HSH PRINCESS CHARLENE EMPRESS CLUB STAKES (Grade 1) (For Fillies and Mares at Weight-for-Age) | 15 Apr 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Desert Miracle	Mr C Zackey	5	60.0kg	124	124	124	Won	3/1	Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mr M F de Kock
2	Feather Boa	Mr K de Melo	2	57.5kg	108	114	114	+1.25	9/4Fav	Y	O: Messrs W D Jackson, M J Campbell, A D Marx & C C Valjalo T: Mr S T Pettigrew
3	Marigold Hotel Line	Mr R D Fourie	6	60.0kg	107	107	107	+5.00	17/2	Y	O: Sean Tarry Racing Pty (Ltd) & Mr M A Currie T: Mr S G Tarry
4	Under Your Spell	Mr L Mxothwa	7	60.0kg	114	113	113	+5.25	11/2	TT Y	O: OTI Management (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr T F Henderson),Mrs B M A Lahoud,Messrs M A Currie, C N Francis, A Lahoud, Jarryd Lahoud,Allan F Peters & Larry Pogir T: Mr S G Tarry
5	Humdinger	Mr S Khumalo	4	60.0kg	108	119	119	+9.25	25/2	Y	O: International Racing Club (Nom: J da Mata), Messrs M F de Kock & K Nagendran T: Mr M F de Kock
6	Miss Daisy	Mr R Munger	3	57.5kg	108	108	108	+11.75	40/1	TT Y	—
7	Gimme A Shot	Mr J P van der Merwe	1	57.5kg	113	110	110	+14.00	9/2	Y	—

Desert Miracle

Mr C Zackey · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

Won

3/1

MR 124 → 124

Feather Boa

Mr K de Melo · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

+1.25

9/4 Fav

MR 108 → 114

Marigold Hotel Line

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+5.00

17/2

MR 107 → 107

Under Your Spell

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+5.25

11/2

MR 114 → 113

TT Y

Humdinger

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+9.25

25/2

MR 108 → 119

Miss Daisy

Mr R Munger · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

+11.75

40/1

MR 108 → 108

TT Y

Gimme A Shot

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 1 · 57.5kg

+14.00

9/2

MR 113 → 110

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) DESERT MIRACLE (C Zackey) and GIMME A SHOT (J P van der Merwe) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Jockey K de Melo, the rider of FEATHER BOA, accidentally dropped his crop shortly before the finish line. b) In view of the performance of GIMME A SHOT (J P van der Merwe), (distance 14,00 lengths, betting 9/2), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. c) DESERT MIRACLE (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M F de Kock advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) GIMME A SHOT examined post race, nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. None. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.