Race 9: NUCLEUS MINING LOGISTICS FM 72 DIVIDED HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 21 February 2026 | 17:10

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R105,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:4.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:6.0 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Paris Fun TF 2 ch. f 60.0kg 5 Mr G J Lerena - 80 83 18/10
2nd Rosy Lemon 5 b. m 60.0kg 4 Mr S Khumalo 1.3 72 72 7/1
3rd Mattiazo 4 b. f 58.5kg 6 Mr C Zackey 1.5 69 69 7/1
4 Pearl In Her Crown 2 b. f 59.5kg 1 Mr M A Yeni 1.9 71 72 13/2
5 Eight Hats 2 b. f 53.0kg 7 Mr P Mxoli 3.3 66 64 7/1
6 Dondoyaki 2 gr. f 58.5kg 2 Mr Serino Moodley 5.0 77 74 10/1
7 Sikeloi 3 b. f 59.0kg 8 Mr R Munger 5.4 78 76 25/2
8 The Mightiest 3 b. f 59.5kg 9 Mr K J Lihaba 5.8 71 70 20/1
9 World Heritage 2 b. f 49.5kg (52.0) 10 Mr Jace Botes 7.4 55 55 80/1
10 Red Sparrow 3 ch. f 53.0kg 3 Mr L Nhlapo 10.1 58 55 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
99.86s
Average Time
98.71s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,146,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Paris Fun 1 80 83 +3 + 7 -4
Rosy Lemon 2 72 72 0 -1 + 1
Mattiazo 3 69 69 0 -1 + 1
Pearl In Her Crown 4 71 72 +1 -1 + 2
Eight Hats 5 66 64 -2 -2
Dondoyaki 6 77 74 -3 -2 -1
Sikeloi 7 78 76 -2 -2
The Mightiest 8 71 70 -1 -2 + 1
World Heritage 9 55 55 0 -3 + 3
Red Sparrow 10 58 55 -3 -4 + 1
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	EIGHT HATS (P Mxoli) jumped awkwardly outwards leaving the stalls.
b)	DONDOYAKI (S Moodley) was slow, losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded.
b)	Shortly after the start, THE MIGHTIEST (*K J Lihaba) and SIKELOI (R Munger) were carried out by EIGHT HATS (P Mxoli), which jumped outwards leaving the stalls.	
c)	EIGHT HATS (P Mxoli) over-raced in the early stages. 
d)	WORLD HERITAGE (*J Botes) raced wide around the turn. 
e)	THE MIGHTIEST (*K J Lihaba) hung in from the 400m. 
f)	Jockey M Yeni, the rider of PEARL IN HER CROWN, accidentally dropped his crop at the 250m.	
g)	PARIS FUN (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer A P Peter advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.


Race 9 contd. 
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None. 

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	RED SPARROW speed cut left front. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.