Race 7: Lucky Fish Fire Strike CLASS 5 (F & M) (For Fillies & Mares. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 70)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 18 January 2026 | 16:15

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R80,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Flying Reign Storm 3 b. f 57.5kg 4 Mr C J Habib - - 65 5/1
1st Mountainsofthemoon TF 2 b. f 56.0kg 3 Mr C Zackey - 62 65 3/1
2nd Mississippi Spice 3 b. f 49.5kg (53.5) 8 Mr D D E Louw 0.7 57 64 8/1
3rd Cool Wind 2 b. f 56.0kg 7 Mr M A Yeni 2.0 72 68 16/1
4 Fate Decreed 3 b. f 52.5kg 6 Mr K Matsunyane 3.7 55 54 6/1
5 Lilac In Winter 2 b. f 56.5kg 4 Mr A Mgudlwa 4.0 73 76 14/1
6 Sweeter Than Honey 5 ch. m 50.5kg (52.0) 5 Miss R A Venniker 5.2 54 56 14/1
7 Hurricane Flight 3 b. f 52.5kg (54.0) 1 Mickaelle Michel 6.3 58 55 33/1
8 The Ghost 2 gr. f 62.0kg 2 Mr K de Melo 13.1 74 72 7/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
96.76s
Average Time
97.43s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R904,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Mountainsofthemoon 1 62 65 +3 + 7 -4
Mississippi Spice 2 57 64 +7 -1 + 8
Cool Wind 3 72 68 -4 -1 -3
Fate Decreed 4 55 54 -1 -2 + 1
Lilac In Winter 5 73 76 +3 -2 + 5
Sweeter Than Honey 6 54 56 +2 -2 + 4
Hurricane Flight 7 58 55 -3 -3
The Ghost 8 74 72 -2 -5 + 3
Flying Reign Storm None - 65 - -188 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

FLYING REIGN STORM (C Habib) was subject to a late Veterinary examination and was subsequently withdrawn by the Veterinary Surgeon at the start. This caused a delay to the start of this race.
 
THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	FATE DECREED (K Matsunyane) lost 1 length.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DM) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	Jockey K de Melo reported that he felt something amiss with THE GHOST in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
c)	MOUNTAINSOFTHEMOON (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer R A Hill was advised (SP).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.


RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	THE GHOST : Nothing obvious detected.

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	FLYING REIGN STORM : Not striding out left hind. (Withrawn by the Veterinary Surgeon at 16h18, 7/2 in the betting). Rule 53.5 applies.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.