Race 8: Hollywoodbets BRIGHT FUTURE CLASS 5 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 70)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Friday, 19 December 2025 | 20:30

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:4.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:6.0

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Iron Will 4 b. g 52.0kg 9 Mr C F Dicken - 54 63 10/1
2nd Music Is Life TF 2 b. g 61.0kg 2 Mr S Khumalo 1.2 72 71 9/4
3rd Intrepid 3 gr. g 60.5kg 3 Mr K de Melo 2.2 71 73 10/1
4 Professor Lupin 4 gr. g 56.0kg 4 Mr A Mgudlwa 2.9 62 67 4/1
5 The Mask 2 b. c 58.5kg (61.0) 6 Mr Jace Botes 5.0 72 84 5/1
6 One Armed Bandit 3 ch. g 63.0kg 10 Mr S D Veale 5.8 76 72 16/1
7 Got The Word 2 b. c 53.5kg 7 Mr S S Hlengwa 6.05 57 52 66/1
8 Brave Voyager 3 ch. g 52.0kg (53.5) 1 Miss R A Venniker 6.15 57 51 25/1
9 Now I Got You 5 b. g 55.5kg (59.5) 8 Mr B Marx - Jacobson 6.2 69 67 8/1
10 Top Gun 3 b. g 62.5kg 5 Mr C Murray 8.2 75 71 16/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
72.76s
Average Time
71.65s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R925,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Iron Will 1 54 63 +9 + 7 + 2
Music Is Life 2 72 71 -1 -1
Intrepid 3 71 73 +2 -1 + 3
Professor Lupin 4 62 67 +5 -1 + 6
The Mask 5 72 84 +12 -2 + 14
One Armed Bandit 6 76 72 -4 -2 -2
Got The Word 7 57 52 -5 -3 -2
Brave Voyager 8 57 51 -6 -3 -3
Now I Got You 9 69 67 -2 -3 + 1
Top Gun 10 75 71 -4 -3 -1
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	BRAVE VOYAGER (R A Venniker) and GOT THE WORD (S Hlengwa) lost 1 length.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (SR) :
a)	GOT THE WORD (S Hlengwa) and ONE ARMED BANDIT (S Veale) over raced in the early stages.
b)	TOP GUN (C Murray) commenced to over race and was difficult to settle when racing wide and without cover in the middle stages.
c)	In view of the performance of TOP GUN (C Murray) (8.20 lengths and 16/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
d)	IRON WILL (C F Dicken), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer Y Singh was advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	THE MASK raced without a tongue tie (Advised 18.12.25/10h01).
b)	Jockey C F Dicken was the rider of IRON WILL (Advised 19.12.25).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	TOP GUN: Coughing.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.