07 December 2023 | Vaal | Race 7

TAB TELEBET 0861 000 822 MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 101 and below)

Distance 1200m

Going Yielding

Win Time 71.60s

Stakes R135,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Cosmic Star Line	Mr G J Lerena	3	56.0kg	88	105	105	Won	5/2Fav	Y	O: Wernars Family, Jagessar Limited (Nom: Mr Alan Cooper) & Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Dr W A & Mrs N Jacobs) T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
2	Back In Business	Mr C Zackey	7	58.0kg	90	114	114	+3.25	18/10	Y	O: ANOA (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Andria Dannhauser) T: Mr J A Soma
3	Bold Act	Mr P J Strydom	8	58.5kg	96	77	77	+4.50	20/1	B Y	O: Mr M Destombes T: Mr M F de Kock
4	Ragnar Lothbrok	Mr P Mxoli	4	58.0kg	90	81	81	+5.00	20/1	TT Y	O: Messrs M B Bloemstein, R C M Caris, M Le Roux & B R Nel T: Mr G J Maroun
5	Aussenkehr	Mr C J Habib	6	62.0kg	101	79	79	+5.50	10/1	Y	O: Mrs S Viljoen T: Mr A P Peter
6	Pontiac	Mr S Sosibo	1	50.5kg*	80	79	79	+5.75	7/1	Y	—
7	Midnight Gem	Mr M A Yeni	2	56.5kg	90	81	81	+7.50	20/1	Y	—
8	Fire 'N Flames	Mr T J Mayhew	5	54.0kg*	100	102	102	+9.00	8/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Barbaresco	—	6	54.0kg*	—	116	116	—	8/1	N	—
Code 88	Raven Black	—	8	58.0kg*	—	99	99	—	63/100	N	—

Cosmic Star Line

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

Won

5/2 Fav

MR 88 → 105

Back In Business

Mr C Zackey · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

+3.25

18/10

MR 90 → 114

Bold Act

Mr P J Strydom · Dw 8 · 58.5kg

+4.50

20/1

MR 96 → 77

B Y

Ragnar Lothbrok

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 4 · 58.0kg

+5.00

20/1

MR 90 → 81

TT Y

Aussenkehr

Mr C J Habib · Dw 6 · 62.0kg

+5.50

10/1

MR 101 → 79

Pontiac

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 1 · 50.5kg

+5.75

7/1

MR 80 → 79

Midnight Gem

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

+7.50

20/1

MR 90 → 81

Fire 'N Flames

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 5 · 54.0kg

+9.00

8/1

MR 100 → 102

B Y

Barbaresco

— (True) · Dw 6 · 54.0kg

—

8/1

MR — → 116

Raven Black

— (True) · Dw 8 · 58.0kg

—

63/100

MR — → 99

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) AUSSENKEHR (C Habib) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) BACK IN BUSINESS (C Zackey) and PONTIAC (*S Sosibo) were slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) FIRE 'N FLAMES (*T Mayhew) over-raced in the early stages. b) BACK IN BUSINESS (C Zackey) shifted out away from the crop at the 300m and thereafter commenced to hang in from the 200m. c) RAGNAR LOTHBROK (P Mxoli) hung in from the 200m. d) COSMIC STAR (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee M Boya, acting on behalf of Trainer J J van Vuuren, was advised (LK). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) PONTIAC: Apprentice S Sosibo weighed out at 51,3kg, only claiming 1kg of his 1,5kg apprentice allowance as declared. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) PONTIAC raced without blinkers (declared 6 December 2023 at 11H40). b) FIRE 'N FLAMES raced equipped with blinkers (declared 6 December 2023 at 13H55). THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. SCRATCHED: a) RAVEN BLACK off feed (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) BARBARESCO coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.