Race 10: Hollywoodbets BRIGHT FUTURE CLASS 5 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 70)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 25 January 2026 | 16:55

Distance: 1750m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R100,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:8.5 4yrs:1.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Sword Speed 3 b. g 59.5kg 15 Mr A Mgudlwa - - 87 6/1
1st Tee Dog 3 ch. g 58.5kg 2 Mr C J Habib - 68 74 13/2
2nd Vencedor 2 b. g 56.5kg (58.0) 14 Mickaelle Michel 1.9 67 67 50/1
3rd Basie Raakvat 4 ch. g 56.5kg 6 Mr N Patel 3.0 63 63 25/1
4 I Am Classy 3 b. g 55.5kg 12 Mr S S Hlengwa 3.3 62 67 75/1
5 Mohave Prince TF 2 b. c 61.0kg 9 Mr K de Melo 3.35 84 92 9/2
6 Send Me 3 b. g 58.5kg 5 Mr T Godden 3.5 67 64 8/1
7 Mohandas 3 ch. c 54.5kg (57.0) 10 Mr Damyan Pillay 3.9 64 64 10/1
8 Christmas Cactus 3 ch. g 59.0kg 4 Mr C Zackey 4.7 80 77 5/1
9 Rodriguez 6 ch. g 60.5kg 1 Mr C R Maujean 5.1 71 69 14/1
10 Ragnar The King 3 gr. g 59.0kg 8 Mr S Khumalo 5.25 69 66 8/1
11 Pongola 5 b. g 54.5kg (58.5) 13 Mr D D E Louw 5.55 67 66 14/1
12 Magic Maverick 3 b. f 52.5kg 3 Mr C F Dicken 6.65 55 54 20/1
13 Connoisseur 4 b. g 51.0kg (53.5) 7 Mr M Mbuto 6.7 57 56 14/1
14 Shotgun Willie 3 b. c 58.5kg 11 Mr Serino Moodley 11.2 67 66 33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
107.1s
Average Time
106.07s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,410,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Tee Dog 1 68 74 +6 + 7 -1
Vencedor 2 67 67 0 -1 + 1
Basie Raakvat 3 63 63 0 -2 + 2
I Am Classy 4 62 67 +5 -2 + 7
Mohave Prince 5 84 92 +8 -2 + 10
Send Me 6 67 64 -3 -2 -1
Mohandas 7 64 64 0 -2 + 2
Christmas Cactus 8 80 77 -3 -2 -1
Rodriguez 9 71 69 -2 -2
Ragnar The King 10 69 66 -3 -2 -1
Pongola 11 67 66 -1 -2 + 1
Magic Maverick 12 55 54 -1 -3 + 2
Connoisseur 13 57 56 -1 -3 + 2
Shotgun Willie 14 67 66 -1 -4 + 3
Sword Speed None - 87 - -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)	RODRIGUEZ (C Maujean) and CHRISTMAS CACTUS (C Zackey) lost 1 length.  

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (JN) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	MOHANDAS (*D Pillay) over-raced in the early stages.
c)	RAGNAR THE KING (S Khumalo) over-raced in the early and middle stages.
d)	Jockey S Khumalo reported that RAGNAR THE KING changed stride continually in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
e)	Jockey S Moodley reported that SHOTGUN WILLIE took no interest in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
f)	TEE DOG (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer W Whitehead was advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.


RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	RAGNAR THE KING : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	SHOTGUN WILLIE : Nothing obvious detected.

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	SWORD SPEED : Abnormal blood count (Trainer - 25.01.2026/06h49). Rule 53.5  applies.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.