Race 1: KZN FUTURITY PLATE (For 2yo R100 000 Win BSA / CRS Bonus - Non-Black Type)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 25 January 2026 | 11:40

Distance: 1000m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R250,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Master Magician TF 2 b. c 60.0kg 8 Mr T Godden - - - 1/3
2nd Japura 2 gr. f 57.5kg 4 Mickaelle Michel 4.2 - - 16/1
3rd Spirit Of Gabz 2 ch. c 60.0kg 3 Mr R Munger 4.5 - - 8/1
4 Pink Skies 2 b. f 57.5kg 5 Mr M J Thackeray 5.0 - - 66/1
5 Bison Warrior 2 ch. c 60.0kg 1 Mr C J Habib 7.1 - - 25/1
6 Better Never Ends 2 b. c 60.0kg 6 Mr S Khumalo 8.4 - - 17/2
7 The Flat Cat 2 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr J W Jacobs 8.6 - - 40/1
8 Tactical Display 2 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr Damyan Pillay 11.0 - - 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
56.16s
Average Time
57.6s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,410,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Master Magician 1 - - - + 20 -
Japura 2 - - - + 10 -
Spirit Of Gabz 3 - - - + 5 -
Pink Skies 4 - - - -8 -
Bison Warrior 5 - - - -10 -
Better Never Ends 6 - - - -12 -
The Flat Cat 7 - - - -14 -
Tactical Display 8 - - - -16 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	THE FLAT CAT (J Jacobs) and BETTER NEVER ENDS (S Khumalo) lost 1 length. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) :
a)	BISON WARRIOR (C Habib) raced green.
b)	TACTICAL DISPLAY (*D Pillay) hung in throughout. 
c)	Jockey S Khumalo reported that BETTER NEVER ENDS took no interest in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
d)	MASTER MAGICIAN (T Godden), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C Eudey acting on behalf of Trainer M D Miller was advised (MM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	BETTER NEVER ENDS : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	PINK SKIES : Coughing. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.