	GOLDEN ASPEN was ridden by Apprentice T Mayhew (declared 2 August 2025 at 08H55), who weighed out at 54,3kg, only claiming 1kg of his 1,5kg apprentice allowance. 	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	SAHARA DAWN raced equipped with a compression mask and without cheek pieces (declared 1 August 2025 at 08H12).		

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	GOLDEN ASPEN coughing post race.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	MICHAEL FARADAY off feed (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	
b)	TWICE AS WILD not striding out left front (NHA / 16H47) (Rule 53.5 applies) Betting 33/1.	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.