Race 3: BET WITH COLOSSUS EXCLUSIVE ON www.tote.co.za MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 25 January 2026 | 12:45

Distance: 1400m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R120,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Dubai Dude 3 b. g 57.5kg (59.0) 3 Mickaelle Michel - - 82 3/1
2nd Blue Steel TF 2 b. c 59.0kg 7 Mr A C Fortune 0.4 80 82 2/1
3rd Quicksmart 2 b. g 59.0kg 1 Mr Serino Moodley 4.6 66 74 10/1
4 Owner Of Creation 3 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr T Godden 4.7 68 65 25/1
5 Eastern Highlands 2 gr. c 59.0kg 4 Mr K de Melo 6.9 84 81 2/1
6 Task Force 3 b. g 59.0kg 2 Mr C J Habib 10.5 77 76 40/1
7 Thirteen Fourteen 2 b. g 59.0kg 6 Mr C Zackey 12.8 63 60 33/1
8 Donmagoo 3 b. g 59.0kg 9 Mr C F Dicken 14.5 69 63 66/1
9 Captain T 3 b. c 55.0kg (59.0) 10 Mr D D E Louw 16.7 - 57 150/1
10 Captain Van Damme 3 b. g 59.0kg 8 Mr D Daniels 58.5 48 48 125/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
83.61s
Average Time
85.28s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,410,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Dubai Dude 1 - 82 - + 25 -
Blue Steel 2 80 82 +2 -1 + 3
Quicksmart 3 66 74 +8 -2 + 10
Owner Of Creation 4 68 65 -3 -2 -1
Eastern Highlands 5 84 81 -3 -3
Task Force 6 77 76 -1 -4 + 3
Thirteen Fourteen 7 63 60 -3 -5 + 2
Donmagoo 8 69 63 -6 -5 -1
Captain T 9 - 57 - -13 -
Captain Van Damme 10 48 48 0 -10 + 10
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	QUICKSMART (S Moodley), CAPTAIN VAN DAMME (D Daniels) and DONMAGOO (C F Dicken) lost 1 length. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels after THIRTEEN FOURTEEN was cleared following a second test.
b)	BLUE STEEL (A Fortune) failed to parade in front of the grandstand. Assistant Trainer T Fripp was advised that should this gelding behave in a similar manner in the future, it may be suspended. 
c)	Shortly after the start THIRTEEN FOURTEEN (C Zackey) was inconvenienced between the heels of OWNER OF CREATION (T Godden) and the heels of BLUE STEEL (A Fortune) which jumped inwards leaving the starting stalls. Thereafter THIRTEEN FOURTEEN (C Zackey) over-raced in the early stages.
d)	At the 300m OWNER OF CREATION (T Godden) was switched out away from the heels of BLUE STEEL (A Fortune) which shifted in. Jockey A Fortune appeared before the Board with regard to this incident and was advised to be aware of the proximity of other runners when shifting ground in races in future. 
e)	Jockey C Habib reported that TASK FORCE made an abnormal respiratory noise in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
f)	Jockey D Daniels (CAPTAIN VAN DAMME) did not persevere with his riding in the concluding stages. Thereafter he reported that this gelding choked up in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
g)	DUBAI DUDE (M Michel), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer G van Zyl (Jnr) was advised (MM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Jockey D Daniels was the rider of CAPTAIN VAN DAMME (advised 24.01.2026/10h03). 
b)	THIRTEEN FOURTEEN raced equipped with blinkers (advised 21.01.2026/10h32).
c)	Jockey C Habib was the rider of TASK FORCE.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	TASK FORCE : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	CAPTAIN VAN DAMME : Abnormal respiratory noise and not striding out left front. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.