Race 8: FOR HOSPITALITY BOOKINGS CALL 011 681 1796 MR 80 HANDICAP (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Thursday, 30 April 2026 | 16:20

Distance: 1160m
Going: Good
Stakes: R120,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:10.5 3yrs:2.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:3.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Rockaroundtheclock 2 b. g 59.5kg 13 Mr C R Maujean - - 83 16/1
- Single Combat 3 b. g 57.5kg 8 - - - 79 20/1
1st Sosoru 3 ch. c 58.5kg 8 Mr C Murray - 81 81 10/1
2nd One Tiger 2 b. c 57.5kg 7 Mr M K Katjedi 4.75 79 79 33/1
3rd Dante's Bond TF 2 b. g 57.5kg (60.0) 11 Mr B Marx - Jacobson 5.75 84 84 91/100
4 She's All Mine 3 b. f 57.5kg 5 Mr C J Habib 6.75 79 79 66/1
5 Hat's Mambo 3 b. c 57.5kg 10 Mr L M van Rensburg 9.45 79 79 33/1
6 Ready Set Fire 2 b. c 53.0kg (54.5) 6 Mickaelle Michel 9.65 69 69 14/1
7 Traditional Belief 3 b. f 56.5kg 2 Mr C Zackey 10.25 77 77 20/1
8 Turbo Power 3 b. c 61.5kg 3 Mr R D Fourie 12.5 83 83 25/2
9 Rock Of Bismantova 3 b. g 61.5kg 9 Mr T J Mayhew 12.75 83 83 16/1
10 Palace Revolt 2 b. g 52.0kg 12 Mr J R Syster 14.05 64 64 10/1
11 Saketini 2 ch. c 59.0kg 4 Mr M A Yeni 24.25 82 82 10/1
12 Peregrine Falcon 4 b. g 57.0kg 1 Mr P Mxoli 29.5 74 74 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
68.14s
Average Time
67.43s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,093,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Sosoru 1 81 81 0 + 7 -7
One Tiger 2 79 79 0 -2 + 2
Dante's Bond 3 84 84 0 -2 + 2
She's All Mine 4 79 79 0 -3 + 3
Hat's Mambo 5 79 79 0 -4 + 4
Ready Set Fire 6 69 69 0 -4 + 4
Traditional Belief 7 77 77 0 -4 + 4
Turbo Power 8 83 83 0 -5 + 5
Rock Of Bismantova 9 83 83 0 -5 + 5
Palace Revolt 10 64 64 0 -5 + 5
Saketini 11 82 82 0 -9 + 9
Peregrine Falcon 12 74 74 0 -10 + 10
Rockaroundtheclock None - 83 - -193 -
Single Combat None - 79 - -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)	SAKETINI jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	HAT'S MAMBO jumped outwards leaving the stalls, making contact with the left-side front gate. 
c)	TURBO POWER was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded.
b)	As the start was effected, SAKETINI jumped awkwardly inwards, bumping TURBO POWER and TRADITIONAL BELIEF. As a consequence of this, Jockey M Yeni (SAKETINI) briefly lost the footing to his right-side stirrup iron, and TURBO POWER lost ground to the field.
c)	In view of the performance of TURBO POWER, (distance 12,50 lengths, betting 25/2), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.	
d)	Jockey M Yeni reported that he felt something amiss with SAKETINI in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 	
e)	Jockey P Mxoli reported that PEREGRINE FALCON did not stride out freely in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 	
f)	SOSORU, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Assistant Trainer P Dlhamini, acting on behalf of Trainers M/M de Kock, was advised (MduP). 	
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	TURBO POWER not striding out	 left hind.
b)	SAKETINI coughing post-race.	
c)	PEREGRINE FALCON not striding out right hind; abnormal respiratory noise; blowing post-race.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	ROCKAROUNDTHECLOCK abnormal temperature (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	
b)	SINGLE COMBAT retired. Advised 29 April 2026 at 16H24.


Race 8 contd. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.