GREYVILLE CONVENTION CENTRE MR 87 HANDICAP (Open) | 25 Oct 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Afropolitan	Mr A Mgudlwa	4	54.0kg	75	84	84	Won	6/1	B Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
2	Syx Hotfix Line	Mr R D Fourie	3	61.0kg	89	83	83	+3.10	28/10Fav	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mrs A J Wright
3	El Rey Viene	Mr C J Habib	7	57.5kg	84	76	76	+3.15	5/1	TT Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr D C Howells
4	Release Me	Mr Serino Moodley	6	56.5kg	82	74	74	+3.95	8/1	TT Y	O: Mr J E Finlayson T: Mr P V Lafferty
5	Caesura	Mr M A Yeni	5	57.0kg	81	81	81	+4.25	7/1	Y	O: Mr R M Sewgoolam T: Mrs A J Wright
6	Crazy Blues	Mr C R Maujean	8	58.0kg	83	78	78	+7.35	14/1	Y	—
7	Straight Up	Mr K J Lihaba	2	53.0kg*	81	79	79	+7.60	5/1	TT Y	—
8	Warrior Bling	Miss R A Venniker	1	58.5kg*	87	87	87	+58.00	10/1	Y	—
Code 88	Pragmatist	Mr C Zackey	6	57.5kg	—	85	85	—	8/1	N	—

Afropolitan

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 4 · 54.0kg

Won

6/1

MR 75 → 84

B Y

Syx Hotfix Line

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 3 · 61.0kg

+3.10

28/10 Fav

MR 89 → 83

El Rey Viene

Mr C J Habib · Dw 7 · 57.5kg

+3.15

5/1

MR 84 → 76

TT Y

Release Me

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 6 · 56.5kg

+3.95

8/1

MR 82 → 74

TT Y

Caesura

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 5 · 57.0kg

+4.25

7/1

MR 81 → 81

Crazy Blues

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 8 · 58.0kg

+7.35

14/1

MR 83 → 78

Straight Up

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 2 · 53.0kg

+7.60

5/1

MR 81 → 79

TT Y

Warrior Bling

Miss R A Venniker (True) · Dw 1 · 58.5kg

+58.00

10/1

MR 87 → 87

Pragmatist

Mr C Zackey · Dw 6 · 57.5kg

—

8/1

MR — → 85

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) STRAIGHT UP (*K J Lihaba) was stubborn to load. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) AFROPOLITAN (A Mgudlwa) was hanging out from the 300m. b) Apprentice R A Venniker reported that WARRIOR BLING faltered in the running and as a result she did not persevere with her ride from the 300m. In view of this report, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. Assistant Trainer B Forster acting on behalf of Trainer W A Nel was requested to report back on the condition of WARRIOR BLING upon return to stables. c) EL REY VIENE (C Habib) was hanging in from the 200m. d) In view of the performance of STRAIGHT UP (*K J Lihaba) (7.60 lengths, 5/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) AFROPOLITAN (A Mgudlwa), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer G van Zyl acting on behalf of Trainer G van Zyl (Jnr) advised (DZ). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) WARRIOR BLING : Nothing obvious detected. b) STRAIGHT UP : Lame right front. Veterinary certificate required prior to racing. Trainer D C Howells advised (RS). SCRATCHINGS : a) PRAGMATIST : Foot abscess (Trainer - 25.10.2023/07h40). Rule 53.5 applies. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.