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From The Horse's Mouth - Mark Van Deventer

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Thisiswhatitmeans To Be A Winner.

Matthys Odendaal’s Thisiswhatitmeans winning roll continued when he carried a burden of 62,5kg’s to a cruise control victory on Sunday at Greyville.

The son of What a Winter got in as a reserve and duly took advantage by moving through under wraps to score convincingly. His speed figure was 100 + which suggests plenty more earning opportunities for his connections who were leading him into No 1 box for the fourth consecutive time since mid- May.

The versatile Rosh Kedesh (s/s 97) who reaches similar numbers on the lawn or Poly ran on late without threatening to be second, ahead of Few Dollars More (s/s 96) and Agrado (s/s 95.)

At Turffontein on Saturday, Bacchus (s/s 99) appreciated a drop down to calmer waters having contested the Triple Crown earlier this year.

He had run 98 back in October 2024 behind Heather’s Boy, hinting at good ability, so his win represented a belated return to form by Fabian Habib’s charge.

The Master of My Fate 3Yo had to be forcefully ridden though by S’Manga Khumalo to get past leader, Command Pilot (s/s 98). Bacchus was supported into an S.P. of 3/1.

Gimmethatpearl (s/s 102) won the Listed Eastern Cape Paddock Stakes on Friday, charging through a gap then beating off Fun Zone (s/s 100) by a length. Luna Halo (s/s 98) who was disappointed for a clear run, came next, with Time for Love hitting her usual number of 96.

The winner of five races is a 4YO daughter of Gimmethegreenlight, trained by Justin Snaith, who enjoyed a most successful raiding party up the coast with Innamorare & Elsinore also arriving safe under entrusted pilot, Muzi Yeni.

Fun Zone has recorded some neat scores in her career (Friday’s effort was her career best) yet remains a mere three-time winner as she lacks resolution in a driving finish. Plenty of placings result as she has the ability – it seems she just lacks guts or else is constrained by a short run.

Local heroine, Luna Halo, continues to crank out figures in the high 90’s, providing loads of pleasure for her connections. 

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Mark van Deventer
Mark Van Deventer

Mark van Deventer has been refining his speed figures for thoroughbred racehorses over three decades. He’s long been intrigued by the intellectual puzzle of form study. Andrew Beyer, creator of the Beyer speed figures in America, has always been his inspirational “guru.” So, the figures that underpin Mark’s analysis use Beyer’s main concepts, and have been adapted to suit South African racecourses.

The racing bug can be compelling - since 2013, this U.C.T. Psychology graduate has settled into a career as a full time journalist and racing manager.

Mark uses the insights gained from time-based analysis to convey well-researched handicapping opinions, building a reputation of integrity in the media as an imaginative handicapper with the ability to unearth live runners at juicy prices.

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