SOPHOMORE PLATE (For 3 year-olds) | 20 Jan 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Khaya's Hope	Mr K de Melo	7	60.0kg	107	114	114	Won	1/3Fav	Y	O: Khaya Stables (Pty) Ltd T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
2	Perfection	Mr J P van der Merwe	2	58.0kg	83	103	103	+2.00	17/2	Y	O: Mr V C Veeramootoo T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
3	Pure Maverick Line	Mr S R Khathi	6	58.0kg	89	94	94	+2.05	14/1	Y	O: Mr S Rampear & Miss K Mitchley T: Miss K Mitchley
4	Indy View	Mr L Mxothwa	1	56.0kg	79	76	76	+3.30	14/1	Y	O: Messrs Kenny Govender, G M Kotzen, D J de Klerk, Mrs D Jithoo, SA Punters Forum Syndicate, Mr F L & Mrs P Oostendorp, Dr KG & Mr GM Bakos T: Mrs S B Kotzen
5	Zatara Magic	Mr S Khumalo	3	56.0kg	86	114	114	+4.80	16/1	Y	O: Messrs Dennis Armstrong, F du Toit, M B Manthe, A Puggia, Morne Struwig & N D van Vuuren T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
6	Admirals Chance	Mr R D Fourie	4	56.0kg	75	77	77	+7.55	25/1	B TT Y	—
7	Last Storm	Mr R Munger	5	56.0kg	79	66	66	+10.80	40/1	Y	—

Khaya's Hope

Mr K de Melo · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

Won

1/3 Fav

MR 107 → 114

Perfection

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 2 · 58.0kg

+2.00

17/2

MR 83 → 103

Pure Maverick Line

Mr S R Khathi · Dw 6 · 58.0kg

+2.05

14/1

MR 89 → 94

Indy View

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

+3.30

14/1

MR 79 → 76

Zatara Magic

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

+4.80

16/1

MR 86 → 114

Admirals Chance

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

+7.55

25/1

MR 75 → 77

B TT Y

Last Storm

Mr R Munger · Dw 5 · 56.0kg

+10.80

40/1

MR 79 → 66

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) PERFECTION (JP van der Merwe) jumped slow, losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start LAST STORM (R Munger) was bumped by ADMIRALS CHANCE (R Fourie) which was bumped by ZATARA MAGIC (S Khumalo), which jumped outwards. During this incident ADMIRALS CHANCE (R Fourie) and LAST STORM (R Munger) were unbalanced for a number of strides and ZATARA MAGIC (S Khumalo) then commenced to over race in the early stages. b) KHAYA'S HOPE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GD Smith was advised. (LM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) Nil RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS