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

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Friday, 02 January 2026 | 20:25

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:4.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.0 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Indecent Proposal 4 b. g 56.5kg 9 - - - 65 10/1
- Thunderbird 4 b. g 61.0kg 8 - - - 70 4/1
- One Armed Bandit 3 ch. g 63.0kg 6 Mr S Khumalo - - 72 16/1
- Trippi's Silk 4 ch. g 60.0kg (61.5) 4 Miss R A Venniker - - 73 28/10
1st Town Crier 2 b. c 59.0kg 1 Mr C Murray - 77 81 13/10
2nd In The Bag TF 4 b. g 55.5kg 2 Mr T Godden 1.8 61 61 11/10
3rd Intrepid 3 gr. g 60.5kg 4 Mr K de Melo 3.2 71 73 10/1
4 Joshua Hotsnake 3 b. g 58.0kg 5 Mr C F Dicken 4.3 66 67 15/1
5 Heaven's Will 3 b. g 59.0kg (61.5) 6 Mr Damyan Pillay 6.4 73 62 50/1
6 Claymore 2 b. g 55.5kg 3 Mr K Matsunyane 31.1 61 58 33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
83.85s
Average Time
84.22s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R930,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Town Crier 1 77 81 +4 + 7 -3
In The Bag 2 61 61 0 -1 + 1
Intrepid 3 71 73 +2 -2 + 4
Joshua Hotsnake 4 66 67 +1 -2 + 3
Heaven's Will 5 73 62 -11 -3 -8
Claymore 6 61 58 -3 -10 + 7
Indecent Proposal None - 65 - -193 -
Thunderbird None - 70 - -193 -
One Armed Bandit None - 72 - -193 -
Trippi's Silk None - 73 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

On arrival at the start ONE ARMED BANDIT was subject to a late Veterinary examination and subsequently withdrawn. This led to a delay of the start of this Race.

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	INTREPID (K de Melo) jumped awkwardly with his head up losing 1 length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) :
a)	IN THE BAG (T Godden) hung out from the 350m.
b)	Jockey K Matsunyane reported that CLAYMORE did not stride out freely in the running and as a result he did not persevere with his riding in the concluding stages. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
c)	TOWN CRIER (C Murray), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S H Ferrie was advised (MM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	INTREPID raced without blinkers and without a compression mask. (Incorrectly carded).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	CLAYMORE: Not striding out right front.

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	TRIPPI'S SILK: Coughing (Trainer advised 01.01.26/08h03). Rule 53.5 applies.
b)	THUNDERBIRD: Not eating up/Coughing (Trainer advised 02.01.26/08h11). Rule 53.5 applies.
c)	INDECENT PROPOSAL: Insufficient recovery time (Trainer advised 02.01.26/07h13). Rule 53.5 applies.
d)	ONE ARMED BANDIT: Not striding out left front (Withdrawn by the Veterinary Surgeon at 20h25, 14/1 in the betting). Rule 53.5 applies.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.