Race 5: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 PINNACLE STAKES (Open to all horses)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Monday, 22 December 2025 | 14:55

Distance: 1200m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R108,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Fairy Knight TF 4 b. g 62.0kg 4 Mr R D Fourie - 116 118 91/100
2nd Cruise Control 5 b. g 62.0kg 8 Mr L Mxothwa 0.25 118 117 6/1
3rd Roman Agent 2 gr. c 58.0kg 1 Mr M A Yeni 0.35 94 99 7/2
4 Cliff Top 2 b. c 62.0kg 7 Mr A C Fortune 1.6 109 109 10/1
5 Imaginable 3 b. g 58.0kg 5 Mr Y Ramzan 1.65 91 92 40/1
6 Tintamarre 3 b. g 55.0kg 3 Mr C J Habib 2.4 85 88 16/1
7 Dubai Hills 4 b. g 59.5kg 2 Mr X C Ndlovu 4.15 96 95 33/1
8 FireAlley 7 ch. g 58.0kg (62.0) 6 Mr G Dookhit 4.9 110 107 40/1
9 Mr Fox 3 b. g 59.5kg 9 Mr K Minnie 6.65 96 99 100/1
10 Play Act 2 ch. c 58.0kg 10 Mr S L Naidoo 11.15 91 80 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
69.62s
Average Time
69.5s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R683,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Fairy Knight 1 116 118 +2 + 7 -5
Cruise Control 2 118 117 -1 -1
Roman Agent 3 94 99 +5 -1 + 6
Cliff Top 4 109 109 0 -1 + 1
Imaginable 5 91 92 +1 -1 + 2
Tintamarre 6 85 88 +3 -1 + 4
Dubai Hills 7 96 95 -1 -2 + 1
FireAlley 8 110 107 -3 -2 -1
Mr Fox 9 96 99 +3 -3 + 6
Play Act 10 91 80 -11 -4 -7
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	DUBAI HILLS (X Ndlovu) was nervous in the stalls and thereafter was slow into stride.
b)	MR FOX (K Minnie) jumped slow, losing one length.
c)	PLAY ACT (S Naidoo) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	FIREALLEY (*G Dookhit) cast its left hind shoe at the 200m.
b)	Jockey A Fortune appeared before the Board and was reminded of his obligation to ride his mounts out to the end of the race.
c)	Jockey X Ndlovu reported that DUBAI HILLS changed strides continually in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
d)	Jockey S Naidoo reported that PLAY ACT took no interest in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
e)	FAIRY KNIGHT, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AC Greeff was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	S Naidoo rode PLAY ACT. (declared 07h46 on 20251221)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: 

a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:	

a)	DUBAI HILLS - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected.
b)	PLAY ACT - examined post-race. Not striding out right front & coughing.
c)	FIREALLEY - cast left hind shoe.
d)	MR FOX - coughing.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS