Race 9: FOR HOSPITALITY BOOKINGS CALL 011 681 1796 MR 96 HANDICAP (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 16:20

Distance: 1800m
Going: Good
Stakes: R130,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:12.5 3yrs:2.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:4.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Doitwithdiamonds 4 b. f 61.5kg 6 - - - 99 14/1
1st Kudzu 2 ch. g 54.5kg (54.0) 2 Mr D de Gouveia - 84 88 6/1
2nd Olympian Gold 2 b. c 52.0kg 3 Mr P Mxoli 0.4 85 86 10/1
3rd Open Highway 4 ch. g 57.5kg (59.0) 6 Mickaelle Michel 1.7 94 94 20/1
4 Ideal Summer 2 b. c 52.5kg 1 Mr C R Maujean 1.9 86 85 10/1
5 Diogenes 2 b. c 59.0kg 5 Mr C J Habib 3.2 99 99 4/1
6 Wayne TF 3 b. g 57.0kg 4 Mr K de Melo 4.0 95 92 5/2
7 Royal Edition 4 b. g 58.5kg 8 Mr M A Yeni 4.75 93 92 20/1
8 Diwali Rocket 3 b. g 55.5kg 7 Mr T Godden 5.45 87 86 8/1
9 Titans Of War 2 b. c 57.0kg 9 Mr R D Fourie 5.55 95 95 25/2
10 Jordan 4 b. g 56.0kg 11 Mr C Zackey 6.05 88 88 20/1
11 River Romeo 2 b. c 59.0kg 10 Mr K Strydom 24.25 94 94 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
114.63s
Average Time
111.2s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,890,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Kudzu 1 84 88 +4 + 7 -3
Olympian Gold 2 85 86 +1 -1 + 2
Open Highway 3 94 94 0 -1 + 1
Ideal Summer 4 86 85 -1 -1
Diogenes 5 99 99 0 -2 + 2
Wayne 6 95 92 -3 -2 -1
Royal Edition 7 93 92 -1 -2 + 1
Diwali Rocket 8 87 86 -1 -2 + 1
Titans Of War 9 95 95 0 -2 + 2
Jordan 10 88 88 0 -3 + 3
River Romeo 11 94 94 0 -9 + 9
Doitwithdiamonds None - 99 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE START OF THIS RACE WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE DELAY IN THE PREVIOUS RACE.

THE STARTER REPORTED:

a)	WAYNE was restless in the stalls.
b)	ROYAL EDITION jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
c)	Shortly after the start, WAYNE and OLYMPIAN GOLD came together and bumped.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded.
b)	Shortly after the start, DIOGENES, OPEN HIGHWAY and DIWALI ROCKET were bumped in by ROYAL EDITION, which jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
c)	Leaving the 200m, WAYNE was carried out by KUDZU, which shifted out away from the crop and was straightened. 
d)	In view of the performance of JORDAN, (distance 6,05 lengths, betting 20/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine.	
e)	Jockey C Habib reported that DIOGENES changed stride continually in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine	
f)	Jockey K Strydom reported that he felt something amiss with RIVER ROMEO in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 	
g)	Jockey	R Fourie reported that he felt something amiss with TITANS OF WAR in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 	
h)	Jockey	T Godden reported that DIWALI ROCKET did not stride out freely in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 	
i)	KUDZU, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Stable Employee M Boya, acting on behalf of Trainer J J van Vuuren, was advised (MS). 	
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	RIVER ROMEO	 was ridden by Jockey K Strydom (declared 10 May 2026 at 15H39).		
b)	KUDZU: Jockey D De Gouveia weighed out at 54,8kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	JORDAN examined post-race, nothing obvious detected.
b)	DIOGENES examined post-race, nothing obvious detected.
c)	RIVER ROMEO examined post-race, nothing obvious detected.
d)	TITANS OF WAR examined post-race, nothing obvious detected.
e)	DIWALI ROCKET examined post-race, nothing obvious detected.
Race 9 contd.

SCRATCHED:
a)	DOITWITHDIAMONDS no suitable jockey. Advised 9 May 2026 at 10H02.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.