Race 3: EPSOM RACECOURSE OPEN MAIDEN (For all Maidens)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 11 January 2026 | 12:55

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R90,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:3.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:5.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Penan Nom 2 b. f 48.0kg (52.0) 6 Mr D D E Louw - 62 68 25/2
2nd Good Omen TF 2 b. g 57.0kg (58.5) 12 Miss R A Venniker 1.3 76 74 33/10
3rd Etzebeth 3 gr. g 60.5kg 7 Mr C A Little 1.9 - 75 33/1
4 Light The Fire 2 ch. c 56.0kg 3 Mr C F Dicken 2.2 71 74 5/1
5 Winding Power 2 ch. c 54.5kg (57.0) 8 Mr Damyan Pillay 2.45 73 72 16/1
6 Sargasso Sea 3 gr. f 52.5kg 10 Mr N Patel 3.35 69 66 10/1
7 Sail The Horizon 3 b. g 60.5kg 5 Mr T Godden 6.45 - 75 50/1
8 William Of Orange 2 b. g 56.0kg 2 Mr S S Hlengwa 8.75 71 63 25/2
9 Play World 3 b. g 60.5kg 9 Mr J W Jacobs 11.85 - - 100/1
10 Levitator 5 ch. m 50.5kg (53.0) 11 Mr M Mbuto 12.15 61 60 11/2
11 Full Monty 3 b. g 60.5kg 1 Mr A Mgudlwa 13.35 - 70 14/1
12 Camogie 3 b. c 60.5kg 4 Mr G Wright 18.45 - 78 6/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
69.91s
Average Time
69.84s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,235,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Penan Nom 1 62 68 +6 + 7 -1
Good Omen 2 76 74 -2 -1 -1
Etzebeth 3 - 75 - + 15 -
Light The Fire 4 71 74 +3 -1 + 4
Winding Power 5 73 72 -1 -1
Sargasso Sea 6 69 66 -3 -2 -1
Sail The Horizon 7 - 75 - -4 -
William Of Orange 8 71 63 -8 -3 -5
Play World 9 - - - -8 -
Levitator 10 61 60 -1 -5 + 4
Full Monty 11 - 70 - -12 -
Camogie 12 - 78 - -14 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	PLAY WORLD (J Jacobs) was stubborn to load.
b)	FULL MONTY (A Mgudlwa) lost 1 length.
c)	ETZEBETH (C Little) lost 3 lengths.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded (12h13).
b)	FULL MONTY (A Mgudlwa) hung out throughout and took an awkward stride at the 200m. In view of this, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
c)	SAIL THE HORIZON (T Godden) hung in throughout.
d)	ETZEBETH (C Little) raced green.
e)	Jockey G Wright reported that CAMOGIE took no interest in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
f)	Trainer N Kotzen signed an admission of guilt for a contravention of Rule 8.3.1., in that he failed to ensure that the owner's colours were available for the horse ETZEBETH. Accordingly, a warning was issued. 
g)	PENAN NOM (*D D Louw), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S H Ferrie  was advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	WILLIAM OF ORANGE raced equipped with blinkers (advised 07.01.2026/07h28).
b)	PENAN NOM raced without blinkers (advised 07.01.2026/11h45).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	ETZEBETH (C Little) raced with club colours. 
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	FULL MONTY : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	CAMOGIE : Fatigued.
c)	SARGASSO SEA : Severe abnormal respiratory noise, blowing and post-race distress.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.