Race 7: LUCKY FISH POWER PICK B STAKES (For All Horses)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Friday, 19 December 2025 | 19:55

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R140,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Circumbendibus TF 3 ch. g 55.5kg 3 Mr C F Dicken - 86 97 2/1
2nd I'm A Fireball 2 ch. c 60.0kg 1 Mr S D Veale 3.4 102 108 8/1
3rd Captain's Christy 4 b. f 59.0kg 2 Mr K de Melo 6.2 96 95 33/10
4 Donquerari 5 b. g 58.5kg 8 Mr C Murray 6.25 91 86 16/1
5 First Origin 2 b. c 58.5kg (62.5) 4 Mr B Marx - Jacobson 6.35 100 91 16/1
6 Bourbon Warrior 3 b. g 62.0kg 6 Mr T Godden 8.25 99 99 8/1
7 Hithemhardsunshine 2 b. g 58.5kg 9 Mr A Mgudlwa 8.3 91 92 7/1
8 Passage Of Power 6 b. g 55.5kg 7 Mr S Khumalo 10.3 86 76 16/1
9 Diani 5 b. g 62.5kg (64.0) 5 Miss R A Venniker 10.35 103 96 33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
58.27s
Average Time
57.94s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R925,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Circumbendibus 1 86 97 +11 + 7 + 4
I'm A Fireball 2 102 108 +6 -2 + 8
Captain's Christy 3 96 95 -1 -3 + 2
Donquerari 4 91 86 -5 -3 -2
First Origin 5 100 91 -9 -3 -6
Bourbon Warrior 6 99 99 0 -3 + 3
Hithemhardsunshine 7 91 92 +1 -3 + 4
Passage Of Power 8 86 76 -10 -4 -6
Diani 9 103 96 -7 -4 -3
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	A fair start.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (SR) :
a)	PASSAGE OF POWER (S Khumalo) raced wide around the turn. 
b)	Jockey S Khumalo reported that PASSAGE OF POWER took no interest around the turn and that thereafter he felt something amiss with this gelding in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
c)	CIRCUMBENDIBUS (C F Dicken) hung in and shifted in from the 350m.
d)	CAPTAIN'S CHRISTY (K de Melo) hung in from the 200m.
e)	In view of the performances of DIANI (R A Venniker) (10.35 lengths and 33/1 in the betting) and BOURBON WARRIOR (T Godden) (8.25 lengths and 8/1 in the betting). The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
f)	CIRCUMBENDIBUS (C F Dicken), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer J Buckler acting on behalf of Trainer G S Kotzen was advised (MM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	DIANI: Not striding out right hind.
b)	BOURBON WARRIOR: Nothing obvious detected.
c)	PASSAGE OF POWER: Nothing obvious detected.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.