Soccer4 Friday 28 November 2025. ADD-IN R25 000. Estimated Pool: R 100 000. Pool Closes at 19h30. Sport 19 Pool 1.

Soccer10 Friday 28 November 2025. ADD-IN: R150 000. Estimated Pool: R2 Million. Pool Closes at 19h30, Sport 16 Pool 1.

Soccer6 Saturday 29 November 2025. ADD-IN R100 000. Estimated Pool: R 500 000. Pool Closes at 15h00. Sport 2 Pool 1.

Soccer10 Saturday 29 November 2025. ADD-IN R150 000. Estimated Pool: R 2 Million. Pool Closes at 15h00.Sport 7 and Pool 1.

Soccer13 Saturday 29 November 2025. (All-13-Correct Jackpot Pool). Pool Closes at 16h30. Sport 10 Pool 1. R18 Million (If only One 13 of 13 Winner)

Soccer SCORES Carryover R97 097. Saturday 29 November 2025. Pool Closes at 15h00.

Soccer Any 13Xtra Saturday 29 November 2025. C/Over: R250 000. Estimated Pool: R750 000. Pool Closes at 15h00. Sport 13 and Pool 1.

Soccer CORNERS C/Over: R1 532. Saturday 29 November 2025. Pool Closes at 16h30.

Soccer4 Sunday 30 November 2025. ADD-IN R25 000. Estimated Pool: R 100 000. Pool Closes at 14h00. Sport 18 Pool 1.

Warren Lenferna

Two performances at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth yesterday, Wednesday 26 November, truly caught the eye. The first came in the opening race, a Maiden Plate for three-year-old fillies over the quick, straight 1000m trip. Playing Trix, from the stable of Eric Sands and ridden by Craig Zackey, impressed from the moment the gates opened. If you look closely at Zackey, you might see smoke coming off his silks—he is currently in such scintillating form, and it is a pleasure watching him ride all over the country.

Playing Trix, a daughter of Vercingetorix out of the Visionaire mare Heaps Of Fun, is owned by patrons of the game who are as in form as the rider himself: the Werner family and Mr T. Gujadhur. She raced extremely green on debut, finishing with only four behind her. She clearly learnt plenty from that experience, as her second run was far more alert and streetwise; she stayed on cheekily to finish second to Morfeliha over the same track and trip.

There was market support for her, and as the gates crashed open yesterday, Playing Trix was off like a debit order on payday—never seeing another rival. She stretched away from the opposition and impressed. The favourite, Panjandrum, tried but tried in vain. The further they went, the stronger Playing Trix became, and she looks worth following.

Most were of the opinion that even if Mon Petite Cherie was only 70 percent ready, she would still be able to put this field to bed—and she did not let her followers down. It was a touch close at the line, but the win was perfectly executed by Richard Fourie, who knew exactly how much petrol was left in the tank. She moved up effortlessly in the hands and secured the first purse over a distance short of her best. The upcoming season looks very bright for her; she is talented, has top form, and should pay to follow. James Crawford, who trains her, is sure to have a perfectly planned route mapped out for the months ahead.

Race seven saw two form runners perform a little below their best: Showgirl and Gimmeanotherviking. Showgirl finished just over five lengths off the winner, with Gimmeanotherviking a shade over six. Both have shown they are clearly above average and must be watched next time—each is a nice horse who warrants respect. Call Me Secretwas the winner, showing she is on the up by winning straight out of the maidens. Lucinda Woodruff’s filly certainly looks to have a future.

David Thiselton

Pick 6 fever will grip the race going nation on Saturday as there is a carry over for the Betway Summer Cup meeting and with an expected pool of R5 million it will be well worth playing.

The first leg is the Listed Blu Voucher Carry On Alice Stakes over 1160m and Whistle The Tune makes most appeal. She proved her ability last time when coming back from a layoff of more than three months to win at this course over 1000m. She was beaten 1,40 lengths by Mia Moo in the Gr 1 wfa SA Fillies Sprint over 1200m and faces the latter on wfa terms here but she has an advantageous high draw by trends as opposed to the latter being drawn one and Mia Moo is also making her seasonal reappearance after a layoff of four months. Mia Moo does have Richard Fourie up though and as horses have been winning down the middle on the Turffontein straight he could make a plan from the low draw. Whistle The Tune is officially 3kg well in with Rodeo Drive, but the latter has come into her own lately and has a nice high draw too. Those three could get punters through, although Fatal Flaw can be considered as a dual Gr 1 winner running fresh over shorter from a nice high draw. Rachel Wall will probably be a popular choice as a progressive sort and she can be considered, but she does officially have a tough task at the weights.

The second leg is the Gr 3 New Turf Carriers Merchants over 1160m and the one to beat could be Truth. Now that it has been decided to stick to sprints with him he could blossom and he has a high draw under in-form jockey Serino Moodley. Quantum Theory has a middle to high draw and has been in fine form in sprints, so he should be in the shake up under leading jockey Craig Zackey. Future Variety ran a bit of a flat race last time, but he has a devastating turn of foot when at his best and he could bounce back here from a middle draw. Barbaresco gave Quantum Theory 8kg and a beating over course and distance back in January so can’t be ignored from a nice high draw, although he does have to bounce back from a disappointing Charity Mile run. Melech and Pistol Pete can’t be ignored and should be right there. The three-year-olds officially have tough tasks at the weights but African Pride looks to be one who could be going places and he could progress beyond his current merit rating.

