EQUUS CHAMPION BREEDER DRAKENSTEIN STUD FM 86 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares) | 31 Aug 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Opera Glass	Mr G J Lerena	4	60.0kg	86	81	81	Won	4/1	B TT Y	O: Messrs P J, N, R & Miss S Delport, Mrs J Moffatt & Mr T J Shawe T: Mr S J Moffatt
2	Apache Fighter	Mr M A Yeni	7	57.5kg	81	81	81	+0.05	10/1	Y	O: Dr G S Robinson & Mr S W Robinson T: Mr R R Magner
3	Raratonga Rose Line	Mr C Zackey	3	60.0kg	88	80	80	+1.50	20/1	TT Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars & Mrs T J Wernars T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
4	Last Cheer	Mr J Gates	8	53.5kg	73	72	72	+2.50	20/1	TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
5	Avoontoast	Mr S Khumalo	1	59.0kg	86	85	85	+2.75	7/2	B Y	O: Mr Renier Graham T: Mr J A Soma
6	Bold Fortune	Mr P Mxoli	6	59.5kg	85	83	83	+3.25	11/2	B Y	—
7	Paton's Tears	Mr K A Brewer	2	58.5kg	83	78	78	+3.50	15/4Fav	Y	—
8	Ballroom Bliss	Mr J P van der Merwe	5	58.0kg	82	84	84	+3.75	11/2	B TT N	—

Opera Glass

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

Won

4/1

MR 86 → 81

B TT Y

Apache Fighter

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 7 · 57.5kg

+0.05

10/1

MR 81 → 81

Raratonga Rose Line

Mr C Zackey · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+1.50

20/1

MR 88 → 80

TT Y

Last Cheer

Mr J Gates · Dw 8 · 53.5kg

+2.50

20/1

MR 73 → 72

TT Y

Avoontoast

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

+2.75

7/2

MR 86 → 85

B Y

Bold Fortune

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 6 · 59.5kg

+3.25

11/2

MR 85 → 83

B Y

Paton's Tears

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 2 · 58.5kg

+3.50

15/4 Fav

MR 83 → 78

Ballroom Bliss

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+3.75

11/2

MR 82 → 84

B TT N

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) PATON'S TEARS (K A Brewer) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) OPERA GLASS (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S Moffatt advised (LK). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) RARATONGA ROSE raced with a tongue tie on (declared 28 August 2023 at 09H18). THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.