RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 101 and below) | 24 Aug 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Destiny Of Souls	Mr J P van der Merwe	2	54.0kg	87	89	89	Won	9/4Fav	Y	O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha) T: Mr M F de Kock
2	Ballroom Bliss Line	Mr M A Yeni	5	51.5kg	82	84	84	+3.00	7/2	B TT N	O: Derma-Ion CC T/A DMK (SA) (Nom: Joseph Muller) T: Late Mr B D Botes
3	Bey Suyay Line	Mr S Khumalo	4	54.0kg	85	84	84	+3.75	15/2	B TT Y	O: Messrs S Govender, M D Ragavan & T P Zackey T: Late Mr B D Botes
4	Luthuli	Mr P Mxoli	1	50.0kg	77	74	74	+4.25	5/1	B Y	O: Messrs B D van Laun, G J Nassif, J Nassif & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif) T: Mr F P P Habib
5	Stratospheric	Mr C Zackey	6	60.0kg	97	97	97	+6.25	6/1	TT Y	O: Mrs S Viljoen T: Mr A P Peter
6	Terra Time	Mr L M van Rensburg	8	57.5kg	97	96	96	+6.50	20/1	Y	—
7	Twin Turbo	Mr C J Habib	3	56.0kg	87	88	88	+10.00	25/2	Y	—
8	The Kop	Mr D B Geerthsen	7	53.5kg*	86	78	78	+27.00	25/1	TT Y	—

Destiny Of Souls

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 2 · 54.0kg

Won

9/4 Fav

MR 87 → 89

Ballroom Bliss Line

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 5 · 51.5kg

+3.00

7/2

MR 82 → 84

B TT N

Bey Suyay Line

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 4 · 54.0kg

+3.75

15/2

MR 85 → 84

B TT Y

Luthuli

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 1 · 50.0kg

+4.25

5/1

MR 77 → 74

B Y

Stratospheric

Mr C Zackey · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+6.25

6/1

MR 97 → 97

TT Y

Terra Time

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 8 · 57.5kg

+6.50

20/1

MR 97 → 96

Twin Turbo

Mr C J Habib · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

+10.00

25/2

MR 87 → 88

The Kop

Mr D B Geerthsen (True) · Dw 7 · 53.5kg

+27.00

25/1

MR 86 → 78

TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) STRATOSPHERIC (C Zackey) was slow losing one length. b) THE KOP (*D B Geerthsen), BEY SUYAY (S Khumalo) and BALLROOM BLISS (M Yeni) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) TERRA TIME (M van Rensburg) over-raced in the early stages. b) Jockey C Zackey reported that STRATOSPHERIC did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) Apprentice D B Geerthsen reported that THE KOP took no interest in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) DESTINY OF SOULS (J P van der Merwe), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer W Masawi, acting on behalf of Trainer M F de Kock, was advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) STRATOSPHERIC fatigued. b) THE KOP examined post race, nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.