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08 September 2022 | Turffontein | Race 8

NEXT TURFFONTEIN RACEMEETING SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER MR 68 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1000m

Going Good

Win Time 58.48s

Avg Time 58.41s

Stakes R55,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.0 4yrs:0.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Trust The Fire	Mr G J Lerena	3	56.5kg	61	65	65	Won	9/2	B TT F	O: The Fire Racing Trust (Nom: Mr Alesh Naidoo) T: Mr L J Human
2	Phinda Mzala Line	Mr J R Syster	2	60.0kg	68	54	54	+2.00	28/10Fav	B F	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr Clinton Binda
3	Rose Velvet	Mr K de Melo	5	58.5kg	78	73	73	+2.60	6/1	Y	O: Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
4	Jet Cat	Mr Wesley Marwing	4	61.0kg	70	60	60	+3.90	10/1	B TT Y	O: Mrs W van der Westhuizen T: Mr H van der Westhuizen
5	Bridge Of Spies	Mr M J Thackeray	13	52.0kg	50	48	48	+5.70	100/1	Y	O: Dr D C Pretorius T: Dr D C Pretorius
6	Baby Dont Hurt Me	Mr M A Yeni	6	57.0kg	62	52	52	+6.40	8/1	B Y	—
7	Mercer Girl	Mr S Sosibo	10	48.5kg*	51	53	53	+6.70	50/1	B Y	—
8	Song Of Liberty	Mr J M Solomons	11	53.0kg*	54	52	52	+6.80	33/1	B Y	—
9	Sky Glitter	Mr K Matsunyane	7	60.0kg	68	66	66	+7.00	25/2	B Y	—
10	Big City Girl	Mr R Munger	8	58.5kg	65	59	59	+7.50	20/1	B Y	—
11	Stormy Lass	Mr R M Simons	1	58.5kg	65	61	61	+9.30	7/1	Y	—
12	In The Ether	Mr N Klink	9	54.0kg	56	63	63	+9.55	40/1	B TT Y	—
13	The Cambo	Mr P Mxoli	12	52.0kg*	52	49	49	+11.00	75/1	B Y	—

Trust The Fire

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 56.5kg

Won

9/2

MR 61 → 65

B TT F

Phinda Mzala Line

Mr J R Syster · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+2.00

28/10 Fav

MR 68 → 54

B F

Rose Velvet

Mr K de Melo · Dw 5 · 58.5kg

+2.60

6/1

MR 78 → 73

Jet Cat

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 4 · 61.0kg

+3.90

10/1

MR 70 → 60

B TT Y

Bridge Of Spies

Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 13 · 52.0kg

+5.70

100/1

MR 50 → 48

Baby Dont Hurt Me

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 6 · 57.0kg

+6.40

8/1

MR 62 → 52

B Y

Mercer Girl

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 10 · 48.5kg

+6.70

50/1

MR 51 → 53

B Y

Song Of Liberty

Mr J M Solomons (True) · Dw 11 · 53.0kg

+6.80

33/1

MR 54 → 52

B Y

Sky Glitter

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+7.00

25/2

MR 68 → 66

B Y

Big City Girl

Mr R Munger · Dw 8 · 58.5kg

+7.50

20/1

MR 65 → 59

B Y

Stormy Lass

Mr R M Simons · Dw 1 · 58.5kg

+9.30

7/1

MR 65 → 61

In The Ether

Mr N Klink · Dw 9 · 54.0kg

+9.55

40/1

MR 56 → 63

B TT Y

The Cambo

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 12 · 52.0kg

+11.00

75/1

MR 52 → 49

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) STORMY LASS (R Simons) was restless in the stalls. b) THE CAMBO (*P Mxoli) reared in the stalls. c) SKY GLITTER (K Matsunyane) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. d) IN THE ETHER (N Klink) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, BABY DONT HURT ME (M Yeni) was squeezed out between ROSE VELVET (K de Melo) and SKY GLITTER (K Matsunyane), which jumped awkwardly inwards leaving the stalls. b) Shortly after the start, SONG OF LIBERTY (*J Solomons) and MERCER GIRL (*S Sosibo) were bumped outward by IN THE ETHER (N Klink), which jumped awkwardly outwards leaving the stalls, resulting in IN THE ETHER (N Klink) becoming unbalanced. c) At approximately the 800m, ROSE VELVET (K de Melo) was steadied momentarily to avoid the heels of BABY DONT HURT ME (M Yeni), which rolled in and was immediately corrected. d) TRUST THE FIRE (G Lerena) hung in from the 300m. e) TRUST THE FIRE (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer L J Human advised (DR). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) MERCER GIRL: Apprentice S Sosibo weighed out at 49,5kg, 1,5kg over the carded weight of which 1kg was declared. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) TRUST THE FIRE raced equipped with alumites in front and unshod behind (declared 31 August 2022 at 08H33). b) PHINDA MZALA raced equipped with alumites in front and unshod behind (declared 1 September 2022 at 13H12). c) MERCER GIRL raced without a tongue tie (declared 3 September 2022 at 18H34). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SKY GLITTER mild post race distress. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.