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19 December 2025 | Greyville | Race 8

Hollywoodbets BRIGHT FUTURE CLASS 5 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 70)

Distance 1200m
Going Good
Win Time 72.76s
Avg Time 71.65s
Stakes R100,000
WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:4.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:6.0
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1
Iron Will
Mr C F Dicken 9 52.0kg 54 62 62 Won 10/1
Y
O: Mr S Govender
T: Mr Y Singh
2
Music Is Life Line
Mr S Khumalo 2 61.0kg 72 70 70 +1.20 9/4Fav
Y
O: Gareth van Zyl Racing Stables (Pty) Ltd
T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
3
Intrepid
Mr K de Melo 3 60.5kg 71 73 73 +2.20 10/1
B Y
O: Mr R M Sewgoolam
T: Mrs A J Wright
4
Professor Lupin
Mr A Mgudlwa 4 56.0kg 62 66 66 +2.90 4/1
Y
O: Mr R M Sewgoolam
T: Mrs A J Wright
5
The Mask
Mr Jace Botes 6 58.5kg* 72 84 84 +5.00 5/1
B Y
O: Messrs Estate Late G P Cox, T W Langley, R P Macnab & Eric Wong & Miss Natasha C Pretorius
T: Mr G S Kotzen
6
One Armed Bandit
Mr S D Veale 10 63.0kg 76 72 72 +5.80 16/1
B Y
—
7
Got The Word
Mr S S Hlengwa 7 53.5kg 57 53 53 +6.05 66/1
Y
—
8
Brave Voyager
Miss R A Venniker 1 52.0kg 57 50 50 +6.15 25/1
B Y
—
9
Now I Got You
Mr B Marx - Jacobson 8 55.5kg* 69 67 67 +6.20 8/1
Y
—
10
Top Gun
Mr C Murray 5 62.5kg 75 66 66 +8.20 16/1
B Y
—
1
Iron Will
Mr C F Dicken · Dw 9 · 52.0kg
Won
10/1
MR 54 → 62
Y
2
Music Is Life Line
Mr S Khumalo · Dw 2 · 61.0kg
+1.20
9/4 Fav
MR 72 → 70
Y
3
Intrepid
Mr K de Melo · Dw 3 · 60.5kg
+2.20
10/1
MR 71 → 73
B Y
4
Professor Lupin
Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 4 · 56.0kg
+2.90
4/1
MR 62 → 66
Y
5
The Mask
Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 6 · 58.5kg
+5.00
5/1
MR 72 → 84
B Y
6
One Armed Bandit
Mr S D Veale · Dw 10 · 63.0kg
+5.80
16/1
MR 76 → 72
B Y
7
Got The Word
Mr S S Hlengwa · Dw 7 · 53.5kg
+6.05
66/1
MR 57 → 53
Y
8
Brave Voyager
Miss R A Venniker · Dw 1 · 52.0kg
+6.15
25/1
MR 57 → 50
B Y
9
Now I Got You
Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 8 · 55.5kg
+6.20
8/1
MR 69 → 67
Y
10
Top Gun
Mr C Murray · Dw 5 · 62.5kg
+8.20
16/1
MR 75 → 66
B Y
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BRAVE VOYAGER (R A Venniker) and GOT THE WORD (S Hlengwa) lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (SR) : a) GOT THE WORD (S Hlengwa) and ONE ARMED BANDIT (S Veale) over raced in the early stages. b) TOP GUN (C Murray) commenced to over race and was difficult to settle when racing wide and without cover in the middle stages. c) In view of the performance of TOP GUN (C Murray) (8.20 lengths and 16/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. d) IRON WILL (C F Dicken), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer Y Singh was advised (DZ). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) THE MASK raced without a tongue tie (Advised 18.12.25/10h01). b) Jockey C F Dicken was the rider of IRON WILL (Advised 19.12.25). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) TOP GUN: Coughing. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.