Hollywoodbets have put on a new Racing Stars Punters Challenge competition for Cape Racing’s Spring season and it has an individual as well as a team dimension to it.
Furthermore, on top of the media personnel and other prominent industry men who took part in last season’s Racing Stars Punters Challenge, nine punters who have won the Punter’s Challenge’s massive Jackpot Prize were also invited to participate.
The Racing Stars have been divided into the following teams.
| 1 | Cecil Mthembu | 4Racing | Presenter | RAINBOW RACERS |
| 2 | Lyall Cooper | 4Racing | Presenter | RAINBOW RACERS |
| 3 | Shalandra Bunseelall | 4Racing | Presenter | RAINBOW RACERS |
| 4 | Grant Knowles | Cape Racing | Presenter | THE MADHOUSE |
| 5 | MJ Byleveld | Cape Racing | Presenter | THE MADHOUSE |
| 6 | Vicky Minott | Cape Racing | Presenter | THE MADHOUSE |
| 7 | Chase Liebenberg | Cape Racing | Photographer | LOW EXPECTATIONS |
| 8 | Devon Pretorius | Cape Racing | Commentator | LOW EXPECTATIONS |
| 9 | Troy Finch | Cape Racing | Media | LOW EXPECTATIONS |
| 10 | Brendan Gaillard | Computaform | Tipster | COMPUTAFORM GURUS |
| 11 | Germaine Maharaj | Computaform | Tipster | COMPUTAFORM GURUS |
| 12 | Etienne Louw | Computaform | Tipster | COMPUTAFORM GURUS |
| 13 | Alistair Cohen | Independent | Commentator / Presenter | THE UPTOWN EYES |
| 14 | Brandon Bailey | 4Racing | Commentator / Presenter | THE UPTOWN EYES |
| 15 | Nico Kritsiotis | 4Racing | Commentator / Presenter | THE UPTOWN EYES |
| 16 | Andrew Bon | Independent | Personality | GAUTENG MADALAS |
| 17 | Jack Milner | 4Racing | Presenter | GAUTENG MADALAS |
| 18 | Danie Toerien | Journalist | Journalist | GAUTENG MADALAS |
| 19 | Deez Dayanand | Gold Circle | Presenter | TEAM GC PRESENTERS |
| 20 | Graeme Hawkins | Gold Circle | Presenter | TEAM GC PRESENTERS |
| 21 | Paul Lafferty | Gold Circle | Presenter | TEAM GC PRESENTERS |
| 22 | Henk Steenkamp | Journalist | Journalist | TEAM FAIRVIEW |
| 23 | Nadine Low Ah Kee | 4Racing | Presenter | TEAM FAIRVIEW |
| 24 | Neil Pretorius | 4Racing | Presenter | TEAM FAIRVIEW |
| 25 | Anthony Delpech | Personality | Personality | TEAM HOLLYWOOD SYNDICATE |
| 26 | Jo Minicione | Personality | Horsewomen | TEAM HOLLYWOOD SYNDICATE |
| 27 | Tony Minicione | Personality | Tipster | TEAM HOLLYWOOD SYNDICATE |
| 28 | Andrew Harrison | Gold Circle | Journalist | TEAM IN THE BOX SEAT |
| 29 | Candiese Lenferna | Gold Circle | Photographer | TEAM IN THE BOX SEAT |
| 30 | Warren Lenferna | Gold Circle | Presenter | TEAM IN THE BOX SEAT |
| 31 | Craig Peters | Gold Circle | Commentator | WATERFALL WISE EAGLES |
| 32 | David Thiselton | Gold Circle | Journalist | WATERFALL WISE EAGLES |
| 33 | Sheldon Peters | Gold Circle | Commentator / Presenter | WATERFALL WISE EAGLES |
| 34 | Charl Pretorius | Journalist | Journalist | TEAM RACING JOURNOS |
| 35 | Gary Lemke | Journalist | Journalist | TEAM RACING JOURNOS |
| 36 | Neil Andrews | Independent | Personality | TEAM RACING JOURNOS |
| 37 | Dave Scott | Independent | Personality | TEAM SPORTING POST |
| 38 | Lance Benson | Sporting Post | Journalist | TEAM SPORTING POST |
| 39 | Robyn Louw | 4Racing | Journalist | TEAM SPORTING POST |
| 40 | Nino Podesta | Personality | Tipster | NINO’S RETURN |
| 41 | Rouvaun Smit | Cape Racing | Commentator | NINO’S RETURN |
