Race 5: MARCH STAKES (For 3-year-olds. Non-Black Type)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 01 March 2026 | 14:55

Distance: 1400m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R200,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Prince Of Troy 3 b. g 54.5kg (54.0) 6 Mr K de Melo - - 80 25/1
1st I'm A Fireball 2 ch. c 59.0kg 1 Mr C Murray - 105 108 2/1
2nd Roland Garros TF 2 gr. c 60.0kg 5 Mr J P van der Merwe 0.4 108 108 13/10
3rd Gotta Go Eddie 2 b. c 56.0kg 4 Mr S D Veale 1.7 93 93 7/1
4 Kanaal Skater 2 b. c 56.0kg 2 Mr C Zackey 2.5 94 93 25/2
5 Cardinal Chief 2 b. c 54.0kg 6 Miss R A Venniker 3.1 86 86 14/1
6 Safe Travel 2 ch. c 56.0kg 3 Mr S Khumalo 6.0 92 89 16/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
84.84s
Average Time
83.82s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,050,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
I'm A Fireball 1 105 108 +3 + 7 -4
Roland Garros 2 108 108 0 -1 + 1
Gotta Go Eddie 3 93 93 0 -1 + 1
Kanaal Skater 4 94 93 -1 -1
Cardinal Chief 5 86 86 0 -2 + 2
Safe Travel 6 92 89 -3 -3
Prince Of Troy None - 80 - -198 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	A fair start.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (SR) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	CARDINAL CHIEF (R A Venniker) jumped awkwardly inwards leaving the starting stalls.
c)	Approaching the 300m CARDINAL CHIEF (R A Venniker) was directed outwards, away from ROLAND GARROS (J P v'd Merwe) which rolled out and was immediately corrected.
d)	In view of the performance of SAFE TRAVEL (S Khumalo) (6.00 lengths, 16/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
e)	I'M A FIREBALL (C Murray), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee T Nzilane acting on behalf of Trainers M/M De Kock was advised (SP).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	SAFE TRAVEL : Nothing obvious detected.

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	PRINCE OF TROY : Injured in the saddling enclosure (withdrawn by the Veterinary Surgeon at 14h41). Rule 53.5 applies.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.