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Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Chocolate Bomb	Mr G J Lerena	6	60.0kg	—	82	82	Won	1/4Fav	Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars & Mrs T J Wernars T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
2	Daring Act Line	Mr C R Maujean	5	60.0kg	82	58	58	+2.00	7/1	Y	O: Mr S S Pooe T: Miss R L Klaasen
3	Presley	Mr N Klink	1	60.0kg	—	90	90	+3.25	20/1	Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars & J Vermaak T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
4	Gotcha Buzz	Mr P Mxoli	3	57.5kg*	72	61	61	+5.50	20/1	Y	O: Wernars Family T: Mr P F Matchett
5	Lt Alexander	Mr M A Yeni	2	60.0kg	79	72	72	+5.60	25/1	B TT Y	O: Messrs W J Coates & G C Kalil & Mr & Mrs P A Michaelides T: Late Mr B D Botes
6	Scarlet Red	Mr Wesley Marwing	4	59.5kg	—	64	64	+7.75	66/1	Y	—
7	Hat Hot Hat	Mr F M Herholdt	7	60.0kg	—	66	66	+13.00	100/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Lovegrass	Mr D de Gouveia	5	57.5kg	—	96	96	—	8/1	N	—

Chocolate Bomb

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

Won

1/4 Fav

MR — → 82

Daring Act Line

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+2.00

7/1

MR 82 → 58

Presley

Mr N Klink · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+3.25

20/1

MR — → 90

Gotcha Buzz

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

+5.50

20/1

MR 72 → 61

Lt Alexander

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+5.60

25/1

MR 79 → 72

B TT Y

Scarlet Red

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 4 · 59.5kg

+7.75

66/1

MR — → 64

Hat Hot Hat

Mr F M Herholdt · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+13.00

100/1

MR — → 66

B Y

Lovegrass

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 5 · 57.5kg

—

8/1

MR — → 96

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SCARLET RED (W Marwing) jumped out awkwardly leaving the stalls. b) CHOCOLATE BOMB (G Lerena) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. c) PRESLEY (N Klink) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start PRESLEY (N Klink), which jumped out, was brushed in by LT ALEXANDER (M Yeni), which rolled in. b) GOTCHA BUZZ (P Mxoli) was hanging in throughout. c) DARING ACT (C Maujean) was hanging in from the 300m. d) Jockey W Marwing reported that SCARLET RED changed stride continually in running. The veterinary surgeon was requested to examine this filly. e) CHOCOLATE BOMB, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer JJ van Vuuren was advised. (MS) JOCKEY CHANGES: a) C Maujean rode DARING ACT (declared 08h47 on 20230805) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) CHOCOLATE BOMB raced without a compression mask and without ear muffs (declared 07h45 on 20230805) THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SCARLET RED - examined post-race. Returned with tongue over the bit b) CHOCOLATE BOMB - overreach left front SCRATCHED: a) LOVEGRASS - coughing. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 07h44 on 20230805)