4Racing Sycamore Sprint (Grade 3)  

MIA MOO’S rating was increased from 103 to 108 after she won the Grade 3 4Racing Sycamore Sprint over 1160m on the Turffontein Standside Track on Saturday. The Handicappers deemed the third-place finisher CHROME TOURMALINE to be the most appropriate line horse for assessing this race, therefore her rating remained unchanged at 100. 

WORLD SPORTS BETTING AQUANAUT HANDICAP (Listed) 

BREEZE OVER’S rating was increased from 94 to 100 following his victory in the Listed World Sports Betting Aquanaut Handicap, over 2400 meters at Turffontein on Saturday. The consistent fourth-place finisher, RAISEAHALLELUJAH, was identified as the most suitable line horse for rating this race, leaving his rating at 103. 

Two other runners also received upward adjustments. The runner-up MARAUDING HORDE’S rating increased from 105 to 108. TWENTY DRACHMA’S, who was 2 points under sufferance in this handicap, was adjusted from 89 to 93 for beating the line horse by 1.5 lengths. 

WILGERBOSDRIFT H F OPPENHEIMER HORSE CHESTNUT STAKES (Grade 1) 

COSMIC SPEED was increased from 116 to 120 following his victory in the Grade 1 Wilgerbosdrift H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes over 1600m at the Turffontein Standside Track on Saturday. 

The Handicappers unanimously agreed that the third-place finisher, IMILENZEYOKUDUDUMA, was the most suitable line horse for assessing this race, leaving his rating unchanged at 114.  Runner-up TEXAS RED also saw an increase in his rating, going up to 115 from 110 for beating the 114-rated line horse at level weight terms. 

No downward adjustments were made to any runners in this race. 

Further to our Press Release of 24 February 2025 (below), the National Horseracing Authority wishes to confirm that the Registered Owners of the horse DREAMWORLD, which won Race 2 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse on Saturday, 15 February 2025, were NOT involved in the prohibited practice.

SplashOut CAPE DERBY (Grade 1) 

EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN remained unchanged on his official merit rating of 127 following his victory in the Grade 1 SplashOut Cape Derby over 2000m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. 

The Handicappers did not believe that EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN had to run to the 127 performance which he produced when winning the WSB Met, to account for the Splashout Cape Derby field, especially when considering that the Derby was run at a sedate pace. However, it was felt that EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN would not have run below the 115 rating he achieved in the Grade 1 Cape Guineas when finishing second behind ONE STRIPE and used him to that level to rate the SplashOut Cape Derby. 

Three horses went up in their ratings in this race. Runner up, SAIL THE SEAS, went up to 112 from 103 while third place finisher, GARRIX was adjusted to 107 from 97. Lastly, NATIVE RULER was increased from 91 to 103. 

There were no drops for any runner in this race. 

The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa (NHA) confirms that it has concluded an investigation into a Jockey providing information to an Owner in relation to having a bet on Race 2 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse on Saturday, 15 February 2025, which would benefit both parties.