PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MR 76 HANDICAP (Open) | 06 Dec 2022

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Poets Warrior	Mr J P van der Merwe	7	56.5kg	83	114	114	Won	25/2	Y	O: Messrs G W Mackintosh & Justus van Wyk T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
2	Zuzan	Mr R M Simons	5	56.5kg	70	98	98	+0.50	25/2	B Y	O: Messrs Estate Late G H Normand, D Anthony, V J Backos, A A Dormehl, J A Maroun & D A Simpson T: Mr P F Matchett
3	Banha Bridge Line	Mr K Matsunyane	1	56.5kg	69	70	70	+0.55	7/1	B Y	O: Messrs A J Cohen, D M Cohen & Mrs A J Cohen T: Miss C T Dawson
4	Little Prince	Mr G Pieterse	3	58.5kg*	77	73	73	+1.05	33/1	Y	O: Mr M G Bothma & Mrs A M Bothma T: Mr F P P Habib
5	African Torrent	Mr D de Gouveia	8	55.5kg	81	68	68	+3.05	17/10Fav	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
6	Fifth Of July	Mr G J Lerena	2	60.0kg	76	63	63	+8.30	5/1	Y	—
7	Tyrus Express	Mr S Sosibo	4	51.5kg*	66	62	62	+13.55	4/1	B Y	—
8	Ablaan	Mr M A Yeni	6	60.5kg	78	75	75	+13.80	10/1	S	—

Poets Warrior

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 7 · 56.5kg

Won

25/2

MR 83 → 114

Zuzan

Mr R M Simons · Dw 5 · 56.5kg

+0.50

25/2

MR 70 → 98

B Y

Banha Bridge Line

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 1 · 56.5kg

+0.55

7/1

MR 69 → 70

B Y

Little Prince

Mr G Pieterse (True) · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+1.05

33/1

MR 77 → 73

African Torrent

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 8 · 55.5kg

+3.05

17/10 Fav

MR 81 → 68

Fifth Of July

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+8.30

5/1

MR 76 → 63

Tyrus Express

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 4 · 51.5kg

+13.55

4/1

MR 66 → 62

B Y

Ablaan

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 6 · 60.5kg

+13.80

10/1

MR 78 → 75

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) In view of the performance of FIFTH OF JULY (G Lerena), (distance 8,30 lengths, betting 5/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. b) POETS WARRIOR (J P van der Merwe), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Azzie advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) TYRUS EXPRESS: Apprentice S Sosibo weighed out at 51,5kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) ABLAAN raced equipped with steel shoes (declared 5 December 2022 at 12H10). b) ZUZAN raced equipped with blinkers (declared 6 December 2022 at 08H10). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) FIFTH OF JULY examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) TYRUS EXPRESS coughing post race. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.