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Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Sea Master	Mr A Mgudlwa	2	61.0kg	92	99	99	Won	33/10	EM Y	O: Mrs Laura de Haast T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
2	Tom Bombadil	Mr M K Katjedi	1	50.5kg*	67	56	56	+1.80	15/2	TT Y	O: Mr G Prithipal T: Mr D W Moore
3	Twice Golden Line	Mr S S Hlengwa	4	54.5kg*	77	84	84	+3.10	15/4Fav	B Y	O: Messrs K A Ungerer, F M Carruthers, P B Hosking, G C Kalil, G B Puller & Ian Robinson T: Mr G B Puller
4	Question Master	Mr J Gates	7	51.0kg	73	70	70	+3.40	33/1	TT Y	O: Mr Preggie Somasundram T: Mr D W Moore
5	Arverni King	Mr L M van Rensburg	3	51.5kg	74	86	86	+4.10	17/2	B TT Y	O: Messrs O B Heffer & B Makwabarara T: Mr P B Muscutt
6	Syx Hotfix	Mr K de Melo	5	57.0kg	82	83	83	+5.80	15/4	Y	—
7	Temperate Zone	Mr Serino Moodley	8	54.5kg	82	74	74	+6.30	15/2	TT Y	—
8	Cyber Time	Mr C R Maujean	6	55.0kg	76	81	81	+6.40	15/2	Y	—
Code 88	Papa C	Mr S D Veale	2	53.0kg	—	73	73	—	7/2	N	—

Sea Master

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 2 · 61.0kg

Won

33/10

MR 92 → 99

EM Y

Tom Bombadil

Mr M K Katjedi (True) · Dw 1 · 50.5kg

+1.80

15/2

MR 67 → 56

TT Y

Twice Golden Line

Mr S S Hlengwa (True) · Dw 4 · 54.5kg

+3.10

15/4 Fav

MR 77 → 84

B Y

Question Master

Mr J Gates · Dw 7 · 51.0kg

+3.40

33/1

MR 73 → 70

TT Y

Arverni King

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 3 · 51.5kg

+4.10

17/2

MR 74 → 86

B TT Y

Syx Hotfix

Mr K de Melo · Dw 5 · 57.0kg

+5.80

15/4

MR 82 → 83

Temperate Zone

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 8 · 54.5kg

+6.30

15/2

MR 82 → 74

TT Y

Cyber Time

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 6 · 55.0kg

+6.40

15/2

MR 76 → 81

Papa C

Mr S D Veale · Dw 2 · 53.0kg

—

7/2

MR — → 73

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) TWICE GOLDEN (*S Hlengwa) lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) At the 2000m, TOM BOMBADIL (*M K Katjedi) was steadied off the heels of SEA MASTER (A Mgudlwa) which rolled in. b) Leaving the 300m, ARVERNI KING (M V'Rensburg) rolled out away from SYX HOTFIX (K de Melo) and brushed TWICE GOLDEN (*S Hlengwa). Thereafter, at the 200m ARVERNI KING (M V'Rensburg) had to be steadied when tightened for galloping room between TWICE GOLDEN (*S Hlengwa) and SYX HOTFIX (K de Melo) which shifted out suddenly away from the crop and was immediately straightened. In this incident SYX HOTFIX (K de Melo) was turned and became unbalanced. c) SEA MASTER (A Mgudlwa), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer G van Zyl (Jnr) advised (DZ). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) SEA MASTER raced equipped with pacifiers and ear- muffs, without blinkers (advised 24.03.23/19h45). b) Jockey M V'Rensburg (ARVERNI KING) weighed out at 53kg, 0.5kg over the carded weight. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) No reports. SCRATCHINGS : a) PAPA C : Elevated temperature (Trainer - 26.03.23/07h16). Rule 53.5 applies. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.