Race 9: #YOUCANBETONUS! MR 68 HANDICAP (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 30 December 2025 | 16:45

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:8.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Mattiazo 4 b. f 56.5kg 8 Mr C Zackey - 61 69 11/2
2nd Michael Faraday TF 2 b. c 60.0kg 3 Mr G J Lerena 3.5 68 68 15/10
3rd Golden Aspen 6 b. m 56.0kg 2 Mr T J Mayhew 4.4 60 66 8/1
4 The Mightiest 3 b. f 61.5kg 7 Mr K J Lihaba 4.45 71 70 5/1
5 Apostrophe 3 ch. f 59.0kg 5 Mr M K Katjedi 5.15 78 74 25/1
6 Commander Of All 2 b. c 55.0kg 6 Mr J Gates 9.65 58 56 8/1
7 Gamer 4 b. c 58.5kg 1 Mr P Mxoli 11.65 65 65 8/1
8 World Heritage 2 b. f 52.5kg 4 Mr J R Syster 14.15 53 55 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
100.54s
Average Time
99.24s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,235,250

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Mattiazo 1 61 69 +8 + 7 + 1
Michael Faraday 2 68 68 0 -2 + 2
Golden Aspen 3 60 66 +6 -2 + 8
The Mightiest 4 71 70 -1 -2 + 1
Apostrophe 5 78 74 -4 -2 -2
Commander Of All 6 58 56 -2 -4 + 2
Gamer 7 65 65 0 -4 + 4
World Heritage 8 53 55 +2 -5 + 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)	GOLDEN ASPEN jumped slow, losing one length.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	MATTIAZO, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer D Nieuwenhuizen was advised. (MdP) 
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:

None.
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

None.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.