Race 2: HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 12:15

Distance: 1400m
Going: Good
Stakes: R115,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Quevano TF 2 b. c 60.0kg 3 Mr R D Fourie - 70 72 63/100
2nd The Name Of Dladla 2 b. c 56.0kg 6 Mr P Mxoli 1.3 - - 9/2
3rd Raging Thunder 3 ch. c 60.0kg 9 Mr M A Yeni 3.4 - - 40/1
4 Truro Legacy 3 ch. c 60.0kg 5 Mr T Godden 5.8 60 65 40/1
5 Nebraska 3 b. c 60.0kg 8 Mr L M van Rensburg 6.8 72 71 20/1
6 The Reason 3 b. f 57.0kg 2 Mr C Zackey 8.3 70 70 7/1
7 Night Skizzle 3 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr D de Gouveia 19.3 - 71 14/1
8 Evening News 3 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr C J Habib 19.5 - - 25/1
9 Endearing Peace 2 b. g 56.0kg 1 Mr Serino Moodley 21.0 - - 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
87.78s
Average Time
86.96s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,890,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Quevano 1 70 72 +2 + 7 -5
The Name Of Dladla 2 - - - + 15 -
Raging Thunder 3 - - - + 10 -
Truro Legacy 4 60 65 +5 -2 + 7
Nebraska 5 72 71 -1 -3 + 2
The Reason 6 70 70 0 -3 + 3
Night Skizzle 7 - 71 - -9 -
Evening News 8 - - - -11 -
Endearing Peace 9 - - - -13 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

DURING THE CANTER PAST, JOCKEY K DE MELO WAS DISLODGED FROM NIGHT SKIZZLE, WHICH BOLTED. THIS GELDING WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN IN HAND, LED TO THE START, EXAMINED BY THE VETERINARY SURGEON, AND PASSED FIT TO RACE. JOCKEY K DE MELO EXPRESSED THAT HE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE TO RIDE NIGHT SKIZZLE DUE TO TEMPERAMENT ISSUES. A REPLACEMENT RIDER WAS SOUGHT AND DISPATCHED TO THE START. THIS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT DELAY TO THE START OF THIS RACE.

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	EVENING NEWS was slow, losing one length.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded.
b)	QUEVANO hung in from the 200m.
c)	In view of the performance of THE REASON, (distance 19,30 lengths, betting 14/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.	
d)	QUEVANO, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer J A Soma was advised (MduP).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	ENDEARING PEACE was ridden by Jockey S Moodley (declared 9 May 2026 at 10H27).	
b)	NIGHT SKIZZLE was ridden by Jockey D De Gouveia (declared 10 May 2026 at 12H18).		
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	THE REASON examined post-race, nothing obvious detected.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.