TAB RUGBY MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 101 and below) | 19 Oct 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Afraad	Mr J Gates	3	50.0kg	75	79	79	Won	40/1	B TT Y	O: Messrs P J, N, R & Miss S Delport & Mr A J de Matos T: Mr S J Moffatt
2	Black Thorn	Mr G J Lerena	4	62.0kg	99	102	102	+0.30	10/1	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr M F de Kock
3	Namaqua Blossom	Mr K A Brewer	2	50.5kg	79	75	75	+0.60	17/2	Y	O: Mr D Shawe T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
4	Breeze Over Line	Mr M A Yeni	5	52.0kg	84	99	99	+2.75	91/100Fav	TT Y	O: Messrs S M Leahy & C H J Higgs T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
5	Mambo Come Tesio	Mr J P van der Merwe	6	52.0kg	83	80	80	+5.00	4/1	B Y	O: Mr W Chow T: Mr M F de Kock
6	Street Art	Mr T J Mayhew	1	58.0kg*	101	78	78	+5.75	5/1	Y	—

Afraad

Mr J Gates · Dw 3 · 50.0kg

Won

40/1

MR 75 → 79

B TT Y

Black Thorn

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 4 · 62.0kg

+0.30

10/1

MR 99 → 102

Namaqua Blossom

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 2 · 50.5kg

+0.60

17/2

MR 79 → 75

Breeze Over Line

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 5 · 52.0kg

+2.75

91/100 Fav

MR 84 → 99

TT Y

Mambo Come Tesio

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 6 · 52.0kg

+5.00

4/1

MR 83 → 80

B Y

Street Art

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 1 · 58.0kg

+5.75

5/1

MR 101 → 78

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BREEZE OVER (M Yeni) and NAMAQUA BLOSSOM (K A Brewer) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Jockey J Gates was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he, as the rider of AFRAAD, misused his crop by striking this gelding more than twelve times (13) which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. Jockey J Gates signed an Admission of Guilt and a fine of R2000 was imposed. b) AFRAAD (J Gates), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S Moffatt advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) NAMAQUA BLOSSOM: Jockey K A Brewer weighed out at 50,5kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) AFRAAD abnormal respiratory noise. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.