Race 7: SERVOTECH B STAKES (For All Horses)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 22 March 2026 | 15:00

Distance: 1400m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R140,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Winter Games 4 b. g 62.5kg 3 Mr T Godden - 100 103 15/2
2nd Kitchakal 5 b. g 55.5kg 7 Mr K Matsunyane 0.6 86 86 14/1
3rd Johnny The Thief 2 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr L M van Rensburg 1.1 95 95 10/1
4 Diani 5 b. g 61.5kg 2 Mr C A Little 2.5 97 96 33/1
5 Wiccan Warrior 2 b. c 54.5kg (54.0) 6 Mr S Khumalo 3.4 83 80 10/1
6 Rollo The Viking 3 b. g 61.5kg 9 Mr M A Yeni 4.3 97 96 11/2
7 Down By The River 2 ch. g 60.0kg 1 Mr C F Dicken 5.3 95 95 8/1
8 Officer In Command 4 ch. g 55.5kg (57.0) 4 Mickaelle Michel 5.7 87 86 33/1
9 Cleartherunway TF 3 b. g 54.0kg 8 Mr C J Habib 5.85 88 88 9/2
10 Kanaal Skater 2 b. c 57.0kg 10 Mr C Zackey 6.05 94 93 7/1
11 Uzwano 3 b. g 61.5kg 11 Mr J P van der Merwe 6.85 96 96 33/1
12 Wild At War 3 b. g 58.5kg 14 Mr K de Melo 10.65 92 92 25/2
13 The Shepherd 3 b. c 61.5kg 12 Mr S D Veale 12.85 97 97 33/1
14 Mr Hotstepper 2 ch. g 55.5kg (57.0) 13 Miss R A Venniker 15.35 87 87 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
85.14s
Average Time
83.5s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,165,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Winter Games 1 100 103 +3 + 7 -4
Kitchakal 2 86 86 0 -1 + 1
Johnny The Thief 3 95 95 0 -1 + 1
Diani 4 97 96 -1 -1
Wiccan Warrior 5 83 80 -3 -2 -1
Rollo The Viking 6 97 96 -1 -2 + 1
Down By The River 7 95 95 0 -2 + 2
Officer In Command 8 87 86 -1 -2 + 1
Cleartherunway 9 88 88 0 -2 + 2
Kanaal Skater 10 94 93 -1 -3 + 2
Uzwano 11 96 96 0 -3 + 3
Wild At War 12 92 92 0 -4 + 4
The Shepherd 13 97 97 0 -5 + 5
Mr Hotstepper 14 87 87 0 -6 + 6
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE SHEPHERD (S Veale) proved stubborn to load. This led to a delay to the start of this race.  

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	THE SHEPHERD (S Veale) proved stubborn to load. Trainer M W Masawi will be advised to reschool this gelding. 
   
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DM) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	Leaving the 200m ROLLO THE VIKING (M Yeni) was carried in for a short distance by JOHNNY THE THIEF (M V'Rensburg) which commenced to hang in from the 350m and shifted in. 
c)	Jockey C Habib reported that CLEARTHERUNWAY took no interest in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
d)	In view of the performance of THE SHEPHERD (S Veale) (12.85 lengths, 33/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
e)	WINTER GAMES (T Godden), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M D Miller was advised (SP).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Jockey J P v'd Merwe was the rider of UZWANO (advised 22.03.2026/08h40).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Jockey S Khumalo (WICCAN WARRIOR) weighed out at 54.7kg, 0.5kg over the carded weight. 
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	CLEARTHERUNWAY : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	THE SHEPHERD : Nothing obvious detected.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.