River Fern (2022) Horse
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River Fern is a 4yo bay horse trained by Kelly Mitchley. It is sired by the stallion Rafeef out of the dam Light My Candle. River Fern has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 8 starts. In its most recent race at Fairview on 16th Jan 2026, River Fern was ridden by Bavish Soodoo and finished 8th, behind the winner Overture.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairview 16-Jan-26 1200m GOOD R2 Md (of $71,252) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:08.410, SP: 5.00 1st Overture ( W Agrella 132 ) 2nd Rockie Blue ( R Fourie 127 ) 0.75L 3rd Here Comes Johnny ( G Dookhit 132 , Cd 123 ) 4.00L 8th River Fern ( B Soodoo 132 , Cd 123 ) 9.00L See full results | B Soodoo 59.9kg, Cd 55.8kg 9.00L | 8 (17) |
| Fairview 05-Dec-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R4 Md $13,482 (of $67,458) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.610, SP: 4.00 1st Gale Warning ( M Yeni 131 ) 2nd River Fern ( B Soodoo 133 ) 3.25L 3rd O Space O ( M V'rensburg 126 ) 0.30L See full results | B Soodoo 60.3kg 3.25L | 2 (11) |
| Fairview 14-Nov-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R1 Md $14,260 (of $71,252) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.360, SP: 5.00 1st Elusive Black ( C Zackey 132 ) 2nd River Fern ( B Soodoo 130 ) 1.50L 3rd Miss Takes ( M V'rensburg 132 ) 2.50L See full results | B Soodoo 59kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Fairview 26-Sep-25 1300m SYNTHETIC R1 Md $13,482 (of $67,458) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.760, SP: 6.00 1st Captain Clever ( L Mxothwa 126 ) 2nd River Fern ( B Soodoo 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Stand Up ( W Agrella 123 ) 0.15L See full results | B Soodoo 54.4kg 2.25L | 2 (6) |
| Fairview 10-Sep-25 1200m GOOD R3 Md $3,559 (of $71,252) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.010, SP: 3.75 1st Diamond Jim ( R Fourie 128 ) 2nd Bandmaster ( C Maujean 132 ) 4.50L 3rd Like A Butterfly ( W Agrella 127 ) 3.50L 4th River Fern ( M Yeni 128 ) 9.50L See full results | M Yeni 58.1kg 9.50L | 4 (7) |
| Fairview 16-May-25 1000m GOOD R1 Md $15,603 (of $77,993) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:57.900, SP: 4.33 1st Jet Set Run ( S Fortune 127 ) 2nd River Fern ( S Khathi 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Ivy ( L Mxothwa 127 ) 0.50L See full results | S Khathi 59.9kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Fairview 14-Mar-25 1200m SOFT R2 Md $1,956 (of $77,993) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:08.000, SP: 34.00 1st Hot Sauce ( R Fourie 127 ) 2nd Blown Away ( M Yeni 132 ) 2.75L 3rd Above The Horizon ( L Mxothwa 132 ) 5.25L 5th River Fern ( S Khathi 132 ) 13.00L See full results | S Khathi 59.9kg 13.00L | 5 (12) |
| Fairview 07-Feb-25 1000m SOFT R1 Md (of $77,993) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:56.790, SP: 19.00 1st Galileo Star ( C Zackey 132 ) 2nd Winter Warfare ( M Yeni 132 ) 0.75L 3rd King Prawn ( R Fourie 132 ) 4.75L 7th River Fern ( S Khathi 132 ) 10.35L See full results | S Khathi 59.9kg 10.35L | 7 (10) |