RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION NOVICE PLATE (Maidens & 1 time Winners) | 14 Oct 2022

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Slings And Arrows	Mr J P van der Merwe	6	57.5kg	75	92	92	Won	7/1	Y	O: AndrevanSchaik,JMTFourie,JGGomes,DM&MrsLJJohnson,KistenPillayRacingSyn(Nom:TrevelenPillay),PDTRacingSyn(Nom:TrevorNaicker),SAPuntersForumSyn(Nom:DevaG T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
2	Almas Tower	Mr R D Fourie	4	57.5kg	77	82	82	+0.75	14/1	TT Y	O: Mr A C Peter & Mrs S Viljoen T: Mr Z Oosthuizen
3	Kapuziner Line	Mr M A Yeni	2	57.0kg	84	74	74	+4.25	11/2	Y	O: Mr Y Langevin & Mrs M J Langevin T: Mr S J Snaith
4	Amell	Mr K A Brewer	1	60.0kg*	63	63	63	+4.75	50/1	Y	O: Messrs Andrew Stirling, Vishal Mungroo, Nad Moodley, Trishen Moodley, Kevin Naidoo, Shephard Shumba, O Naidoo & Mrs N Pillay T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
5	Kuznetsov	Mr M Mjoka	5	57.5kg	82	61	61	+6.50	25/1	Y	O: Mr R T Mattheyse T: Mr D A Mckenzie
6	Waiting For Summer	Mr R Munger	7	60.0kg	87	79	79	+6.55	63/100Fav	B Y	—
7	Master Vision	Mr L Mxothwa	3	60.0kg	56	47	47	+11.80	14/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Back To You	—	1	59.0kg	—	70	70	—	33/1	N	—

Slings And Arrows

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 6 · 57.5kg

Won

7/1

MR 75 → 92

Almas Tower

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+0.75

14/1

MR 77 → 82

TT Y

Kapuziner Line

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 2 · 57.0kg

+4.25

11/2

MR 84 → 74

Amell

Mr K A Brewer (True) · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+4.75

50/1

MR 63 → 63

Kuznetsov

Mr M Mjoka · Dw 5 · 57.5kg

+6.50

25/1

MR 82 → 61

Waiting For Summer

Mr R Munger · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+6.55

63/100 Fav

MR 87 → 79

B Y

Master Vision

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+11.80

14/1

MR 56 → 47

B Y

Back To You

— · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

—

33/1

MR — → 70

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) KUZNETSOV (M Mjoka) was stubborn loading and nervous in the stalls. b) MASTER VISION (L Mxothwa) jumped slow, losing one length. c) AMELL (*KA Brewer) and ALMAS TOWER (R Fourie) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) In a slow-run race AMELL (*KA Brewer), KUZNETSOV (M Mjoka) and KAPUZINER (M Yeni) proved difficult to settle in the early and middle stages. b) Approaching the 1100m, AMELL (*KA Brewer) raced onto the heels of KAPUZINER (M Yeni), was shifted out and allowed to race around runners and into a forward position. c) In view of the performance of WAITING FOR SUMMER (R Munger) (Betting 63/100; Distance 6.55 lengths) the veterinary surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) SLINGS AND ARROWS, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GD Smith was advised. (LM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) AMELL raced without a tongue tie (declared 15h59 on 20221012) b) ALMAS TOWER raced with a tongue tie (declared 06h56 on 20221014) c) SLINGS AND ARROWS raced with a compression mask (declared 05h06 on 20221014) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) WAITING FOR SUMMER - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected. Trainer TJ Laing was advised to report back should she find anything amiss with this gelding on his return to the stables. b) MASTER VISION - coughing c) KAPUZINER - coughing SCRATCHED: a) BACK TO YOU - not striding out left front. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 06h55 on 20221014)