Andrew Fortune winning on Note To Self at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth earlier in the season (Picture: Wayne Marks)
Andrew Fortune’s ride on the Justin Snaith-trained Note To Self in a Conditions Plate over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on May 9 was the subject of an inquiry on Friday 29 May, but he was found not guilty.
The big Justin Snaith-trained horse has run on for third in both starts in KZN, the latest being in Saturday’s Gr 1 Daily News 2000, and he is joint second favourite for the Holllywoodbets Durban July together with his stablemate Wish List at 11/2.
It is clear he will need the pace to be searching in the July to be at his most effective as he has a big stride and it is questionable how quickly he can turn it on compared to some of the other contestants.
Only two of the Snaith-trained July entries have jockeys declared to date, with JP van der Merwe on Regulation and Keagan de Melo on Native Ruler.
However, Fortune has always spoken of riding Wish List in the July.
The details of the inquiry into the Note To Self ride are shown below:
INQUIRY – JOCKEY A FORTUNE
The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa (NHA) notes the outcome of an Inquiry Board convened to consider Jockey Andrew Fortune’s ride of NOTE TO SELF in Race 4 at Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse on 9 May 2026.
The Inquiry was held in Durban on 1 June 2026 before an independent Inquiry Board chaired by Mr A Vlok, with Mr B A Reardon serving as a Board Member. Mr Fortune was legally represented throughout the proceedings.
Mr Fortune was charged with contravening Rule 62.2.2 in that he allegedly failed to ride NOTE TO SELF in a competent and professional manner from the 400m to the 200m mark. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
After hearing the evidence and considering all submissions placed before it, the Inquiry Board found Mr Fortune not guilty of the charge.
The NHA reiterates that Inquiries of this nature form part of its responsibility to uphold the integrity, transparency and public confidence in South African horseracing.
The convening of an Inquiry should not be interpreted as a presumption of guilt, but rather as part of the Authority’s obligation to ensure that matters raising legitimate concerns are properly investigated and independently adjudicated.
MICHAEL SHACKLETON
Legal Executive
