Race 8: LUCKY FISH DIAMOND RICHES CLASS 4 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 82)

KENILWORTH RACECOURSE | Sunday, 03 May 2026 | 16:20

Distance: 1200m
Going: Soft
Stakes: R125,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:9.5 3yrs:1.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:2.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Lady Look Alike 4 b. f 57.5kg 9 - - - 77 16/1
1st Cork Bay 3 b. c 57.5kg 10 Mr K de Melo - 77 82 7/1
2nd Blind Date 2 b. c 59.0kg 5 Mr A C Fortune 1.75 83 84 5/1
3rd Worldly 2 ch. c 55.0kg (57.5) 8 Mr S Bungane 2.75 77 77 14/1
4 Sooty TF 4 b. g 56.5kg 9 Mr C Zackey 3.25 75 75 5/1
5 Kelp Forest 5 b. g 59.0kg 1 Mr C J Habib 3.55 80 79 10/1
6 Clark Griswold 3 ch. c 60.0kg 6 Mr J P van der Merwe 4.8 85 82 11/2
7 Sky Rocket 3 b. g 56.0kg 7 Mr C Murray 6.3 77 77 16/1
8 Kliptown 3 b. c 58.5kg 2 Mr Serino Moodley 6.6 82 79 8/1
9 Follow Your Heart 2 b. c 61.5kg 4 Mr S D Veale 7.6 88 86 11/2
10 Firingonallengines 4 ch. g 53.5kg 3 Mr G Wright 10.1 69 67 25/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
72.65s
Average Time
72.69s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,510,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Cork Bay 1 77 82 +5 + 7 -2
Blind Date 2 83 84 +1 -1 + 2
Worldly 3 77 77 0 -1 + 1
Sooty 4 75 75 0 -2 + 2
Kelp Forest 5 80 79 -1 -2 + 1
Clark Griswold 6 85 82 -3 -2 -1
Sky Rocket 7 77 77 0 -3 + 3
Kliptown 8 82 79 -3 -3
Follow Your Heart 9 88 86 -2 -3 + 1
Firingonallengines 10 69 67 -2 -4 + 2
Lady Look Alike None - 77 - -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)	KLIPTOWN and WORLDLY jumped slow, losing one length.	
	
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: 

a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (15.28)
b)	At the 500m CLARK GRISWOLD was bumped outwards by FOLLOW YOUR HEART, which shifted out 	when awkwardly placed on the heels of BLIND DATE.
c)	Jockeys S Moodley (KLIPTOWN) and G Wright (FIRINGONALLENGINES) reported that their 	respective mounts took no interest in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.
d)	In view of the performance of FOLLOW YOUR HEART, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to 	examine this gelding.
e)	CORK BAY, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C 	Dixon, acting on behalf of Trainer WA Nel, was advised. (ZM)

JOCKEY CHANGES:

a)	C Murray rode SKY ROCKET. (declared 15h59 on 20260503) (Jockey R Fourie stood down by the Medical Officer. Rule 25.12 not applied.)

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:

a)	KLIPTOWN - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected.
b)	FIRINGONALLENGINES - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected.
c)	FOLLOW YOUR HEART - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected.
d)	SKY ROCKET - abnormal respiratory noise.

SCRATCHED:

a)	LADY LOOK ALIKE - not on course. (advised 15h15 on 20260503 - to be investigated.)