4RACING WISHES YOU A BLESSED FESTIVE SEASON MR 89 OPEN HANDICAP (3 years old) (3 year olds) | 24 Dec 2022

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Bonete	Mr R M Simons	3	60.0kg	89	85	85	Won	7/2	Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mr M F de Kock
2	Pragmatist	Mr K de Melo	8	57.5kg	84	85	85	+0.90	5/4Fav	Y	O: Messrs W Pirzl, A Joannides, Varun Kewal, R T Smart, T M Themba & Justus van Wyk T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
3	Futurewolff Line	Mr K Matsunyane	2	53.5kg	76	80	80	+4.00	10/1	TT Y	O: Mr J Wolff T: Mrs H E Adamson
4	Rosy Lemon	Mr N Klink	5	54.5kg	78	71	71	+4.05	33/1	Y	O: Messrs P A de Lange, A M Sinovich & J Wolff T: Mr F Bronkhorst
5	Just Eminent	Mr L M van Rensburg	4	54.0kg	77	60	60	+5.00	16/1	B Y	O: Messrs P J Victor, C F Strydom, G G Palmer & Mrs D Palmer T: Mr C J Lensley
6	Vesuvio	Mr R Munger	1	54.5kg	78	82	82	+6.75	10/1	Y	—
7	Kill Shot	Mr C J Habib	7	56.0kg	81	54	54	+9.75	16/1	B Y	—
8	Midnight Crystal	Mr S Sosibo	6	49.0kg*	73	66	66	+10.00	8/1	B TT Y	—

Bonete

Mr R M Simons · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

Won

7/2

MR 89 → 85

Pragmatist

Mr K de Melo · Dw 8 · 57.5kg

+0.90

5/4 Fav

MR 84 → 85

Futurewolff Line

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 2 · 53.5kg

+4.00

10/1

MR 76 → 80

TT Y

Rosy Lemon

Mr N Klink · Dw 5 · 54.5kg

+4.05

33/1

MR 78 → 71

Just Eminent

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 4 · 54.0kg

+5.00

16/1

MR 77 → 60

B Y

Vesuvio

Mr R Munger · Dw 1 · 54.5kg

+6.75

10/1

MR 78 → 82

Kill Shot

Mr C J Habib · Dw 7 · 56.0kg

+9.75

16/1

MR 81 → 54

B Y

Midnight Crystal

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 6 · 49.0kg

+10.00

8/1

MR 73 → 66

B TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BONETE (R Simons), VESUVIO (R Munger) and FUTUREWOLFF (K Matsunyane) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) MIDNIGHT CRYSTAL (*S Sosibo) over-raced in the early and middle stages. b) Leaving the 400m, FUTUREWOLFF (K Matsunyane) was momentarily inconvenienced when awkwardly placed on the heels of JUST EMINENT (M van Rensburg) and was directed outwards to continue its run. c) Jockey C Habib reported that KILL SHOT changed stride continuously in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. d) BONETE (R Simons), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M F de Kock advised (LK). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) MIDNIGHT CRYSTAL Apprentice S Sosibo weighed out at 50kg, only claiming 2kg of his 4kg allowance of which 1kg of overweight was declared. Apprentice Sosibo was charged with a contravention of Rule 55.4 in that he failed to weigh out at the correct carded weight on the horse MIDNIGHT CRYSTAL, or at the higher weight confirmed in his engagement with the Trainer. Apprentice Sosibo signed an Admission of Guilt and was fined R1000. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) KILL SHOT not striding out behind. b) VESUVIO coughing. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.