Race 2: RACE COAST WISHES YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR D STAKES (For All Horses)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Sunday, 04 January 2026 | 13:20

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Digby 2 b. c 65.0kg 1 Mr L Mxothwa - 73 77 4/1
2nd Whirlwind TF 3 b. f 61.5kg 6 Mr R D Fourie 0.3 78 87 5/2
3rd Champagne Mac 4 b. g 57.0kg 2 Mr K de Melo 2.3 55 55 10/1
4 Caribbean Gold 3 b. f 61.5kg 5 Mr C A Little 5.3 78 82 13/2
5 Country Time 5 b. m 56.0kg 3 Mr B J A Plaatjies 5.8 60 62 10/1
6 Pushing Limits 3 b. f 62.5kg 7 Mr A C Fortune 5.85 73 73 5/1
7 Mrs Shackleton 2 b. f 46.5kg (50.5) 4 Mr V Jodhee 7.35 50 50 25/1
8 Easy Money 4 b. f 59.0kg 8 Mr C Zackey 8.6 66 56 10/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
59.68s
Average Time
59.49s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,115,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Digby 1 73 77 +4 + 7 -3
Whirlwind 2 78 87 +9 -1 + 10
Champagne Mac 3 55 55 0 -1 + 1
Caribbean Gold 4 78 82 +4 -2 + 6
Country Time 5 60 62 +2 -2 + 4
Pushing Limits 6 73 73 0 -2 + 2
Mrs Shackleton 7 50 50 0 -3 + 3
Easy Money 8 66 56 -10 -3 -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)	WHIRLWIND (R Fourie) jumped slow, losing one length.
b)	PUSHING LIMITS (A Fortune) was slow into stride. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	At the 250m DIGBY (L Mxothwa) rolled out and had to be directed inwards away from the heels of CHAMPAGNE MAC (K de Melo). Thereafter, DIGBY (L Mxothwa) was hanging out until the finish.
b)	Jockey K de Melo was charged with a contravention of Rule 56.4.1.3 in that he failed to proceed to the parade ring immediately after being instructed to do so by the Clerk of Scales. Jockey K de Melo signed an admission of guilt and was fined R250,00.
c)	DIGBY, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SW Humby was advised. (SC)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS