Race 1: 4RACING WELCOMES YOU GRADUATION PLATE (For 1 & 2 Time Winners & Maidens)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 03 January 2026 | 12:05

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R130,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Clever Trevor 2 b. c 58.5kg (60.0) 3 - - - 89 -
1st Chapbook 2 b. c 55.5kg (57.0) 6 Miss R A Venniker - 95 106 25/2
2nd African Pride 2 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr T J Mayhew 0.75 104 103 25/2
3rd Winds Of Change TF 3 b. c 60.0kg 2 Mr G J Lerena 1.0 114 102 15/10
4 I'm A Fireball 2 ch. c 57.0kg 1 Mr C Murray 3.4 102 108 11/2
5 Kaalvoet 2 b. c 57.0kg 3 Mr C J Habib 4.8 97 93 16/1
6 Trajanus 2 gr. c 60.0kg 4 Mr C Zackey 6.2 96 96 2/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
56.48s
Average Time
56.48s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,070,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Chapbook 1 95 106 +11 + 7 + 4
African Pride 2 104 103 -1 -1
Winds Of Change 3 114 102 -12 -1 -11
I'm A Fireball 4 102 108 +6 -2 + 8
Kaalvoet 5 97 93 -4 -2 -2
Trajanus 6 96 96 0 -3 + 3
Clever Trevor None - 89 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	Fair start.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	Jockey C Zackey reported that he felt something amiss with TRAJANUS. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
b)	CHAPBOOK, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Binda was advised. (MS) 
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:

None.
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

None.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	TRAJANUS - examined post-race. Blowing.		 

SCRATCHED:

a)	CLEVER TREVOR - insufficient recovery time. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 08h49 on 20260101)

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.