The sixth race is the Gr 3 Ducat Africa Fillies Mile and a chance is taken here on Hazy Dazy putting her highly disappointing last run behind her and bouncing back. She looked to be a progressive sort and from a good draw might enjoy coming down in trip on this tough course. Littlemissmillion should not take much work being a small horse so she can return from a layoff to make a bold bid as she has made a big impression in her two runs which yielded easy wins. She has a big action and a fine turn of foot and will enjoy this course and distance. Those two could be enough for risk-taking punters, but beyond them it is a wide open race.

In the Gr 2 Betway Dingaans Jan Van Goyen would be banker material if he was at his peak, but he is returning from a four month layoff so that could be a bit risky. Tin Pan Alley has won both of his starts this season in fine fashion and the form has been franked by the like of the smart Atticus Finch. Chronicle King, Trust and Shadowfax also have the class to be involved.

In the Gr 1 Betway Summer Cup King Pelles is the Equus Champion Stayer but has a tremendous turn of foot and has shown lately to have the class to be effective over shorter trips, so he could be the one to beat. Atticus Finch is the defending champion but looks to be in the form of his life having made the rest of the Charity Mile field look like low division horses such was the ease with which he beat them. Madison Valley has also blossomed and could do better than last year when fourth as he is better as a gelding and looks to be improving all the time. Former winner Royal Victory can always be relied on to run a fine race. The Equator has been working very well and should be ideally suited to this course and distance as a big galloping type. On My Honour looks to have a lot of ability and could show what he is made of.

In the last leg over 2000m the ones to side with could be Field Marshal, Money Heist and Cape Eagle.

South African Quartet Pools with fractional betting offered at Chelmsford and Taunton (UK) – 27 November 2025

David Thiselton

Luke Ferraris is within grasping distance of getting a berth in the world’s most famous jockeys competition, the International Jockeys Challenge at Happy Valley, which will take place on December 10.

The three berths given to locally based jockeys are for champion jockey, leading jockey of the current season and leading homegrown jockey.

Zac Purton is well clear in the current championship, but had already earned a berth as champion jockey, so the berth for leading jockey goes to the second-placed jockey.

The contenders are Ferraris, who is in second place with 15 wins, Bowman who is on 14 wins, Alexis Badel on 12 wins and Lyle Hewitson and Karis Teetan who are both on elevens wins.

The Happy Valley meeting on Wednesday (26 November) is the last meeting which counts towards the choice of local IJC riders.

Hewitson won the last race at Sha Tin on Sunday to give himself a mathematical chance of still winning a berth, although it is highly unlikely he will do so and it looks to be a straight fight between Ferraris and Bowman.

The fight for a place among the homegrown jockeys has also developed into a two horse race after Vincent Ho and Jerry Chau both struck at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Ho leads Chau with 11 wins to 10.

Ho is the only homegrown jockey to have ever won the IJC, winning it in 2023 and earning the fist prize of HK$600,000.

Gavin Lerena was the last South African to have won the IJC in 2015. He won the last two races of the four-race competition that year.

Douglas Whyte has also been a previous winner of the challenge.

The ten jockeys who are already in the IJ are Zac Purton, defending champion Mickael Barzalona, James McDonald, Christophe Lemaire, Umberto Rispoli, Hollie Doyle, Rachel King, Joao Moreira, William Buick and Ryan Moore (subject to fitness).

Meanwhile, the world’s best sprinter, Ka Ying Rising extended his unbeaten run to 15 races on Sunday at Sha Tin when romping home in the HK$5.35 million Gr 2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint over 1200m.

He obliterated nine rivals in clocking the second-fastest time in history over 1200m at Sha Tin, 1m 07.33s, marginally outside his own track record of 1m 07.20s, despite being eased down over the last 100m by jockey Zac Purton.

Conceding five pounds to the rest of the field, the world’s highest-rated sprinter jumped cleanly to lead from barrier ten before settling in second place behind Beauty Waves and, such was his superiority, Purton said the tempo was still not fast enough, despite a blistering sectional of 21.93s from the 800m to the 400m.

Purton quickly put the issue beyond doubt on straightening as Ka Ying Rising surged clear inside the last 200m before being allowed to saunter to the line.

The winning margin of two-and-three-quarter lengths flattered runner-up Fast Network (123lb) with Helios Express third, a further length-and-three-quarters away.

Ka Ying Rising’s 15th consecutive win leaves him third overall for the most wins in a row by a Hong Kong-trained horse behind Silent Witness (17) and Golden Sixty (16).

The world’s highest earning racehorse in history, Romantic Warrior, made his comeback from a layoff at the same meeting on Sunday.

Resuming after 232 days between races after surgery to his left fore fetlock, Romantic Warrior lifted his world record earnings to HK$217.7 million as he became the first horse to win a third Gr 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup after victories in 2022 and 2024.