26 February 2023 | Turffontein | Race 8

RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION PINNACLE STAKES (Open)

Distance 1160m

Going Good

Win Time 65.38s

Avg Time 66.86s

Stakes R150,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	William Robertson	Mr L M van Rensburg	8	62.0kg	125	124	124	Won	9/2	Y	O: Messrs R P Macnab, Keegan Govender, X Spies & Corne Spies Racing (Pty) Ltd, Waste Glass Recovery (Pty) Ltd (Nom: J H de Lange) T: Mr C Spies
2	Quantum Theory Line	Mr D de Gouveia	1	54.0kg	108	111	111	+0.40	6/1	Y	O: Messrs I F M van Schalkwyk & A D Marx T: Mr R R Sage
3	Prophet	Mr R Munger	10	54.0kg	108	62	62	+3.25	7/1	Y	O: Ben Botha (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr Arne Botha) T: Mr C Spies
4	Ikigai	Mr K Matsunyane	2	52.0kg	100	91	91	+6.75	25/1	B Y	O: Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
5	Full Velocity	Mr G J Lerena	5	55.5kg	113	94	94	+7.00	5/2Fav	B Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr S G Tarry
6	Eden Roc	Mr R D Fourie	3	56.0kg	110	98	98	+8.25	7/1	TT Y	—
7	Sprinkles	Mr K de Melo	9	53.5kg	110	105	105	+9.25	16/1	Y	—
8	Lucy In The Sky	Mr N Klink	6	50.0kg	94	74	74	+10.25	20/1	Y	—
9	Val d'Orcia	Mr C R Maujean	4	56.0kg	108	105	105	+11.50	25/2	EM Y	—
10	Astrix	Mr S Sosibo	7	59.5kg*	122	118	118	+11.55	40/1	B Y	—

William Robertson

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 8 · 62.0kg

Won

9/2

MR 125 → 124

Quantum Theory Line

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 1 · 54.0kg

+0.40

6/1

MR 108 → 111

Prophet

Mr R Munger · Dw 10 · 54.0kg

+3.25

7/1

MR 108 → 62

Ikigai

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 2 · 52.0kg

+6.75

25/1

MR 100 → 91

B Y

Full Velocity

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 5 · 55.5kg

+7.00

5/2 Fav

MR 113 → 94

B Y

Eden Roc

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

+8.25

7/1

MR 110 → 98

TT Y

Sprinkles

Mr K de Melo · Dw 9 · 53.5kg

+9.25

16/1

MR 110 → 105

Lucy In The Sky

Mr N Klink · Dw 6 · 50.0kg

+10.25

20/1

MR 94 → 74

Val d'Orcia

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

+11.50

25/2

MR 108 → 105

EM Y

Astrix

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 7 · 59.5kg

+11.55

40/1

MR 122 → 118

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) WILLIAM ROBERTSON (M van Rensburg) jumped inwards sharply leaving the stalls. b) VAL D'ORCIA (C Maujean) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, ASTRIX (*S Sosibo), VAL D'ORCIA (C Maujean), FULL VELOCITY (G Lerena) and LUCY IN THE SKY (N Klink) suffered varying degrees of interference on the inside of WILLIAM ROBERTSON (M van Rensburg), which jumped inwards sharply leaving the stalls. b) Jockey K de Melo reported that SPRINKLES changed stride continually in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. c) WILLIAM ROBERTSON (M van Rensburg), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Spies advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) VAL D'ORCIA was ridden by Jockey C Maujean (declared 26 February 2023 at 07H47). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) IKIGAI raced equipped with blinkers, without a compression mask (declared 24 February 2023 at 12H42) and without ear muffs (declared 24 February 2023 at 12H45). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SPRINKLES examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) ASTRIX coughing post race. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.