Race 2: WORLD SPORTS BETTING C STAKES (For All Horses)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Saturday, 31 January 2026 | 12:25

Distance: 2000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R140,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Note To Self 2 b. c 61.5kg 1 Mr A C Fortune - 90 118 3/1
2nd Scottish Links 2 b. g 57.0kg 8 Mr G J Lerena 3.0 70 70 25/1
3rd Eric Liddell TF 2 b. c 57.0kg 7 Mr R D Fourie 4.25 82 82 3/1
4 Elegant Noble 3 ch. c 57.0kg 12 Mr B J A Plaatjies 4.55 70 70 50/1
5 Signor Dante 3 b. g 58.5kg 9 Mr L Mxothwa 4.6 74 74 25/2
6 Wehaveasituation 4 b. f 56.0kg 10 Mr M A Yeni 5.0 73 73 5/1
7 Gentleman Joe 3 b. c 63.0kg 11 Mr Serino Moodley 6.75 83 83 14/1
8 Bel Canto Dream 3 b. g 58.5kg 3 Mr C Murray 7.75 75 71 16/1
9 Arbitration 2 b. c 61.5kg 4 Mr J P van der Merwe 8.15 79 78 25/2
10 Cassandra 2 b. f 51.5kg (53.0) 13 Miss R A Venniker 8.2 79 78 16/1
11 Fast And Free 2 b. g 57.0kg 6 Mr D W Schwarz 8.4 83 79 33/1
12 World First 2 b. g 60.0kg 2 Mr S D Veale 9.65 88 88 11/2
13 Ariovistus 3 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr K de Melo 14.65 77 80 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
124.43s
Average Time
127.06s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R8,795,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Note To Self 1 90 118 +28 + 7 + 21
Scottish Links 2 70 70 0 -2 + 2
Eric Liddell 3 82 82 0 -2 + 2
Elegant Noble 4 70 70 0 -2 + 2
Signor Dante 5 74 74 0 -2 + 2
Wehaveasituation 6 73 73 0 -2 + 2
Gentleman Joe 7 83 83 0 -3 + 3
Bel Canto Dream 8 75 71 -4 -3 -1
Arbitration 9 79 78 -1 -3 + 2
Cassandra 10 79 78 -1 -3 + 2
Fast And Free 11 83 79 -4 -3 -1
World First 12 88 88 0 -4 + 4
Ariovistus 13 77 80 +3 -5 + 8
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	ERIC LIDDELL (R Fourie) was slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (11h35)
b)	SCOTTISH LINKS (G Lerena) raced wide without cover in the early middle
c)	WEHAVEASITUATION (M Yeni) pulled hard in the early stages.
d)	ARBITRATION (JP van der Merwe) was hanging out in the straight and shifted out in the latter stages.
e)	Jockey K de Melo reported that he felt something amiss with ARIOVISTUS. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding.
f)	Approaching the 200m WEHAVEASITUATION (M Yeni) was awkwardly placed on the inside of ELEGANT NOBLE (*B Plaatjies), which shifted in away from the crop.
	Apprentice B Plaatjies appeared before the Board and was advised to straighten his mounts sooner than he had on this occasion.
g)	NOTE TO SELF, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SJ Snaith was advised. (SC)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	CASSANDRA raced without blinkers. (declared 21h15 on 20260123)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	WORLD FIRST - examined post-race. Lame left hind.
b)	ARIOVISTUS - examined post-race. Blowing.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.