Race 6: WORLD SPORTS BETTING SLEDGEHAMMER (Listed) (Open)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 05 April 2026 | 15:05

Distance: 1750m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R225,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:13.5 3yrs:3.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:5.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Jp's Palace 3 b. g 52.5kg 4 Miss R A Venniker - - 93 28/10
1st Field Marshal 3 b. g 59.5kg 6 Mr C Zackey - 107 110 33/10
2nd Shoot The Rapids 4 b. g 64.5kg 2 Mr K de Melo 1.6 117 117 8/1
3rd Bruh 2 b. c 52.0kg 1 Mr S D Veale 3.3 92 96 8/1
4 Birthright 4 b. g 54.0kg (53.5) 3 Mr Serino Moodley 3.45 95 95 8/1
5 I Salute You TF 3 b. c 62.0kg 5 Mr M A Yeni 3.75 112 112 5/4
6 Down By The River 2 ch. g 53.5kg 4 Mr C F Dicken 4.35 95 95 10/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
107.5s
Average Time
105.58s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,395,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Field Marshal 1 107 110 +3 + 7 -4
Shoot The Rapids 2 117 117 0 -1 + 1
Bruh 3 92 96 +4 -2 + 6
Birthright 4 95 95 0 -2 + 2
I Salute You 5 112 112 0 -2 + 2
Down By The River 6 95 95 0 -2 + 2
Jp's Palace None - 93 - -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)	FIELD MARSHAL (C Zackey) lost 1 length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DM) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	Turning into the final straight, I SALUTE YOU (M Yeni) was carried out by BRUH (S Veale) which hung out and shifted out away from the crop. Jockey S Veale (BRUH) appeared before the Board and was instructed to explore all measures in keeping his mounts straight and react sooner when his mounts display a tendency to shift ground.
c)	BIRTHRIGHT (S Moodley) commenced to hang in from the 350m and as a result raced in isolation parallel to the inside running rail.
d)	Entering the 200m DOWN BY THE RIVER (C F Dicken) had to ease and was directed inwards off the heels of I SALUTE YOU (M Yeni) which shifted out away from the crop and rolled out.
e)	FIELD MARSHAL (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer N Kotzen was advised (DZ).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	No reports.

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	JP'S PALACE: Abnormal blood count (Trainer advised 05.04.26/07h44). Rule 53.5 applies.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.