Race 1: LIGHT & WONDER COMMONWEALTH PLATE (For 2 yo R100 000 Win BSA / RCS Bonus - Non-Black Type)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Saturday, 13 December 2025 | 12:45

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

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Champagne Castle TF 2 b. f 57.5kg 6 Mr R D Fourie - - - 72/100
2nd Red Spice 2 b. c 60.0kg 8 Mr L Mxothwa 2.25 - - 50/1
3rd Roskilde 2 b. c 60.0kg 2 Mr C J Habib 2.65 - - 33/1
4 Godric Gryffindor 2 b. c 60.0kg 5 Mr G J Lerena 4.9 - - 25/2
5 Magma Flow 2 b. c 60.0kg 1 Mr A C Fortune 5.0 - - 20/1
6 Fyfield Legend 2 b. c 60.0kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 7.0 - - 7/1
7 Omkhulu Boss 2 b. c 60.0kg 4 Mr C A Little 8.0 - - 5/1
8 That's A Gimme 2 b. f 57.5kg 3 Mr J P van der Merwe 12.5 - - 14/1
9 In The Air Tonight 2 b. c 60.0kg 9 Mr P C Orffer 14.5 - - 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
59.58s
Average Time
59.49s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R4,315,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Champagne Castle 1 - - - + 20 -
Red Spice 2 - - - + 10 -
Roskilde 3 - - - + 5 -
Godric Gryffindor 4 - - - -8 -
Magma Flow 5 - - - -10 -
Fyfield Legend 6 - - - -12 -
Omkhulu Boss 7 - - - -14 -
That's A Gimme 8 - - - -16 -
In The Air Tonight 9 - - - -18 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	IN THE AIR TONIGHT (C Orffer) was restless in the stalls. 
b)	THAT'S A GIMME (JP van der Merwe), OMKHULU BOSS (C Little) and GODRIC GRYFFINDOR (G Lerena) jumped slow, losing one length.
c) 	CHAMAGNE CASTLE (R Fourie) jumped inwards.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	Shortly after the start THAT'S A GIMME (JP van der Merwe), OMKHULU BOSS (C Little) and GODRIC GRYFFINDOR (G Lerena) were inconvenienced on the inside of CHAMAGNE CASTLE (R Fourie), which had jumped inwards sharply leaving the stalls.  
b)	OMKHULU BOSS (C Little) and GODRIC GRYFFINDOR (G Lerena) raced green. 
c)	In view of the debut performance of THAT'S A GIMME (JP van der Merwe), which raced green, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
d)	CHAMPAGNE CASTLE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SJ Snaith was advised. (ZM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	Nil

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	THAT'S A GIMME - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS