Race 8: Hollywoodbets BRIGHT FUTURE CLASS 4 (F & M) (For Fillies & Mares. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 82)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 18 January 2026 | 16:50

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R110,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:4.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.0 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Happy Fortune TF 3 ch. f 58.0kg 4 Mr K de Melo - 77 80 2/1
2nd Gorgeous Girl 4 b. f 51.0kg (55.0) 1 Mr D D E Louw 0.3 71 74 25/2
3rd Prom Queen 3 b. f 60.0kg 2 Mr S Khumalo 1.2 81 81 33/10
4 Siberian Winter 3 b. f 57.5kg (59.0) 6 Miss R A Venniker 1.8 79 79 11/2
5 Acacia's Blossom 2 ch. f 50.5kg (53.0) 9 Mr M Mbuto 2.85 67 66 16/1
6 Mrsglittersparkles 2 b. f 57.5kg 7 Mr C F Dicken 3.95 85 82 25/2
7 Blue Poppy 3 b. f 56.5kg 10 Mr C J Habib 5.55 83 84 14/1
8 Moving In 4 b. f 52.5kg (55.0) 3 Mr G Samo-Burthia 6.45 71 66 16/1
9 Shesha Ntombi 3 gr. f 57.0kg 5 Mr K Matsunyane 9.45 75 74 33/1
10 Sneeuwitjie 2 b. f 51.5kg (53.0) 8 Mickaelle Michel 27.75 76 75 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
83.02s
Average Time
84.1s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R904,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Happy Fortune 1 77 80 +3 + 7 -4
Gorgeous Girl 2 71 74 +3 -1 + 4
Prom Queen 3 81 81 0 -1 + 1
Siberian Winter 4 79 79 0 -1 + 1
Acacia's Blossom 5 67 66 -1 -1
Mrsglittersparkles 6 85 82 -3 -2 -1
Blue Poppy 7 83 84 +1 -2 + 3
Moving In 8 71 66 -5 -3 -2
Shesha Ntombi 9 75 74 -1 -4 + 3
Sneeuwitjie 10 76 75 -1 -10 + 9
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

The start of this race was delayed due to the delay in the previous race.

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	A fair start. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DM) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	Apprentice G Samo-Burthia reported that MOVING IN did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
c)	In view of the performance of SNEEUWITJIE (M Michel) (27.75 lengths, 25/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.  Trainer M N Prinsloo will be requested to report back on the condition of this filly on return to stables.
d)	HAPPY FORTUNE (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer D W Moore was advised (DZ).

JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	MOVING IN : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	SNEEUWITJIE : Nothing obvious detected.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.