Race 8: FOR HOSPITALITY BOOKINGS CALL 011 681 1796 PINNACLE STAKES (Open)

TURFFONTEIN RACECOURSE | Saturday, 16 May 2026 | 16:15

Distance: 1100m
Going: Good
Stakes: R150,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Ziyasha TF 2 b. g 60.0kg 4 Mr G J Lerena - 118 118 2/1
2nd Destiny Of Fire 2 b. f 50.0kg 10 Mr J R Syster 1.4 105 105 8/1
3rd Almond Sea 3 b. f 58.0kg 7 Mr K Strydom 1.5 118 118 7/1
4 Slinky Mapimpi 5 b. g 50.0kg 9 Mickaelle Michel 2.4 101 101 7/1
5 Lead The Charge 2 b. c 50.0kg 5 Mr Jace Botes 2.5 92 92 6/1
6 Quantum Theory 5 b. g 56.0kg 3 Mr K de Melo 3.2 112 112 16/1
7 Fire 'N Flames 4 ch. g 52.0kg 6 Miss R A Venniker 3.95 103 103 66/1
8 Mover And Shaker 5 b. g 56.0kg 2 Mr M Mbuto 4.95 112 112 14/1
9 Chasing Happiness 3 b. f 54.0kg 8 Mr C Murray 5.25 110 110 25/1
10 Chocolate Soldier 3 b. g 52.0kg 1 Mr L M van Rensburg 9.75 104 104 16/1
11 Night Bomber 4 b. g 50.0kg 11 Mr P Mxoli 10.75 95 95 14/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
62.43s
Average Time
62.81s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,080,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Ziyasha 1 118 118 0 + 7 -7
Destiny Of Fire 2 105 105 0 -1 + 1
Almond Sea 3 118 118 0 -1 + 1
Slinky Mapimpi 4 101 101 0 -1 + 1
Lead The Charge 5 92 92 0 -1 + 1
Quantum Theory 6 112 112 0 -2 + 2
Fire 'N Flames 7 103 103 0 -2 + 2
Mover And Shaker 8 112 112 0 -2 + 2
Chasing Happiness 9 110 110 0 -2 + 2
Chocolate Soldier 10 104 104 0 -4 + 4
Night Bomber 11 95 95 0 -4 + 4
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	CHOCOLATE SOLDIER jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	SLINKY MAPIMPI jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls and thereafter was slow into stride. 
c)	DESTINY OF FIRE and LEAD THE CHARGE were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded.
b)	Jockey P Mxoli reported that NIGHT BOMBER took no interest in running. 
The Veterinarian was requested to examine.
c)	ZIYASHA, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer C Binda was advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	LEAD THE CHARGE was ridden by Apprentice J Botes, who weighed out at 48kg, only claiming 2kg of his 2,5kg apprentice allowance as declared (declared 13 May 2026 at 08H04).	
b)	CHASING HAPPINESS: Jockey	C Murray weighed out at 55,3kg, 1kg over the carded weight as declared.
c)	FIRE 'N FLAMES: Jockey R A Venniker weighed out at 52kg, not claiming her allowance as declared.
d)	SLINKY MAPIMPI: Jockey M Michel weighed out at 49kg, only claiming 1kg of her allowance as declared.

THE VETERINARIAN REPORTED:
a)	NIGHT BOMBER not striding out right hind.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.