22 February 2023 | Turffontein | Race 6

BOOK A TABLE FOR CLASSIC DAY 4 MARCH CALL 0116811796 MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 101 and below)

Distance 2400m

Going Good

Win Time 154.38s

Stakes R120,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	King Of Rome	Mr R Munger	3	52.0kg	77	83	83	Won	5/1Fav	Y	O: Mr T J Shawe T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
2	Banha Bridge Line	Mr K Matsunyane	2	54.0kg	75	70	70	+0.90	33/10	B Y	O: Messrs A J Cohen, D M Cohen & Mrs A J Cohen T: Miss C T Dawson
3	Battleground	Mr M J Thackeray	4	52.0kg	80	93	93	+1.30	9/2	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
4	Flying First Class	Mr D W Schwarz	10	57.5kg	89	82	82	+6.50	15/2	Y	O: Mr Z Kirsten T: Mr D J Nieuwenhuizen
5	Afraad	Mr S Sosibo	7	51.5kg*	75	79	79	+6.75	10/1	B TT Y	O: Messrs P J, N, R & Miss S Delport & Mr A J de Matos T: Mr S J Moffatt
6	Great Affair	Mr J P van der Merwe	8	56.0kg	78	63	63	+7.75	25/1	B Y	—
7	Earl	Mr C R Maujean	5	56.0kg	79	78	78	+10.00	8/1	Y	—
8	Out Of Your League	Mr G J Lerena	6	60.0kg	91	77	77	+23.00	25/2	Y	—
9	So Long Spring	Mr P Mxoli	9	52.0kg*	54	51	51	+99.99	75/1	Y	—
10	White Fang	Mr D de Gouveia	1	58.0kg	85	91	91	+99.99	8/1	B TT Y	—

King Of Rome

Mr R Munger · Dw 3 · 52.0kg

Won

5/1 Fav

MR 77 → 83

Banha Bridge Line

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 2 · 54.0kg

+0.90

33/10

MR 75 → 70

B Y

Battleground

Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 4 · 52.0kg

+1.30

9/2

MR 80 → 93

Flying First Class

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 10 · 57.5kg

+6.50

15/2

MR 89 → 82

Afraad

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 7 · 51.5kg

+6.75

10/1

MR 75 → 79

B TT Y

Great Affair

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 8 · 56.0kg

+7.75

25/1

MR 78 → 63

B Y

Earl

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 5 · 56.0kg

+10.00

8/1

MR 79 → 78

Out Of Your League

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+23.00

25/2

MR 91 → 77

So Long Spring

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 9 · 52.0kg

+99.99

75/1

MR 54 → 51

White Fang

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 1 · 58.0kg

+99.99

8/1

MR 85 → 91

B TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) EARL (C Maujean) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE (G Lerena) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) WHITE FANG (D De Gouveia), fitted with blinkers for the first time, raced to the front in advance of the field and thereafter tired badly from the 400m b) SO LONG SPRING (*P Mxoli) commenced to give ground to the field from the 400m. c) The saddle on OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE (G Lerena) slipped back in running. This was confirmed by an Official. d) KING OF ROME (R Munger), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M N Houdalakis advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) KING OF ROME was ridden by Jockey R Munger (declared 21 February 2023 at 07H49). b) BATTLEGROUND was ridden by Jockey M Thackeray, who weighed out at 52,6kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight as declared (declared 22 February 2023 at 07H17). c) FLYING FIRST CLASS was ridden by Jockey D Schwarz (declared 22 February 2023 at 09H17). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SO LONG SPRING blowing post race. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.