Race 7: DIYA VALVES B STAKES (For All Horses)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 | 15:35

Distance: 1000m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R140,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st City Of Love 2 gr. g 51.0kg (52.5) 11 Mickaelle Michel - 79 85 16/1
2nd Donquerari 5 b. g 57.0kg 5 Mr A C Fortune 1.3 88 86 8/1
3rd Position Of Power 3 b. g 55.5kg 2 Mr C J Habib 1.6 85 90 4/1
4 Circumbendibus TF 3 ch. g 58.5kg 8 Mr C F Dicken 2.1 92 97 28/10
5 Mar Del Plata 2 b. c 50.0kg (52.5) 9 Mr D D E Louw 3.3 78 77 5/1
6 Connery 4 b. g 62.0kg 3 Mr C A Little 3.8 99 96 25/2
7 Captain's Christy 4 b. f 59.0kg 10 Mr Serino Moodley 4.0 96 95 20/1
8 First Origin 2 b. c 61.5kg 7 Mr C Murray 4.2 96 91 50/1
9 Mojo Man 4 b. g 55.5kg 1 Mr T Godden 6.1 84 80 33/1
10 Jet Legacy 5 b. g 57.0kg 6 Mr K de Melo 6.3 89 89 8/1
11 Passage Of Power 6 b. g 52.5kg (54.0) 4 Mr M Mbuto 6.55 81 76 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
55.97s
Average Time
57.04s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,065,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
City Of Love 1 79 85 +6 + 7 -1
Donquerari 2 88 86 -2 -1 -1
Position Of Power 3 85 90 +5 -1 + 6
Circumbendibus 4 92 97 +5 -1 + 6
Mar Del Plata 5 78 77 -1 -2 + 1
Connery 6 99 96 -3 -2 -1
Captain's Christy 7 96 95 -1 -2 + 1
First Origin 8 96 91 -5 -2 -3
Mojo Man 9 84 80 -4 -3 -1
Jet Legacy 10 89 89 0 -3 + 3
Passage Of Power 11 81 76 -5 -3 -2
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	MAR DEL PLATA (*D D Louw) reared once in the stalls. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (JN) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	CAPTAIN'S CHRISTY (S Moodley) was carried out by MAR DEL PLATA (*D D Louw) which shifted out gradually from the 200m.
c)	Jockey C Little reported that CONNERY made an abnormal respiratory noise in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
d)	In view of the performance of JET LEGACY (K de Melo) (6.30 lengths, 8/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
e)	CITY OF LOVE (M Michel), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer V Beets acting on behalf of Trainer P B Muscutt was advised (SP).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	JET LEGACY : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	CONNERY : Nothing obvious detected.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.