EQUUS CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD FEMALE MRS GERIATRIX MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members) | 31 Aug 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Fushimi Inari	Mr C J Habib	2	57.0kg	84	52	52	Won	72/100Fav	Y	O: Mr V C Veeramootoo T: Mr S T Pettigrew
2	Mvelelo	Mr J P van der Merwe	4	57.0kg	80	84	84	+1.00	5/2	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr M F de Kock
3	Volte Face Line	Mr Wesley Marwing	3	60.0kg	68	66	66	+2.25	15/2	B TT Y	O: Mrs W van der Westhuizen T: Mr H van der Westhuizen
4	Exhale	Mr D de Gouveia	6	60.0kg	65	66	66	+7.50	10/1	Y	O: Wernars Family T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
5	Mambo Line	Mr D B Geerthsen	1	54.5kg*	—	41	41	+11.75	125/1	B Y	O: Mr P J Moor T: Miss B H Stidolph
6	Care Lair Fare	Mr M K Katjedi	5	60.0kg*	—	48	48	+99.99	125/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Mishrah	Mr M A Yeni	4	57.0kg	—	61	61	—	8/1	N	—

Fushimi Inari

Mr C J Habib · Dw 2 · 57.0kg

Won

72/100 Fav

MR 84 → 52

Mvelelo

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

+1.00

5/2

MR 80 → 84

Volte Face Line

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+2.25

15/2

MR 68 → 66

B TT Y

Exhale

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+7.50

10/1

MR 65 → 66

Mambo Line

Mr D B Geerthsen (True) · Dw 1 · 54.5kg

+11.75

125/1

MR — → 41

B Y

Care Lair Fare

Mr M K Katjedi (True) · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+99.99

125/1

MR — → 48

B Y

Mishrah

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

—

8/1

MR — → 61

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) EXHALE (D De Gouveia) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) VOLTE FACE (Wes Marwing) was slow losing two lengths. c) FUSHIMI INARI (C Habib) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) CARE LAIR FARE (*M K Katjedi) commenced to give ground to the field from the 400m. b) FUSHIMI INARI (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer N Titise, acting on behalf of Trainer S T Pettigrew, was advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) CARE LAIR FARE raced equipped with blinkers (declared 29 August 2023 at 08H02). b) MAMBO LINE raced equipped with blinkers (declared 29 August 2023 at 10H32). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) CARE LAIR FARE fatigued. SCRATCHED: a) MISHRAH pharyngitis (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.