Race 6: WORLD SPORTS BETTING SOUTHERN CROSS STAKES (Grade 3) (For Fillies and Mares)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Saturday, 06 December 2025 | 15:35

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R250,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Asiye Phambili 3 b. f 63.5kg 3 Mr S D Veale - 116 119 10/1
2nd Symphony In White 2 b. f 55.5kg 7 Mr A C Fortune 0.75 103 103 7/1
3rd She's My World 2 b. f 51.0kg 8 Mr M A Yeni 1.25 104 106 10/1
4 Disting 2 b. f 51.0kg 6 Mr M K Katjedi 2.0 96 96 6/1
5 Miss World 3 b. f 51.0kg 9 Mr B J A Plaatjies 2.4 94 91 14/1
6 Direct Hit TF 2 b. f 60.0kg 1 Mr R D Fourie 2.6 115 115 7/2
7 Festival Chic 2 b. f 51.0kg 2 Mr L M van Rensburg 3.35 96 96 50/1
8 Candy Town 2 b. f 55.5kg 14 Mr K de Melo 4.85 105 104 8/1
9 Be Merry 2 b. f 58.5kg 5 Mr J P van der Merwe 5.25 110 104 50/1
10 Roccapina 2 b. f 61.5kg 4 Mr A Domeyer 5.75 116 109 25/2
11 Artiste 2 gr. f 51.0kg 13 Mr J M Solomons 6.15 92 90 50/1
12 Wild Wild Green 2 b. f 51.0kg 10 Mr Y Ramzan 9.4 95 88 25/1
13 Hierarchy 2 b. f 52.5kg 11 Mr K Matsunyane 10.4 105 105 33/1
14 Green Diamond 2 b. f 56.0kg 12 Mr C Zackey 17.4 108 111 10/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
58.89s
Average Time
58.66s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R2,705,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Asiye Phambili 1 116 119 +3 + 7 -4
Symphony In White 2 103 103 0 -1 + 1
She's My World 3 104 106 +2 -1 + 3
Disting 4 96 96 0 -1 + 1
Miss World 5 94 91 -3 -1 -2
Direct Hit 6 115 115 0 -1 + 1
Festival Chic 7 96 96 0 -2 + 2
Candy Town 8 105 104 -1 -2 + 1
Be Merry 9 110 104 -6 -2 -4
Roccapina 10 116 109 -7 -2 -5
Artiste 11 92 90 -2 -3 + 1
Wild Wild Green 12 95 88 -7 -4 -3
Hierarchy 13 105 105 0 -4 + 4
Green Diamond 14 108 111 +3 -6 + 9
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	BE MERRY (JP van der Merwe) stumbled leaving the stalls.
b)	DISTING (MK Katjedi) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	ROCCAPINA (A Domeyer) was fractious in the parade ring, refused to canter past and was led to the start by a Handler and assisted by a lead pony, causing a delay. Trainer C Bass was advised that this filly is suspended indefinitely in terms of Rule 93.2.4 and until such time as she proves tractable proceeding to the start on a race day.
b)	Shortly after the start BE MERRY (JP van der Merwe), which had stumbled leaving the stalls, was bumped outwards by ROCCAPINA (A Domeyer) and then made contact with DISTING (MK Katjedi). As a consequence, DISTING (MK Katjedi) was squeezed out and lost ground to the field.
c)	DIRECT HIT (R Fourie) and MISS WORLD (*B Plaatjies) were hanging out from the 300m.
d)	Jockeys A Domeyer (ROCCAPINA) and C Zackey (GREEN DIAMOND) reported that they felt something amiss with these fillies. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
e)	ASIYE PHAMBILI, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer L Woodruff was advised. (WM)
f)	SYMPHONY IN WHITE, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Mr M Bass was advised on behalf of Trainer C Bass. (WM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	Nil

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	ROCCAPINA - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected
b)	GREEN DIAMOND - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS