EAST CAPE SPRINT CUP (Listed) (Weight For Age plus Penalties) | 24 Mar 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Countdown Line	Mr G van Niekerk	4	57.0kg	109	106	106	Won	5/2	TT Y	O: Messrs P Bamford, W N Frost & W Luthi T: Mr G S Kotzen
2	Phedra	Mr L Mxothwa	7	57.5kg	99	103	103	+1.00	10/1	B Y	O: Ben Botha (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr Arne Botha), Messrs K B Larsen, I D Berg, Robin Strydom & G M Kotzen T: Mrs S B Kotzen
3	Cliff Top	Mr R D Fourie	1	58.0kg	110	109	109	+5.25	1/1Fav	TT Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr A C Greeff
4	Inherit The Rain	Mr X C Ndlovu	2	60.0kg	106	98	98	+5.30	20/1	B TT Y	O: Mr M C Wright T: Mr A C Greeff
5	Whatever Next	Mr T T Gould	3	60.0kg	100	68	68	+10.05	50/1	B TT Y	O: Mr & Mrs D L A Matthews & Mr & Mrs A C Greeff T: Mr A C Greeff
6	Safe Return	Mr S Khumalo	5	60.0kg	101	83	83	+10.80	13/2	B Y	—
7	Giacomo Puccini	Mr S R Khathi	6	60.0kg	91	72	72	+13.05	80/1	Y	—

Countdown Line

Mr G van Niekerk · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

Won

5/2

MR 109 → 106

TT Y

Phedra

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 7 · 57.5kg

+1.00

10/1

MR 99 → 103

B Y

Cliff Top

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 1 · 58.0kg

+5.25

1/1 Fav

MR 110 → 109

TT Y

Inherit The Rain

Mr X C Ndlovu · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+5.30

20/1

MR 106 → 98

B TT Y

Whatever Next

Mr T T Gould · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+10.05

50/1

MR 100 → 68

B TT Y

Safe Return

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+10.80

13/2

MR 101 → 83

B Y

Giacomo Puccini

Mr S R Khathi · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+13.05

80/1

MR 91 → 72

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start GIACOMO PUCCINI (S Khathi) was brushed by INHERIT THE RAIN (X Ndlovu). b) Jockey X Ndlovu reported that INHERIT THE RAIN made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The veterinary surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) COUNTDOWN, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer T Woolard, acting on behalf of Trainer GS Kotzen, was advised. (LM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) SAFE RETURN (S Khumalo) raced in club colours - Stewards permission RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) INHERIT THE RAIN - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS