Race 7: DAILY NEWS 2000 (Grade 1) (For 3 year-olds)

GREYVILLE RACECOURSE | Saturday, 30 May 2026 | 16:45

Distance: 2000m
Going: Standard
Stakes: R2,000,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Star Major 2 b. c 60.0kg 11 Mickaelle Michel - 118 118 3/1
2nd Happy Verse 2 b. c 60.0kg 9 Mr R D Fourie 1.5 113 113 7/1
3rd Note To Self TF 2 b. c 60.0kg 6 Mr A C Fortune 3.0 118 118 28/10
4 Viva's Liberte 3 b. c 60.0kg 5 Mr C Zackey 4.0 114 114 13/2
5 Malmesbury Missile 2 b. c 60.0kg 4 Mr G J Lerena 6.9 111 111 33/1
6 Chronicle King 2 b. c 60.0kg 8 Mr M A Yeni 7.3 115 115 20/1
7 Jan Van Goyen 2 b. c 60.0kg 7 Mr C Murray 8.0 118 118 9/2
8 Hazy Dazy 2 b. f 57.5kg 3 Mr T J Mayhew 11.4 117 117 10/1
9 Master Spy 2 b. g 60.0kg 1 Mr K de Melo 11.55 102 102 50/1
10 Diogenes 2 b. c 60.0kg 2 Mr C J Habib 11.65 99 99 125/1
11 World Of Royalty 2 b. c 60.0kg 10 Miss R A Venniker 14.15 92 92 100/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
122.25s
Average Time
122.72s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R3,545,000
View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Star Major 1 118 118 0 + 7 -7
Happy Verse 2 113 113 0 -1 + 1
Note To Self 3 118 118 0 -2 + 2
Viva's Liberte 4 114 114 0 -2 + 2
Malmesbury Missile 5 111 111 0 -3 + 3
Chronicle King 6 115 115 0 -3 + 3
Jan Van Goyen 7 118 118 0 -3 + 3
Hazy Dazy 8 117 117 0 -4 + 4
Master Spy 9 102 102 0 -4 + 4
Diogenes 10 99 99 0 -4 + 4
World Of Royalty 11 92 92 0 -5 + 5
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:  
a)	A fair start.
  
THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) :
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded.
b)	CHRONICLE KING over-raced in the early and middle stages.
c)	WORLD OF ROYALTY over-raced on the early part of the turn.
d)	Shortly before entering the final straight, STAR MAJOR was bumped by HAZY DAZY, which rolled away from the heels of HAPPY VERSE. 
e)	Approaching the 200m, MALMESBURY MISSILE was directed to the outside of NOTE TO SELF, to continue its run. 
f)	Jockey C Murray reported that JAN VAN GOYEN took no interest in the running. The Veterinarian was requested to examine.
g)	In view of the performance of HAZY DAZY (11.40 lengths and 10/1 in the betting), the Veterinarian was requested to examine.
h)	STAR MAJOR, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J Crawford was advised (SP).
i)	HAPPY VERSE, placed second, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J S Snaith was advised (NS).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Nil.

THE VETERINARIAN REPORTED : 
a)	HAZY DAZY : Not striding out right front. 
b)	JAN VAN GOYEN : Nothing obvious detected.
c)	CHRONICLE KING : Cut into right hind. 

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.