Race 2: VALVERITE MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE (For 2 yo R100 000 Win BSA / RCS Bonus)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 | 12:40

Distance: 1200m

Going: Yielding

Stakes: R140,000

Race Results

Pos	Horse	A.C.S.	Weight	Draw	Jockey	Len	MR	CMR	Odds
1st	Steamy Windows	2 b. c	60.0kg	2	Mr T Godden	-	-	-	14/1
2nd	Better Never Ends	2 b. c	57.5kg (60.0)	11	Mr D D E Louw	2.8	-	-	25/1
3rd	Quest Of Valor	2 b. g	58.5kg (60.0)	6	Miss R A Venniker	5.0	-	-	40/1
4	Flamethrower	2 b. c	60.0kg	4	Mr A C Fortune	5.4	-	-	16/1
5	Riff Raff Boy	2 ch. g	60.0kg	13	Mr M J Thackeray	6.2	-	-	33/1
6	Omkhulu Boss TF	2 b. c	60.0kg	16	Mr C A Little	6.6	-	-	33/20
7	Royal Sceptre	2 b. g	60.0kg	10	Mr C F Dicken	7.9	-	-	100/1
8	Action Thriller	2 ch. g	60.0kg	5	Mr S Khumalo	10.2	-	-	25/1
9	Smart Choice	2 b. f	56.0kg (57.5)	1	Mickaelle Michel	11.0	-	-	4/1
10	Bold Pursuit	2 b. g	57.5kg (60.0)	9	Mr Damyan Pillay	11.15	-	-	100/1
11	Rocco's Peace	2 b. c	60.0kg	12	Mr K de Melo	12.25	-	-	6/1
12	Captain Josh	2 b. c	60.0kg	14	Mr C J Habib	12.35	-	-	50/1
13	Secret Rendezvous	2 b. c	60.0kg	15	Mr J W Jacobs	13.55	-	-	33/1
14	Namir	2 b. c	60.0kg	7	Mr C Murray	20.55	-	-	25/1
15	Last Superman	2 b. g	58.5kg (60.0)	8	Mr M Mbuto	40.25	-	-	100/1
16	African Ruby	2 ch. c	60.0kg	3	Mr S S Hlengwa	99.99	-	-	33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time

69.21s

Average Time

70.68s

Difference

%.2fs

Total Pool

R1,065,000

View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse	Pos	MR Before	MR After	Official Δ	Expected Δ	Discrepancy
Steamy Windows	1	-	-	-	+ 25	-
Better Never Ends	2	-	-	-	+ 15	-
Quest Of Valor	3	-	-	-	+ 10	-
Flamethrower	4	-	-	-	-3	-
Riff Raff Boy	5	-	-	-	-5	-
Omkhulu Boss	6	-	-	-	-7	-
Royal Sceptre	7	-	-	-	-9	-
Action Thriller	8	-	-	-	-11	-
Smart Choice	9	-	-	-	-13	-
Bold Pursuit	10	-	-	-	-15	-
Rocco's Peace	11	-	-	-	-17	-
Captain Josh	12	-	-	-	-19	-
Secret Rendezvous	13	-	-	-	-21	-
Namir	14	-	-	-	-23	-
Last Superman	15	-	-	-	-25	-
African Ruby	16	-	-	-	-27	-

Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

During the loading process RIFF RAFF ROY (M Thackeray) became restless in the stalls. This gelding was released from the starting stalls, examined by the Veterinary Surgeon, passed fit to race and reloaded. This caused a delay to the start of this race. 

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	RIFF RAFF BOY (M Thackeray) was restless in the stalls, released, examined by the Veterinary Surgeon, passed fit to race and reloaded. 
b)	QUEST OF VALOR (R A Venniker), LAST SUPERMAN (*M Mbuto) and ROCCO'S PEACE (K de Melo) lost 1 length.
c)	CAPTAIN JOSH (C Habib) lost 3 lengths and thereafter was slow into stride. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	The Board has adjourned to review the patrol footage of an incident that led to Jockey S Hlengwa (AFRICAN RUBY) being dislodged at the 1100m.
c)	Jockey S Hlengwa was attended to by the Course Paramedics and was transported to the medical centre for further assessment by the Medical Officer.  In view of this, Jockey S Hlengwa (AFRICAN RUBY) was precluded from weighing in and in terms of Rule 66.2, the Board deemed his weight to be correct. 
d)	CAPTAIN JOSH (C Habib) raced green.
e)	Jockeys M Michel (SMART CHOICE), K de Melo (ROCCO'S PEACE) and C Little (OMKHULU BOSS) reported that their respective mounts took no interest in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
f)	STEAMY WINDOWS (T Godden), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M D Miller was advised (MM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	BETTTER NEVER ENDS raced equipped with blinkers (advised 13.02.2026/11h31).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	SMART CHOICE : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	ROCCO'S PEACE : Nothing obvious detected.
c)	OMKHULU BOSS : Post-race distress.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.