Race 3: LUCKY FISH NEW FORTUNE MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 17 December 2025 | 13:45

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R125,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Blue Lagoon 3 b. f 60.0kg 7 Mr K de Melo - - 78 5/2
1st Kubu 3 b. f 60.0kg 5 Mr C Murray - - 92 7/1
2nd Iona Castle TF 3 gr. f 60.0kg 1 Mr L Mxothwa 2.0 76 79 5/2
3rd Taylor's Version 2 b. f 60.0kg 8 Mr A Domeyer 3.25 73 72 16/1
4 Seven No Trump 2 b. f 60.0kg 2 Mr A C Fortune 4.25 78 83 9/4
5 Little Nimbus 3 ch. f 60.0kg 10 Mr G Wright 4.3 73 77 100/1
6 Gimme The Power 2 b. f 60.0kg 3 Mr R D Fourie 5.55 70 69 9/2
7 Red Taffety 2 b. f 60.0kg 9 Mr J P van der Merwe 6.55 79 77 10/1
8 Love Her Madly 2 b. f 60.0kg 6 Mr M A Yeni 6.95 73 70 33/1
9 Miss Smiley 3 b. f 60.0kg 7 Mr P C Orffer 7.15 73 65 66/1
10 Mikoto 3 b. f 60.0kg 4 Mr C A Little 9.15 - - 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
87.12s
Average Time
88.4s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,005,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Kubu 1 - 92 - + 25 -
Iona Castle 2 76 79 +3 -1 + 4
Taylor's Version 3 73 72 -1 -2 + 1
Seven No Trump 4 78 83 +5 -2 + 7
Little Nimbus 5 73 77 +4 -2 + 6
Gimme The Power 6 70 69 -1 -2 + 1
Red Taffety 7 79 77 -2 -3 + 1
Love Her Madly 8 73 70 -3 -3
Miss Smiley 9 73 65 -8 -3 -5
Mikoto 10 - - - -15 -
Blue Lagoon None - 78 - -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)	MIKOTO (C Little) jumped outwards, losing one length. 
b)	MISS SMILEY (C Orffer) and LITTLE NIMBUS (G Wright) jumped slow, losing one length. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	GIMME THE POWER (R Fourie) proved difficult to settle in the early stages.
b)	Jockey M Yeni reported that LOVE HER MADLY made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly.
b)	Jockey A Fortune reported that he felt something amiss with SEVEN NO TRUMP, which showed a tendency to hang out in the straight. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. 
Jockey A Fortune was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.3 in that he failed to ride SEVEN NO TRUMP out to the end of the race to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards. Jockey A Fortune signed an Admission of Guilt and was fined R1 000.00.
In determining penalty, the Stewards took into account that Jockey A Fortune had retained his finishing position.
c)	KUBU, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C Snaith, acting on behalf of Trainer SJ Snaith, was advised. (SC)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	MIKOTO raced with a compression mask (declared 09h29 on 20251216).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER

a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	SEVEN NO TRUMP - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected.
b)	LOVE HER MADLY - examined post-race. Abnormal respiratory noise.
c)	GIMME THE POWER - cast left hind shoe.
d)	MISS SMILEY - coughing.
e)	RED TAFFETY - abnormal respiratory noise.

SCRATCHED:

a)	BLUE LAGOON - abnormal blood count. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 16h45 on 20251215).