PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MR 82 HANDICAP (Open) | 03 Mar 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Perfection	Mr J P van der Merwe	5	57.5kg	83	103	103	Won	5/4Fav	Y	O: Mr V C Veeramootoo T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
2	Mhlabeni	Miss R A Venniker	3	62.0kg*	89	90	90	+2.00	8/1	Y	O: Mr D A Mckenzie T: Mr D A Mckenzie
3	Twice To Heaven	Mr L Mxothwa	2	60.0kg	82	72	72	+4.25	7/1	Y	O: Sharon Kotzen Racing (Pty) Ltd, Ben Botha (Pty) Ltd (Mr Arne Botha),Messrs G M Kotzen, Rajan Naidoo, P Volo, Jack Swart,Kenny Govender&Mrs D Jithoo T: Mrs S B Kotzen
4	Waiting For Summer	Mr R Munger	7	59.5kg	81	79	79	+4.50	7/1	TT Y	O: Miss T J Laing & Mr G P Venter T: Miss T J Laing
5	Pam's Princess	Mr C R Maujean	1	60.0kg	82	82	82	+5.50	16/1	Y	O: Estate Late Mr A C Rhodes T: Mr J P Nel
6	El Romiachi	Mr P Mxoli	8	54.0kg*	70	77	77	+6.75	20/1	B TT F	—
7	Duke Of Orange	Mr Y Ramzan	4	56.0kg	74	53	53	+6.85	20/1	Y	—
8	Atkinson Grimshaw	Mr S Khumalo	6	58.0kg	78	75	75	+7.85	11/2	Y	—
Code 88	Secret Is Ours	Mr R D Fourie	3	57.5kg	—	66	66	—	11/2	N	—

Perfection

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 5 · 57.5kg

Won

5/4 Fav

MR 83 → 103

Mhlabeni

Miss R A Venniker (True) · Dw 3 · 62.0kg

+2.00

8/1

MR 89 → 90

Twice To Heaven

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+4.25

7/1

MR 82 → 72

Waiting For Summer

Mr R Munger · Dw 7 · 59.5kg

+4.50

7/1

MR 81 → 79

TT Y

Pam's Princess

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+5.50

16/1

MR 82 → 82

El Romiachi

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 8 · 54.0kg

+6.75

20/1

MR 70 → 77

B TT F

Duke Of Orange

Mr Y Ramzan · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

+6.85

20/1

MR 74 → 53

Atkinson Grimshaw

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 6 · 58.0kg

+7.85

11/2

MR 78 → 75

Secret Is Ours

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

—

11/2

MR — → 66

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) ATKINSON GRIMSHAW (S Khumalo) fly-jumped leaving the stalls, losing two lengths. b) TWICE TO HEAVEN (L Mxothwa), PERFECTION (JP van der Merwe) and WAITING FOR SUMMER (R Munger) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) EL ROMIACHI (*P Mxoli), which refused to settle in the early and middle stages, raced wide on the bend and into the straight. b) PERFECTION, 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 REPORTED: a) DUKE OF ORANGE - abnormal respiratory noise SCRATCHED: a) SECRET IS OURS - cast in box. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 05h34 on 20230303)