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04 April 2023 | Turffontein | Race 5

BETONTAB.CO.ZA FM 94 DIVIDED HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

Distance 1600m

Going Yielding

Win Time 99.27s

Avg Time 97.79s

Stakes R110,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:12.5 3yrs:2.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:4.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Escape Artist	Mr D B Geerthsen	2	49.5kg*	78	78	78	Won	9/2	B Y	O: Mr L M Michael T: Mr S G Tarry
2	Sister Light	Mr K de Melo	6	56.0kg	86	96	96	+0.30	28/10Fav	EM Y	O: Lammerskraal Stud T: Mr S G Tarry
3	Queen Of Smoke	Mr D de Gouveia	7	56.5kg	92	74	74	+1.30	8/1	B Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr S T Pettigrew
4	Unconditional Love Line	Mr K Matsunyane	1	57.0kg	88	100	100	+2.30	4/1	Y	O: Mrs S Viljoen T: Mr B J Crawford
5	Bee In My Bonnet	Mr M K Katjedi	5	50.5kg*	78	73	73	+2.55	4/1	EM Y	O: Varsfontein Stud (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr J S Kalmanson) T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
6	Greek Miss	Mr C R Maujean	4	56.5kg	87	91	91	+2.65	25/1	Y	—
7	Ballroom Bliss	Mr M A Yeni	8	53.5kg	81	84	84	+5.40	33/1	B TT N	—
8	Black Silver	Mr J P van der Merwe	3	60.0kg	94	86	86	+14.65	10/1	TT Y	—
Code 88	Tulip Tree	—	2	61.0kg	—	96	96	—	—	N	—

Escape Artist

Mr D B Geerthsen (True) · Dw 2 · 49.5kg

Won

9/2

MR 78 → 78

B Y

Sister Light

Mr K de Melo · Dw 6 · 56.0kg

+0.30

28/10 Fav

MR 86 → 96

EM Y

Queen Of Smoke

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 7 · 56.5kg

+1.30

8/1

MR 92 → 74

B Y

Unconditional Love Line

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 1 · 57.0kg

+2.30

4/1

MR 88 → 100

Bee In My Bonnet

Mr M K Katjedi (True) · Dw 5 · 50.5kg

+2.55

4/1

MR 78 → 73

EM Y

Greek Miss

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 4 · 56.5kg

+2.65

25/1

MR 87 → 91

Ballroom Bliss

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 8 · 53.5kg

+5.40

33/1

MR 81 → 84

B TT N

Black Silver

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+14.65

10/1

MR 94 → 86

TT Y

Tulip Tree

— · Dw 2 · 61.0kg

—

MR — → 96

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BEE IN MY BONNET (*M K Katjedi) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) GREEK MISS (C Maujean) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. c) BLACK SILVER (J P van der Merwe) and QUEEN OF SMOKE (D De Gouveia) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, BEE IN MY BONNET (*M K Katjedi), which jumped outwards leaving the stalls, and SISTER LIGHT (K de Melo) came together and bumped. b) BEE IN MY BONNET (*M K Katjedi) over-raced in the early stages. Thereafter, at approximately the 250m, Apprentice M K Katjedi, briefly dropped his right-side rein resulting in BEE IN MY BONNET having to be corrected and switched in to avoid running onto the heels of GREEK MISS (C Maujean). c) Jockey J P van der Merwe reported that he felt something amiss with BLACK SILVER in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare. d) ESCAPE ARTIST (*D B Geerthsen), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee J Nosasa advised (LK). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) QUEEN OF SMOKE was ridden by Jockey D De Gouveia (declared 3 April 2023 at 08H07). b) ESCAPE ARTIST: Apprentice D B Geerthsen weighed out at 50,5kg, only claiming 1,5kg of his 2,5kg apprentice allowance of which 1kg of overweight was declared. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) BLACK SILVER examined post race, nothing obvious detected. SCRATCHED: a) TULIP TREE abnormal temperature (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.