| 42 | Shaheen Shaw | Personality | Tipster | NINO’S RETURN |
| 43 | Clyde Basel | 4Racing | Commentator / Presenter | TEAM BETWAY WEIGHTED TO WIN |
| 44 | Darryl Maree | 4Racing | Tipster | TEAM BETWAY WEIGHTED TO WIN |
| 45 | Daryn Burroughs | 4Racing | Tipster | TEAM BETWAY WEIGHTED TO WIN |
| 46 | James Rich | Winning Form | Tipster | TEAM WINNING FORM |
| 47 | Nishay Hiralal | Winning Form | Tipster | TEAM WINNING FORM |
| 48 | Peter Barker | Winning Form | Tipster | TEAM WINNING FORM |
| 49 | Devonne Govender | Gold Circle | Commentator / Presenter | TEAM YOUNGSTERS |
| 50 | Naqeeb Munshi | 4Racing | Commentator | TEAM YOUNGSTERS |
| 51 | Rahiel Radhakrishna | Gold Circle | Presenter | TEAM YOUNGSTERS |
| 52 | Awas111 | Jackpot Winner | Jackpot Winner | JACKPOT WINNERS 1 |
| 53 | NARSADU | Jackpot Winner | Jackpot Winner | JACKPOT WINNERS 1 |
| 54 | Revash | Jackpot Winner | Jackpot Winner | JACKPOT WINNERS 1 |
| 55 | Ash66 | Jackpot Winner | Jackpot Winner | JACKPOT WINNERS 2 |
| 56 | Devo | Jackpot Winner | Jackpot Winner | JACKPOT WINNERS 2 |
| 57 | Zai97 | Jackpot Winner | Jackpot Winner | JACKPOT WINNERS 2 |
| 58 | Alan B | Jackpot Winner | Jackpot Winner | JACKPOT WINNERS 3 |
| 59 | Blaikes | Jackpot Winner | Jackpot Winner | JACKPOT WINNERS 3 |
| 60 | Buffalo33 | Jackpot Winner | Jackpot Winner | JACKPOT WINNERS 3 |
The Challenge covers the eight Hollywoodbets Durbanville Spring Country Series meetings.
The competition in the first meeting of the Challenge today was as fierce as ever.
However, Daryn Burrough’s four winning picks, including the last three races, saw him scoring 130.41 points, just over five clear of Alistair Cohen, with Brendan Gaillard third.
His points tally also helped Team Betway Weighted To Win take the team prize with 335.18 points, which pipped Gauteng Madalas by just seven points.
The popular Weighted To Win team consists of Daryn Burroughs (top left), Clyde Basel (top right) and Darryl Maree (bottom).
The individual and team leaderboard are shown below.
Individiual Leaderboard – Wednesday 13 September
| Pos | Alias | Points | Wins | Places | Rank |
| 1 | Daryn Burroughs | 130,41 | 4 | 3 | 178 |
| 2 | Alistair Cohen | 125,08 | 4 | 3 | 255 |
| 3 | Brendan Gaillard | 124,58 | 4 | 4 | 272 |
| 4 | Lyall Cooper | 120,11 | 4 | 3 | 374 |
| 5 | Danie Toerien | 118,57 | 3 | 4 | 435 |
Team Leaderboard – Wednesday 13 September
| Rank | TeamName | Points | Wins | Places |
| 1 | Betway Weighted To Win | 335,18 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Gauteng Madalas | 328,18 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | The Uptown Eyes | 322,43 | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | Computaform Gurus | 304,46 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | Team Winning Form | 298,93 | 6 | 13 |
The prize money for the Challenge is as follows:
*Each Race Meeting (Points)*
Individual Winner – R500
Team Winner – R750 (R250 each participant)
*Individual Overall (Points)*
1st Place – R6250
2nd Place – R2000
3rd Place – R1000
4th Place – R500
5th Place – R250
*Team Overall (Points)*
1st Place – R7500 (R2500 each)
2nd Place – R2400 (R800 each)
3rd Place – R1200 (R400 each)
4th Place – R600 (R200 each)
5th Place – R300 (R100 each)
*Most Winners In Overall Competition*
TBC
