Race 3: TOTE FOR THE WIN MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 18 January 2026 | 13:45

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Echo 3 ch. f 57.5kg (60.0) 1 Mr M Mbuto - - 67 -
1st Thought Control TF 3 b. f 59.0kg 4 Mr K de Melo - - 79 33/10
2nd Spirit Of Shimla 3 b. f 59.0kg 2 Mr C Zackey 0.7 76 81 33/10
3rd Psyche 3 b. f 59.0kg 3 Mr T Godden 2.1 - 78 9/4
4 Princess Trippi 3 b. f 59.0kg 5 Mr C J Habib 3.4 - 71 14/1
5 Siyabambelela 4 b. f 60.0kg 1 Mr S D Veale 3.6 - 68 5/1
6 Baltic Assayer 2 b. f 56.0kg (60.0) 6 Mr D D E Louw 7.1 55 53 40/1
7 Omnia 2 b. f 56.5kg (59.0) 9 Mr Damyan Pillay 7.8 73 70 125/1
8 Dancing In Demark 2 b. f 57.5kg (59.0) 7 Miss R A Venniker 11.2 75 64 25/1
9 Alakazam 2 gr. f 56.5kg (59.0) 10 Mr G Samo-Burthia 11.7 70 65 66/1
10 Vinny's Dream 3 ch. f 60.0kg 8 Mr K Matsunyane 24.4 50 45 125/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
83.55s
Average Time
85.34s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R904,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Thought Control 1 - 79 - + 25 -
Spirit Of Shimla 2 76 81 +5 -1 + 6
Psyche 3 - 78 - + 10 -
Princess Trippi 4 - 71 - -3 -
Siyabambelela 5 - 68 - -5 -
Baltic Assayer 6 55 53 -2 -3 + 1
Omnia 7 73 70 -3 -3
Dancing In Demark 8 75 64 -11 -4 -7
Alakazam 9 70 65 -5 -4 -1
Vinny's Dream 10 50 45 -5 -9 + 4
Echo None - 67 - -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)	SPIRIT OF SHIMLA (C Zackey) lost 1 length. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (SR) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	In view of the performance of BALTIC ASSAYER (*D D Louw) which over-raced in the early stages and tired rapidly from the 200m, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
c)	Apprentice Samo-Burthia reported that ALAKAZAM did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
d)	THOUGHT CONTROL (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A A Azzie was advised (MM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	BALTIC ASSAYER : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	ALAKAZAM : Not striding out right hind. 

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	ECHO : Not eating up (Trainer - 16.11.2026/08h46). Rule 53.5 applies.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.