Race 8: LUCKY FISH FIRE STRIKE CLASS 5 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 70)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 13 January 2026 | 16:20

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000
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
- Blast Fromthe Past 2 b. c 62.5kg 2 Mr C A Little - - 82 25/1
1st Worldly 2 ch. c 61.5kg (63.0) 8 Ms Nichola Yuen - 76 78 7/1
2nd Sooty 4 b. g 61.0kg 6 Mr R D Fourie 0.1 72 75 33/10
3rd Dawn's Early Light 3 ch. c 61.0kg 7 Mr G van Niekerk 0.85 72 72 10/1
4 Hiawatha Goldberg 2 b. g 50.0kg (54.0) 5 Mr S Bungane 1.15 58 57 7/1
5 Rhydian TF 2 b. c 63.0kg 3 Mr C Zackey 1.55 76 72 7/2
6 Du Maurier 2 b. f 61.0kg 1 Mr A Domeyer 1.95 79 72 16/1
7 Shifting Path 2 ch. c 58.0kg 2 Mr L Mxothwa 2.35 66 62 25/1
8 Green Planet 3 b. g 57.0kg 4 Mr A C Fortune 3.6 64 61 7/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
72.28s
Average Time
72.83s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,415,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Worldly 1 76 78 +2 + 7 -5
Sooty 2 72 75 +3 -1 + 4
Dawn's Early Light 3 72 72 0 -1 + 1
Hiawatha Goldberg 4 58 57 -1 -1
Rhydian 5 76 72 -4 -1 -3
Du Maurier 6 79 72 -7 -1 -6
Shifting Path 7 66 62 -4 -1 -3
Green Planet 8 64 61 -3 -2 -1
Blast Fromthe Past None - 82 - -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)	WORLDLY (*N Yuen) jumped slow, losing two lengths.
b)	SOOTY (R Fourie) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (15h30)
b)	At the 150m WORLDLY (*N Yuen) was brushed on the hindquarters by SOOTY (R Fourie), which shifted out away from RHYDIAN (C Zackey), which showed a tendency to hang out and shifted out away from DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT (G van Niekerk), which was hanging out. 
c)	At the 400m SHIFTING PATH (L Mxothwa) had to be checked, losing position, when tightened for room on the outside of DU MAURIER (A Domeyer), which shifted out when insufficiently clear.
Jockey A Domeyer was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.7 in that as the rider of DU MAURIER, he failed to ensure that he did not cause interference to SHIFTING PATH when he shifted out at the 400m. Jockey A Domeyer signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in races for a period of 7 days. (Dates: 22/01/2026 to 28/01/2026, both dates inclusive.)
d)	WORLDLY, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GS Kotzen was advised. (TJ)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	R Fourie rode SOOTY. (declared 09h08 on 20260113)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS.

SCRATCHED:

a)	BLAST FROMTHE PAST - under veterinary treatment. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 08h26 on 20260112)