Race 1: WELCOME TO NELSON MANDELA BAY JUVENILE PLATE (For 2 yo R100 000 Win BSA / RCS Bonus)

FAIRVIEW RACECOURSE | Friday, 13 March 2026 | 12:20

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R83,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Master Mtoto 2 b. c 60.0kg 1 Mr C Zackey - - - 33/10
2nd U S Ranger TF 2 b. c 60.0kg 4 Mr R D Fourie 1.0 - - 1/1
3rd First Officer 2 b. c 60.0kg 8 Mr C J Habib 2.25 - - 17/2
4 Global Thriller 2 ch. c 57.0kg 2 Mr Y Ramzan 7.75 - - 100/1
5 Fyfield Legend 2 b. c 57.0kg 5 Mr M A Yeni 8.0 - - 4/1
6 Grey Eagle (GB) 2 gr. c 57.0kg 3 Mr C R Maujean 12.5 - - 80/1
7 The Judge 2 b. c 57.0kg 6 Mr S R Khathi 12.75 - - 14/1
8 Secret Eruption 2 b. c 57.0kg 7 Mr L Mxothwa 18.25 - - 150/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
68.52s
Average Time
69.88s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R746,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Master Mtoto 1 - - - + 30 -
U S Ranger 2 - - - + 20 -
First Officer 3 - - - + 15 -
Global Thriller 4 - - - + 2 -
Fyfield Legend 5 - - - 0 -
Grey Eagle (GB) 6 - - - -2 -
The Judge 7 - - - -4 -
Secret Eruption 8 - - - -6 -
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 JUDGE (S Khathi) was fractious in stalls and jumped awkwardly.
b)	MASTER MTOTO (C Zackey) was nervous in the stalls and jumped awkwardly.
c)	U S RANGER (R Fourie) jumped slow, losing one length.
d)	FIRST OFFICER (C Habib), FYFIELD LEGEND (M Yeni), GLOBAL THRILLER (Y Ramzan) and GREY 	EAGLE (GB) (C Maujean) were slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (11h43)
b)	Shortly after the start, GLOBAL THRILLER (Y Ramzan) was bumped outwards by MASTER MTOTO (C 	Zackey)	, which was restless in the stalls and jumped awkwardly.
c)	FIRST OFFICER (C Habib) and U S RANGER (R Fourie) were hanging in from the 300m. 
d)	THE JUDGE (S Khathi) was hanging in from the 300m, proved difficult to assist and was corrected at 	approximately the 100m.
e)	In view of the performance of SECRET ERUPTION (L Mxothwa), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to 	examine this gelding.
	Trainer SB Kotzen was advised to report back should she find anything amiss with this gelding on his return to 	the stables.
f)	Jockey M Yeni (FYFIELD LEGEND) appeared before the Board and was advised to ride his mounts to the end 	of the race to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards so as to leave no room for query.	
g)	MASTER MTOTO, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer DG Smith was 	advised. (LM)
h)	U S Ranger, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant 	Trainer A Mtengwana, acting on behalf of Trainer AC Greeff, was advised. (LM)

JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES:

a)	U S Ranger raced with a tongue tie. (declared 07h44 on 20260310)

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:

a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:	

a)	SECRET ERUPTION - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected.	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCINGS.