Race 7: TOTE FOR THE WIN APPRENTICE CLASS 5 (F & M) (For Fillies & Mares. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 70)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 11 March 2026 | 15:35

Distance: 1200m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R80,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:2.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:4.0

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Amafort 3 b. f 50.5kg (54.5) 8 Mr D Ramkhalawon - 59 61 6/1
2nd Acacia's Blossom TF 2 ch. f 54.0kg (58.0) 7 Mr B Marx - Jacobson 0.4 66 66 2/1
3rd Rafeef's Choice 5 b. m 58.0kg (60.5) 5 Mr Damyan Pillay 0.8 71 71 10/1
4 Grue Of Ice 6 b. m 49.5kg (52.0) 3 Mr B Soodoo 1.6 53 53 13/2
5 Poetic Princess 3 b. f 51.5kg (55.5) 1 Mr S Bungane 2.2 61 61 7/2
6 Darlingbudsofmay 2 b. f 56.5kg (59.0) 4 Mr G Samo-Burthia 4.9 73 70 20/1
7 On Board 3 ch. f 54.0kg (58.0) 6 Mr E J Muller 5.95 66 66 16/1
8 Hearts On Fire 3 b. f 57.0kg 2 Mr K J Lihaba 6.05 64 65 8/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
69.38s
Average Time
69.92s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,083,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Amafort 1 59 61 +2 + 7 -5
Acacia's Blossom 2 66 66 0 -1 + 1
Rafeef's Choice 3 71 71 0 -1 + 1
Grue Of Ice 4 53 53 0 -1 + 1
Poetic Princess 5 61 61 0 -1 + 1
Darlingbudsofmay 6 73 70 -3 -2 -1
On Board 7 66 66 0 -2 + 2
Hearts On Fire 8 64 65 +1 -3 + 4
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	Fair start. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	Leaving the starting stalls, RAFEEF'S CHOICE (*D Pillay) and ON BOARD (*E Muller) which was slow into stride, came together and brushed. 
c)	Approaching the 100m, POETIC PRINCESS (*S Bungane) which was hanging out from the 300m, was brushed by GRUE OF ICE (*B Soodoo) which was carried in by ACACIA'S BLOSSOM (*B Marx-Jacobson) which rolled in. Thereafter, in the concluding stages, POETIC PRINCESS (*S Bungane) was carried in by GRUE OF ICE (*B Soodoo) which rolled in. 
d)	In view of the performance of ON BOARD (*E Muller) (5.95 lengths, 16/1 in the betting) the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.  
e)	AMAFORT (*D Ramkhalawon), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M L Roberts was advised (MM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	HEARTS ON FIRE raced equipped with blinkers (advised 6.03.2026/9h03). 
b)	AMAFORT raced equipped with blinkers (advised 9.03.2026/15h41).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	ON BOARD : Abnormal respiratory noise. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS  

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.