Race 4: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MR 80 HANDICAP (Open)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 10 October 2025 | 13:45

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:7.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.5 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Igugulethu 2 b. c 60.5kg 9 Mr Y Ramzan - 81 83 25/2
2nd Silvery Surfer 3 gr. g 56.5kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 0.25 74 72 8/1
3rd Pedro 6 b. g 57.5kg 5 Mr W G Agrella 0.35 75 72 33/1
4 Guarding The Wall 4 b. g 55.5kg (55.0) 8 Mr C Zackey 1.35 70 67 25/1
5 Pyromaniac 6 ch. g 59.0kg 4 Mr C A Little 1.45 78 71 16/1
6 Mr Belvedere 4 b. g 52.5kg 6 Mr M K Katjedi 1.55 65 55 17/2
7 New Mexico TF 2 b. c 62.0kg 1 Mr C R Maujean 1.6 84 83 91/100
8 One Scotch 2 b. g 56.5kg (60.5) 2 Mr Damyan Pillay 2.1 82 77 5/1
9 Arabian Red 4 ch. f 60.0kg 3 Mr C Murray 2.85 80 74 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
85.03s
Average Time
84.69s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R757,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Igugulethu 1 81 83 +2 + 7 -5
Silvery Surfer 2 74 72 -2 -1 -1
Pedro 3 75 72 -3 -1 -2
Guarding The Wall 4 70 67 -3 -1 -2
Pyromaniac 5 78 71 -7 -1 -6
Mr Belvedere 6 65 55 -10 -1 -9
New Mexico 7 84 83 -1 -1
One Scotch 8 82 77 -5 -1 -4
Arabian Red 9 80 74 -6 -1 -5
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	NEW MEXICO (C Maujean) was fractious in the stalls, taken out, examined by the Veterinary Surgeon and passed suitable to race. 
b)	PEDRO (W Agrella) and MR BELVEDERE (MK Katjedi) were slow into stride.
c)	ONE SCOTCH (*D Pillay) jumped awkwardly outwards and was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (13h05)
b)	Permission was granted for IGUGULETHU (Y Ramzan) to be assisted by a lead pony when proceeding to the start.
c)	ONE SCOTCH (*D Pillay) over raced in the early and middle stages. 
d)	NEW MEXICO (C Maujean) shifted out away from the crop from the 150m.
e)	At the 100m, PEDRO (W Agrella) had to steady when awkwardly placed between ONE SCOTCH (*D Pillay) and ARABIAN RED (C Murray). Thereafter, PEDRO (W Agrella) was carried inwards by SILVERY SURFER (M Yeni), which shifted inwards away from the crop in the latter stages.
f)	Jockey C Maujean reported that he felt something amiss with NEW MEXICO. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
	Trainer TJ Laing was advised to report back should she find anything amiss with this gelding on his return t the stables.
g)	IGUGULETHU, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.  Assistant Trainer DG Smith, acting on behalf of Trainer GD Smith, was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	C Murray rode ARABIAN RED (declared 07h31 at 20251009)
b)	Y Ramzan rode IGUGULETHU (declared 12h31 on 20251010)
c)	IGUGULETHU raced with a compression mask (declared 16h49 on 20251008)
d)	C Zackey (GUARDING THE WALL) rode +1kg of which 0.5kg was carded (56.2kgs)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER 

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	NEW MEXICO - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	PYROMANIAC - mouth injury & scalp wound right hind

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS