MERITOCRACY SA RACING INTELLIGENCE
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25 January 2026 | Scottsville | Race 1

KZN FUTURITY PLATE (For 2yo R100 000 Win BSA / CRS Bonus - Non-Black Type)

Distance 1000m
Going Yielding
Win Time 56.16s
Avg Time 57.60s
Stakes R250,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1
Master Magician
Mr T Godden 8 60.0kg — — — Won 1/3Fav
Y
O: Messrs Sterling M Miller & B J Sahd
T: Mr M D Miller
2
Japura
Mickaelle Michel 4 57.5kg — — — +4.20 16/1
Y
O: Mr Sterling M Miller
T: Mr M D Miller
3
Spirit Of Gabz
Mr R Munger 3 60.0kg — — — +4.50 8/1
Y
O: Mr D & Mrs S Sibanda, Messrs C D Brown, R P Macnab,S Poriazis,Akshay Singh,X Spies, V Mahabeer,A R Asaram,M Pillay, J Soobiah & P W Viljoen
T: Mr C Spies
4
Pink Skies
Mr M J Thackeray 5 57.5kg — — — +5.00 66/1
Y
O: Mr Sterling M Miller
T: Mr M D Miller
5
Bison Warrior
Mr C J Habib 1 60.0kg — — — +7.10 25/1
Y
O: Mesdames K Hadden, C P Shaw, Mr I D Howard & Adv S M Shepstone
T: Miss W Whitehead
6
Better Never Ends
Mr S Khumalo 6 60.0kg — — — +8.40 17/2
Y
—
7
The Flat Cat
Mr J W Jacobs 2 60.0kg — — — +8.60 40/1
Y
—
8
Tactical Display
Mr Damyan Pillay 7 60.0kg* — — — +11.00 66/1
Y
—
1
Master Magician
Mr T Godden · Dw 8 · 60.0kg
Won
1/3 Fav
MR — → —
Y
2
Japura
Mickaelle Michel · Dw 4 · 57.5kg
+4.20
16/1
MR — → —
Y
3
Spirit Of Gabz
Mr R Munger · Dw 3 · 60.0kg
+4.50
8/1
MR — → —
Y
4
Pink Skies
Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 5 · 57.5kg
+5.00
66/1
MR — → —
Y
5
Bison Warrior
Mr C J Habib · Dw 1 · 60.0kg
+7.10
25/1
MR — → —
Y
6
Better Never Ends
Mr S Khumalo · Dw 6 · 60.0kg
+8.40
17/2
MR — → —
Y
7
The Flat Cat
Mr J W Jacobs · Dw 2 · 60.0kg
+8.60
40/1
MR — → —
Y
8
Tactical Display
Mr Damyan Pillay (True) · Dw 7 · 60.0kg
+11.00
66/1
MR — → —
Y
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) THE FLAT CAT (J Jacobs) and BETTER NEVER ENDS (S Khumalo) lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) : a) BISON WARRIOR (C Habib) raced green. b) TACTICAL DISPLAY (*D Pillay) hung in throughout. c) Jockey S Khumalo reported that BETTER NEVER ENDS took no interest in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. d) MASTER MAGICIAN (T Godden), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer C Eudey acting on behalf of Trainer M D Miller was advised (MM). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) BETTER NEVER ENDS : Nothing obvious detected. b) PINK SKIES : Coughing. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.