Race 8: Hollywoodbets BRIGHT FUTURE D STAKES (For All Horses)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 | 16:55

Distance: 1200m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st L'Ultimo 2 b. g 55.5kg (57.0) 11 Miss R A Venniker - 55 61 10/1
2nd Lou Lou The Legend 3 b. c 58.5kg 3 Mr C Murray 0.1 60 59 6/1
3rd Professor Lupin TF 4 gr. g 60.0kg 8 Mr K de Melo 0.35 62 67 7/2
4 Acacia's Blossom 2 ch. f 60.0kg 2 Mr C Zackey 0.75 68 66 10/1
4 Cappellino 3 b. c 58.5kg 1 Mr C J Habib 0.75 58 61 7/1
6 Indecent Proposal 4 b. g 60.0kg 10 Mr N Patel 1.15 63 65 20/1
7 Mask On 3 b. c 58.5kg 4 Mr J Gates 1.35 59 52 10/1
8 Little Cracker 3 b. g 59.0kg (61.5) 7 Mr M Mbuto 1.45 65 61 25/2
9 Count Marsh 7 b. g 53.0kg (55.5) 9 Mr Jace Botes 3.45 54 52 8/1
10 Purple Powahouse 8 b. g 57.0kg 5 Mr A Mgudlwa 4.55 57 55 14/1
11 Fine Dining 3 b. c 61.5kg 6 Mr K Matsunyane 5.85 66 66 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
72.22s
Average Time
70.84s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R770,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
L'Ultimo 1 55 61 +6 + 7 -1
Lou Lou The Legend 2 60 59 -1 -1
Professor Lupin 3 62 67 +5 -1 + 6
Acacia's Blossom 4 68 66 -2 -1 -1
Cappellino 4 58 61 +3 -1 + 4
Indecent Proposal 6 63 65 +2 -1 + 3
Mask On 7 59 52 -7 -1 -6
Little Cracker 8 65 61 -4 -1 -3
Count Marsh 9 54 52 -2 -2
Purple Powahouse 10 57 55 -2 -2
Fine Dining 11 66 66 0 -2 + 2
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	PURPLE POWAHOUSE (A Mgudlwa) lost 1 length.
b)	FINE DINING (K Matsunyane) jumped inwards leaving the starting stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) :
a)	MASK ON (J Gates) over raced in the early and middle stages. Thereafter on the latter part of the turn this gelding was steadied outwards on a number of occasions to avoid running onto the heels of PROFESSOR LUPIN (K de Melo).
b)	Approaching the 200m LOU LOU THE LEGEND (C Murray) was switched to the outside of L'ULTIMO (R A Venniker) to continue its run.
c)	Leaving the 200m INDECENT PROPOSAL (N Patel) was inconvenienced  for a short distance between the heels of COUNT MARSH (*J Botes) and the heels of MASK ON (J Gates) which rolled out.
d)	In view of the performance of FINE DINING (K Matsunyane) (5.85 lengths and 20/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
e)	L'ULTIMO (R A Venniker), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M L Roberts was advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Apprentice J Botes was the rider of COUNT MARSH (Advised 31.12.25/09h08).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	FINE DINING: Not striding out.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.