CAPE RACING SALES OPEN MAIDEN (For all Maidens) | 14 Nov 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Touchdown	Mr R D Fourie	5	58.0kg	79	73	73	Won	5/2	B Y	O: Messrs R L Gabler & K P Truter & Mesdames C L Gabler & Jane Truter T: Mr V H Marshall
2	Kwite A King Line	Mr G van Niekerk	6	55.5kg	74	79	79	+1.50	25/2	B Y	O: Greg & Gina Bortz & Mr Leon Ellman T: Mr S J Snaith
3	Dawn Cloud	Mr P Mxoli	1	52.0kg	62	60	60	+3.00	25/2	B Y	O: Messrs R Freedman, G S Kotzen, R P Macnab & R T Scott T: Mr G S Kotzen
4	French Trip	Mr P C Orffer	4	59.0kg	—	87	87	+4.50	25/1	Y	O: Mrs H Kuhn T: Mr A E Sands
5	Baton Rouge	Mr L Mxothwa	3	59.0kg	—	69	69	+4.55	50/1	Y	O: Greg & Gina Bortz & Mr Leon Ellman T: Mr S J Snaith
6	Future Gem	Mr J P van der Merwe	7	52.5kg	57	55	55	+5.80	25/1	Y	—
7	Igugulethu	Mr A Domeyer	8	61.0kg	85	83	83	+7.30	2/1Fav	Y	—
8	In The Bag	Mr G Wright	2	56.5kg	76	59	59	+8.55	28/10	Y	—

Touchdown

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

Won

5/2

MR 79 → 73

B Y

Kwite A King Line

Mr G van Niekerk · Dw 6 · 55.5kg

+1.50

25/2

MR 74 → 79

B Y

Dawn Cloud

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 1 · 52.0kg

+3.00

25/2

MR 62 → 60

B Y

French Trip

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 4 · 59.0kg

+4.50

25/1

MR — → 87

Baton Rouge

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

+4.55

50/1

MR — → 69

Future Gem

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 7 · 52.5kg

+5.80

25/1

MR 57 → 55

Igugulethu

Mr A Domeyer · Dw 8 · 61.0kg

+7.30

2/1 Fav

MR 85 → 83

In The Bag

Mr G Wright · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

+8.55

28/10

MR 76 → 59

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) KWITE A KING (G van Niekerk) jumped slow, losing one length. b) BATON ROUGE (L Mxothwa) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) At the 400m DAWN CLOUD (P Mxoli) was directed to the inside of FRENCH TRIP (C Orffer) to continue its run. b) Leaving the 400m Jockey A Domeyer (IGUGULETHU) hesitated with his riding when awkwardly placed on the inside of KWITE A KING (G van Niekerk). c) Jockey A Domeyer reported that, in his opinion, IGUGULETHU's performance was disappointing. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) TOUCHDOWN, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer VH Marshall was advised. (SC) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) KWITE A KING raced with blinkers (declared 07h33 on 20231109) b) JP van der Merwe (FUTURE GEM) rode +0.5kg (52.8kgs) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) IGUGULETHU - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected. Trainer C Bass-Robinson was advised to report back should she find anything amiss with this gelding on his return to the stables. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS