26 December 2025 | Greyville | Race 9

Hollywoodbets BRIGHT FUTURE D STAKES (For All Horses)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 99.91s

Avg Time 97.10s

Stakes R90,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Slytherin	Mr K de Melo	7	61.5kg	66	70	70	Won	7/2Fav	EM Y	O: Mr R M Sewgoolam T: Mrs A J Wright
2	Send Me	Mr T Godden	6	62.0kg	67	64	64	+0.25	8/1	Y	O: Mrs M D J Liley T: Mr A J Rivalland
3	Animal Impact	Mr S Khumalo	4	61.5kg	66	64	64	+1.55	33/1	Y	O: Mr R J Miller & Ms P J Knott, Messrs A Balram, I D Howard & Miss W Whitehead T: Miss W Whitehead
4	Riccardo Line	Mr C Zackey	1	63.5kg	70	68	68	+1.75	25/2	B TT Y	O: Miss K Hadden T: Mr D S Bosch
5	Definitely Yes	Mr C J Habib	3	62.0kg	67	75	75	+2.00	4/1	TT Y	O: Messrs Neil Moodley & I Bodasing T: Miss W Whitehead
6	Pongola	Mr S S Hlengwa	8	62.5kg	68	66	66	+2.50	20/1	Y	—
7	Double Olympic	Mr K Matsunyane	5	57.0kg	55	53	53	+3.00	33/1	TT Y	—
8	Beach Palace	Mr M A Yeni	10	62.5kg	68	65	65	+3.10	8/1	Y	—
9	Shotgun Willie	Mr Damyan Pillay	9	60.5kg*	69	66	66	+4.15	8/1	Y	—
10	I Am Classy	Miss R A Venniker	12	60.0kg	64	66	66	+4.40	33/1	B Y	—
11	Pink Diamond	Mickaelle Michel	2	56.0kg	61	60	60	+4.90	6/1	B TT Y	—
12	National Dream	Mr A Mgudlwa	11	63.0kg	69	67	67	+9.10	33/1	Y	—

Slytherin

Mr K de Melo · Dw 7 · 61.5kg

Won

7/2 Fav

MR 66 → 70

EM Y

Send Me

Mr T Godden · Dw 6 · 62.0kg

+0.25

8/1

MR 67 → 64

Animal Impact

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 4 · 61.5kg

+1.55

33/1

MR 66 → 64

Riccardo Line

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 63.5kg

+1.75

25/2

MR 70 → 68

B TT Y

Definitely Yes

Mr C J Habib · Dw 3 · 62.0kg

+2.00

4/1

MR 67 → 75

TT Y

Pongola

Mr S S Hlengwa · Dw 8 · 62.5kg

+2.50

20/1

MR 68 → 66

Double Olympic

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 5 · 57.0kg

+3.00

33/1

MR 55 → 53

TT Y

Beach Palace

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 10 · 62.5kg

+3.10

8/1

MR 68 → 65

Shotgun Willie

Mr Damyan Pillay (True) · Dw 9 · 60.5kg

+4.15

8/1

MR 69 → 66

I Am Classy

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+4.40

33/1

MR 64 → 66

B Y

Pink Diamond

Mickaelle Michel · Dw 2 · 56.0kg

+4.90

6/1

MR 61 → 60

B TT Y

National Dream

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 11 · 63.0kg

+9.10

33/1

MR 69 → 67

The start of this race was delayed due to the delay in the previous race. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) RICCARDO (C Zackey), PINK DIAMOND (M Michel) and DOUBLE OLYMPIC (K Matsunyane) lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) : a) SHOTGUN WILLIE (*D Pillay) commenced to over-race in the middle stages. b) SEND ME (T Godden) raced wide on the latter part of the turn and into the straight. c) DEFINITELY YES (C Habib) hung in from the 350m. d) BEACH PALACE (M Yeni) hung in, in the concluding stages. e) The Board have adjourned to review Jockey K de Melo's (SLYTHERIN) crop use in this race. f) In view of the performance of NATIONAL DREAM (A Mgudlwa) (9.10 lengths, 33/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. g) SLYTHERIN (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer K Wright acting on behalf of Trainer A Wight was advised (DZ). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) NATIONAL DREAM : Nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.