Race 6: RACING240 MR 100 HANDICAP (Open)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 20 February 2026 | 15:25

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R108,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:3.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:4.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Anuschka's World 3 b. g 60.5kg (64.5) 7 Mr B Soodoo - 109 114 9/2
2nd The Winter Lake 4 b. g 52.5kg 13 Mr I Taka 1.5 85 87 125/1
3rd Roman Agent TF 2 gr. c 59.5kg 1 Mr M A Yeni 2.0 99 99 3/1
4 Guy Gibson 2 gr. c 59.5kg 6 Mr J P van der Merwe 3.25 99 99 5/1
5 Joker Man 4 b. g 59.5kg 5 Mr R D Fourie 3.35 99 98 6/1
6 Champonelle 4 b. g 54.0kg 3 Mr L M van Rensburg 4.6 88 87 16/1
7 Usa's Hope 2 ch. c 59.0kg 8 Mr C Zackey 6.35 98 97 20/1
8 Imaginable 3 b. g 57.0kg 2 Mr L Mxothwa 6.4 94 92 11/2
9 Golden Pavilion 2 gr. c 57.5kg 10 Mr C J Habib 6.65 95 95 25/1
10 Forest Spy 2 b. c 53.5kg 9 Mr Y Ramzan 6.9 87 85 25/1
11 Eyjafjallajokull 2 gr. g 52.5kg (54.0) 12 Mr N Nastili 8.15 88 86 125/1
12 Yamadori 4 b. g 59.5kg 11 Mr C A Little 9.65 99 97 125/1
13 Dubai Hills 4 b. g 58.0kg 4 Mr X C Ndlovu 10.9 96 95 33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
67.73s
Average Time
68.84s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R853,844
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Anuschka's World 1 109 114 +5 + 7 -2
The Winter Lake 2 85 87 +2 -1 + 3
Roman Agent 3 99 99 0 -1 + 1
Guy Gibson 4 99 99 0 -2 + 2
Joker Man 5 99 98 -1 -2 + 1
Champonelle 6 88 87 -1 -2 + 1
Usa's Hope 7 98 97 -1 -3 + 2
Imaginable 8 94 92 -2 -3 + 1
Golden Pavilion 9 95 95 0 -3 + 3
Forest Spy 10 87 85 -2 -3 + 1
Eyjafjallajokull 11 88 86 -2 -3 + 1
Yamadori 12 99 97 -2 -4 + 2
Dubai Hills 13 96 95 -1 -4 + 3
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	THE WINTER LAKE (*I Taka) was stubborn loading.
b)	EYJAFJALLAJOKULL (*N Nastili) was nervous in the stalls and kicked the back gates. 
c)	GOLDEN PAVILION (C Habib) was nervous in the stalls.
d)	JOKER MAN (R Fourie) kicked the back gates in the starting stalls.
e)	GUY GIBSON (JP van der Merwe) jumped slow, losing one length. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (14h53)
b)	Permission was granted for ANUSCHKA'S WORLD (*B Soodoo), GOLDEN PAVILION (C Habib) and ROMAN 	AGENT (M Yeni) to be assisted by a lead pony when proceeding to the start. 
c)	THE WINTER LAKE (*I Taka) was hanging in from the 250m.
d)	ANUSCHKA'S WORLD (*B Soodoo), which was hanging out from the 250m, shifted sharply inwards away 	from the crop at the 150m and was corrected shortly before the finish line.
e)	Jockey C Zackey reported that USA'S HOPE did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was 	requested to examine this gelding. 
	Trainer DG Smith was advised to report back should he find anything amiss with this gelding on his return to 	the stables. 
f)	Jockey X Ndlovu reported that DUBAI HILLS made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary 	Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. 
	Trainer AC Greeff was advised to report back should he find anything amiss with this gelding on his return to 	the stables.
g)	ANUSCHKA'S WORLD, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer K Mitchley was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	JP van der Merwe rode GUY GIBSON. (declared 15h14 on 20262020)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:	

a)	USA'S HOPE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected.
b)	DUBAI HILLS - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected.
c)	EYJAFJALLAJOKULL - brush wound left front.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.