Race 8: Hollywoodbets BRIGHT FUTURE D STAKES (For All Horses)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Wednesday, 20 May 2026 | 16:45

Distance: 1400m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R90,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Twocantango 3 b. c 62.0kg - - - - 67 -
- Professor Lupin 4 gr. g 62.0kg - - - - 67 -
1st The Gliding Fish 6 ch. g 61.5kg 3 Mr S D Veale - 66 68 5/1
2nd Pongola 5 b. g 60.0kg (61.5) 1 Miss R A Venniker 0.15 66 66 6/1
3rd Pleasedtoseeyou TF 3 b. c 60.0kg 2 Mr Serino Moodley 0.65 63 63 33/10
4 Global Movement 6 gr. g 60.0kg (61.5) 12 Mickaelle Michel 1.25 64 64 20/1
5 Heaven's Will 3 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr M A Yeni 1.55 62 61 7/2
6 William Of Orange 2 b. g 60.0kg 9 Mr S S Hlengwa 1.85 66 66 33/1
7 Mask On 3 b. c 55.5kg 4 Mr J Gates 2.35 52 52 10/1
8 Lilting Song 2 b. f 58.5kg (61.0) 10 Mr S Bungane 3.95 74 74 14/1
9 Kimball O'Hara 2 b. c 60.0kg 11 Mr C A Little 5.35 61 59 25/2
10 Connoisseur 4 b. g 57.0kg 5 Mr C Murray 7.85 55 53 33/1
11 Ziyan's Pride 2 b. c 60.0kg 6 Mr M J Thackeray 8.55 65 60 100/1
12 Fine Dining 3 b. c 59.0kg (61.5) 7 Mr Damyan Pillay 12.95 64 61 50/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
82.95s
Average Time
83.41s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R885,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
The Gliding Fish 1 66 68 +2 + 7 -5
Pongola 2 66 66 0 -1 + 1
Pleasedtoseeyou 3 63 63 0 -1 + 1
Global Movement 4 64 64 0 -1 + 1
Heaven's Will 5 62 61 -1 -1
William Of Orange 6 66 66 0 -1 + 1
Mask On 7 52 52 0 -1 + 1
Lilting Song 8 74 74 0 -2 + 2
Kimball O'Hara 9 61 59 -2 -2
Connoisseur 10 55 53 -2 -3 + 1
Ziyan's Pride 11 65 60 -5 -3 -2
Fine Dining 12 64 61 -3 -5 + 2
Twocantango None - 67 - -188 -
Professor Lupin None - 67 - -188 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	WILLIAM OF ORANGE jumped awkwardly and was slow into stride. 
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DM) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	KIMBALL O'HARA raced wide on the latter part of the turn and into the straight. 
c)	Apprentice D Pillay reported that FINE DINING did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinarian was requested to examine. 
d)	In view of the performance of LILTING SONG (3.95 lengths, 14/1 in the betting), the Veterinarian was requested to examine. 
e)	Jockey S Veale was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2, (Appendix E; Guideline M), in that as the rider of THE GLIDING FISH, he misused his crop by striking this gelding more than ten times (11) in the entire race. Jockey Veale signed an Admission of Guilt and was fined R1800.
f)	THE GLIDING FISH, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M Dixon was advised (MM).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARIAN REPORTED : 
a)	LILTING SONG : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	FINE DINING : Nothing obvious detected.
c)	CONNOISSEUR : Coughing. 

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	TWOCANTANGO : Reserve runner (20.05.2026/08h18).
b)	PROFESSOR LUPIN : Reserve runner (20.05.2026/08h18).

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.