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World Beater - Ka Ying Rising.

Hong Kong based, Ka Ying Rising showed again that he is a world beater when romping in the G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup earning a stellar speed score of 124! His virtues have been extolled many times before – for a true speed figure fanatic this sort of number is about as rare as sighting Halley’s Comet.

He is practically impossible to beat as he has such a high cruising rate, plus a great temperament combined with the ability to settle when racing handy – and then turn on the missile boosters at the top of the straight to destroy his rivals. He then merely freewheels in the last 100m, and it remains a wonder how fast he might go if fully extended.

Helios Express is a high class G1 sprinter s/s 118 yet he was again left trailing in a discouraged 3.75 length adrift of David Hayes’ remarkable thoroughbred.

In local racing action, Green Diamond s/s 99 impressed at Turffontein in the Bauhinia Stakes. Craig Zackey said she now feels great – this after a spell where she got sick, then underperformed when taken down to the Cape. But her earlier juvenile form showed she has plenty of natural talent. Trainer, Sean Tarry has got her right again and she will be a tough opponent in upcoming starts.

Miami Mountain beat World Justice in the National Currency Sprint (G3), a muddy, hard- to- rate event with the horses widely spaced out down the straight track. Third placed Pop Chart might have gone even closer to winning if he’d got a clean break at the start.

At Kenilworth on Sunday, She’sgotclass s/s 100 continued the excellent form of Des Mclachlan and Grant van Niekerk. Earlier the trainer/jockey duo were successful with market springer, District Master s/s 90 (punted from 10/1 into 28/10) and some big multiples were landed when the favored daughter of Querari kept on strongly to stay ahead of a pursuing, Dame of Trix s/s 98.

Chasingtherainbow was another to give the bookies a “klap.” Luyulo Mxothwa said that he is not easy to ride as he hangs out but cleverly did not fight him and instead let him make a natural move towards the standside rail. As it turned out, Chasingtherainbow ‘s closing burst propelled him to a speed figure of 98, as he lumbered Touched by Angels on the wire.

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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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