Race 2: CHAMPIONS DAY 4 APRIL MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)
TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 07 March 2026 | 12:05
Distance:
1160m
Going:
Yielding
Stakes:
R120,000
Race Results
| Pos | Horse | A.C.S. | Weight | Draw | Jockey | Len | MR | CMR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Tiger's Captain | 2 b. c | 60.0kg | 7 | Mr J Mariba | - | - | 70 | 16/1 |
| 1st | Dante's Bond | 2 b. g | 56.0kg (60.0) | 9 | Mr B Marx - Jacobson | - | - | 83 | 25/2 |
| 2nd | Arizona Magic | 4 b. g | 58.5kg (60.0) | 4 | Miss R A Venniker | 4.4 | 66 | 66 | 14/1 |
| 3rd | Highwayman Harry | 3 b. g | 60.0kg | 2 | Mr L M van Rensburg | 4.65 | 79 | 78 | 7/2 |
| 4 | Greenandgold | 3 b. f | 57.5kg | 10 | Mr K de Melo | 7.95 | - | - | 28/10 |
| 5 | Cool Gambler TF | 3 b. c | 60.0kg | 5 | Mr G J Lerena | 8.35 | - | - | 2/1 |
| 6 | Rip Wheeler | 3 b. g | 60.0kg | 1 | Mr C Ngcobo | 9.45 | - | - | 50/1 |
| 7 | Green Machine | 3 gr. c | 60.0kg | 6 | Mr C Murray | 13.65 | - | 75 | 8/1 |
| 8 | Fred Frizzle | 3 b. g | 58.5kg (60.0) | 3 | Mr M Mbuto | 15.15 | - | 45 | 125/1 |
| 9 | World Wonderer | 3 b. g | 60.0kg | 7 | Mr C J Habib | 18.65 | - | 64 | 33/1 |
| 10 | Jawbreaker | 3 b. g | 57.5kg (60.0) | 8 | Mr Jace Botes | 20.95 | 66 | 62 | 125/1 |
Race Timing
Winning Time
69.18s
Average Time
68.54s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R5,752,000
Rating Analysis
| Horse | Pos | MR Before | MR After | Official Δ | Expected Δ | Discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante's Bond | 1 | - | 83 | - | + 25 | - |
| Arizona Magic | 2 | 66 | 66 | 0 | -2 | + 2 |
| Highwayman Harry | 3 | 79 | 78 | -2 | + 1 | |
| Greenandgold | 4 | - | - | - | -3 | - |
| Cool Gambler | 5 | - | - | - | -5 | - |
| Rip Wheeler | 6 | - | - | - | -7 | - |
| Green Machine | 7 | - | 75 | - | -9 | - |
| Fred Frizzle | 8 | - | 45 | - | -11 | - |
| World Wonderer | 9 | - | 64 | - | -13 | - |
| Jawbreaker | 10 | 66 | 62 | -7 | + 3 | |
| Tiger's Captain | None | - | 70 | - | -193 | - |
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms.
Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.
Stipes Report
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) FRED FRIZZLE (*M Mbuto) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls. b) RIP WHEELER (C Ngcobo) 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) COOL GAMBLER (G Lerena) proved difficult to settle in the early and middle stages. c) At approximately the 150m, GREENANDGOLD (K de Melo) was bumped out by COOL GAMBLER (G Lerena), which was carried out by RIP WHEELER (C Ngcobo), which shifted out away from the crop and was immediately corrected. d) DANTE'S BOND (*B Marx-Jacobson) hung in in the concluding stages. e) DANTE'S BOND (*B Marx-Jacobson), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer F P Habib was advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) FRED FRIZZLE raced equipped with a compression mask (declared 4 March 2026 at 14H06). b) GREEN MACHINE is a gelding (gelded 5 December 2025). To be investigated. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) WORLD WONDERER abnormal respiratory noise. SCRATCHED: a) TIGER'S CAPTAIN coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.