Race 8: Hollywoodbets BRIGHT FUTURE MR 74 HANDICAP (Open)

SCOTTSVILLE RACECOURSE | Sunday, 18 February 2024 | 16:35

Distance: 1600m

Going: Good

Stakes: R80,000

Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:4.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:6.0 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos	Horse	A.C.S.	Weight	Draw	Jockey	Len	MR	CMR	Odds
-	Masterbling	3 b. g	53.5kg	-	-	-	-	74	-
-	Red Magician	3 b. g	52.0kg	-	-	-	-	49	-
-	Tobacconist	2 b. g	54.5kg	-	-	-	-	81	-
1st	Safe Space	5 b. g	56.0kg	12	Mr C R Maujean	-	66	83	14/1
2nd	Papa C TF	6 b. g	58.0kg (60.5)	6	Mr K J Lihaba	1.0	75	73	5/1
3rd	Pongola	5 b. g	56.5kg (58.0)	11	Miss R A Venniker	1.3	70	66	20/1
4	Shoefella	2 b. c	58.0kg	15	Mr S D Veale	2.1	70	82	16/1
5	Temperate Zone	2 ch. c	54.5kg (58.5)	4	Mr B J A Plaatjies	2.4	71	74	16/1
6	Wyatt's Choice	5 b. g	59.0kg	13	Mr D de Gouveia	2.8	72	71	16/1
7	Teichman	5 b. g	60.5kg	3	Mr C F Dicken	2.85	75	73	20/1
7	Mr Molony	3 b. g	55.5kg	14	Mr C Zackey	2.85	65	67	25/2
9	Johnny The Thief	2 b. g	60.5kg	5	Mr R D Fourie	3.0	83	95	9/2
10	Galaxy Explorer	4 ch. g	59.0kg	7	Mr J W Jacobs	3.4	80	60	25/1
11	Political Party	2 b. c	57.0kg	10	Mr A Mgudlwa	4.0	68	66	20/1
12	Mount Meru	4 ch. g	56.0kg	2	Mr D Daniels	4.25	66	50	66/1
13	Godfather	2 ch. c	55.0kg	8	Mr C J Habib	5.35	64	57	10/1
14	Kimball O'Hara	2 b. c	58.5kg	9	Mr T Godden	5.65	71	61	6/1
15	Imaginable	3 b. g	57.0kg	1	Mr S S Hlengwa	6.95	68	92	33/1

Race Timing

Winning Time

98.1s

Average Time

97.65s

Difference

+%.2fs

Total Pool

R730,000

View Official NHA Assessment

Rating Analysis

Horse	Pos	MR Before	MR After	Official Δ	Expected Δ	Discrepancy
Safe Space	1	66	83	+17	+ 7	+ 10
Papa C	2	75	73	-2	-1	-1
Pongola	3	70	66	-4	-1	-3
Shoefella	4	70	82	+12	-1	+ 13
Temperate Zone	5	71	74	+3	-1	+ 4
Wyatt's Choice	6	72	71	-1	-1
Teichman	7	75	73	-2	-1	-1
Mr Molony	7	65	67	+2	-1	+ 3
Johnny The Thief	9	83	95	+12	-2	+ 14
Galaxy Explorer	10	80	60	-20	-2	-18
Political Party	11	68	66	-2	-2
Mount Meru	12	66	50	-16	-2	-14
Godfather	13	64	57	-7	-2	-5
Kimball O'Hara	14	71	61	-10	-2	-8
Imaginable	15	68	92	+24	-3	+ 27
Masterbling	None	-	74	-	-188	-
Red Magician	None	-	49	-	-188	-
Tobacconist	None	-	81	-	-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)	PAPA C (*K J Lihaba) jumped awkwardly and was slow into stride.
b)	WYATT'S CHOICE (D De Gouveia) lost 1 length.
  

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED :
a)	Shortly after the start MR MOLONY (C Zackey) ducked in for no apparent reason.
b)	In the concluding stages TEICHMAN (C F Dicken) was steadied when racing in restricted room between PONGOLA (R A Venniker), which shifted out marginally away from the crop and PAPA C (*K J Lihaba) which rolled in marginally.
c)	JOHNNY THE THIEF (R Fourie) was hanging in, in the final straight.
d)	In view of the performance of IMAGINABLE (*S Hlengwa) (6.95 lengths, 33/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 
e)	SAFE SPACE (C Maujean), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer T Pretorius advised (NS).
JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES :
a)	Jockey D Daniels was the rider of MOUNT MERU (advised 18.02.2024/07h17).

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER :
a)	Nil.
  
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : 
a)	IMAGINABLE : Nothing obvious detected.
b)	PAPA C : Returned post-race having cast the left front shoe.
c)	PONGOLA : Returned post-race having cast the left hind shoe. 

SCRATCHINGS : 
a)	TOBACCONIST : Reserve runner. 
b)	MASTERBLING : Reserve runner.
c)	RED MAGICIAN : Reserve runner. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:
a)	None.