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30 August 2023 | Greyville | Race 5

OLYMPIC FLAG MR 72 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1200m

Going Standard

Win Time 71.65s

Avg Time 70.51s

Stakes R100,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:7.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.5 4yrs:0.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Preemptive Strike	Mr S D Veale	5	59.0kg	70	70	70	Won	9/4Fav	B TT Y	O: Messrs M A Currie & E W Buhr T: Mr S H Ferrie
2	Big Slick	Mr B J A Plaatjies	9	55.5kg*	71	64	64	+1.05	33/1	Y	O: Messrs Y Naidoo, K M Chetty, Karthi Moodley & Estate Mr D P Pillay T: Mr Y Govender
3	Gimme A Rainbow Line	Mr Serino Moodley	7	60.5kg	73	74	74	+1.45	9/2	Y	O: Messrs Bryn Ressell, Carl Hewitson, A J van Huyssteen & M C Wright T: Mr Carl Hewitson
4	Final Destiny	Mr C F Dicken	1	52.0kg	52	50	50	+1.75	14/1	B Y	O: Messrs Ian Robinson, G C Kalil & G B Puller T: Mr G B Puller
5	Oshakati	Mr C R Maujean	3	59.5kg	71	59	59	+3.15	7/1	Y	O: Messrs Ian Robinson, G C Kalil, R C Marais & G B Puller T: Mr G B Puller
6	Lord Edward	Mr C J Habib	6	55.0kg	62	52	52	+3.55	40/1	Y	—
7	Intrepid	Mr M A Yeni	4	59.5kg	71	73	73	+3.60	4/1	Y	—
8	Roy's July Magic	Mr J W Jacobs	8	52.5kg	55	48	48	+4.70	50/1	Y	—
9	Saipan	Mr S S Hlengwa	10	52.0kg*	52	52	52	+4.95	25/1	B Y	—
10	Son Of Silk	Mr R Khathi	2	60.0kg	72	65	65	+12.35	8/1	Y	—
Code 88	Guiseppi's Song	—	10	55.0kg*	—	60	60	—	25/1	N	—

Preemptive Strike

Mr S D Veale · Dw 5 · 59.0kg

Won

9/4 Fav

MR 70 → 70

B TT Y

Big Slick

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 9 · 55.5kg

+1.05

33/1

MR 71 → 64

Gimme A Rainbow Line

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 7 · 60.5kg

+1.45

9/2

MR 73 → 74

Final Destiny

Mr C F Dicken · Dw 1 · 52.0kg

+1.75

14/1

MR 52 → 50

B Y

Oshakati

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 3 · 59.5kg

+3.15

7/1

MR 71 → 59

Lord Edward

Mr C J Habib · Dw 6 · 55.0kg

+3.55

40/1

MR 62 → 52

Intrepid

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 4 · 59.5kg

+3.60

4/1

MR 71 → 73

Roy's July Magic

Mr J W Jacobs · Dw 8 · 52.5kg

+4.70

50/1

MR 55 → 48

Saipan

Mr S S Hlengwa (True) · Dw 10 · 52.0kg

+4.95

25/1

MR 52 → 52

B Y

Son Of Silk

Mr R Khathi · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+12.35

8/1

MR 72 → 65

Guiseppi's Song

— (True) · Dw 10 · 55.0kg

—

25/1

MR — → 60

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) OSHAKATI (C Maujean) and LORD EDWARD (C Habib) lost 1 length. b) ROY'S JULY MAGIC (J Jacobs) jumped awkwardly. Lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) Shortly after the start GIMME A RAINBOW (S Moodley) was brushed in by BIG SLICK (*B Plaatjies) which jumped inwards sharply. As a consequence of this, LORD EDWARD (C Habib) had to steady off the heels of GIMME A RAINBOW (S Moodley). Apprentice B Plaatjies accompanied by his Riding Master was shown the patrol film of this incident and was advised that the Stewards accepted that it was a sharp and sudden movement out of the stalls, that he had made some attempt to prevent the incident from occurring and that he is in the formulative stages of his apprenticeship. However, he was told that he should make every immediate endeavour to straighten his mounts in similar circumstances in future. b) Leaving the 300m SAIPAN (*S Hlengwa) which was hanging in, brushed INTREPID (M Yeni), which rolled out. c) PREEMPTIVE STRIKE (S Veale) was hanging in from the 300m. d) GIMME A RAINBOW (S Moodley) was hanging in from the 150m. e) Jockey R Khathi reported that SON OF SILK made an abnormal respiratory noise in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. f) PREEMPTIVE STRIKE (S Veale), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S H Ferrie advised (NS). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Jockey C Maujean was the rider of OSHAKATI (advised 29.08.2023/13h12). b) Jockey J Jacobs (ROY'S JULY MAGIC) weighed out at 53.9kgs, 0.5kg over the carded weight. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) SON OF SILK : Nothing obvious detected. SCRATCHINGS : a) GUISEPPI'S SONG : Insufficient recovery time (Trainer - 29.08.2023/15h53). Rule 53.5 applies. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None