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Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Love Tap	Mr J Penny	4	57.5kg	—	69	69	Won	66/1	Y	O: Messrs J A Maroun, D Anthony, V J Backos, A A Dormehl, D A Simpson, D Palmer & D Erasmus T: Mr P F Matchett
2	Secret Chord Line	Mr R D Fourie	6	60.0kg	79	91	91	+0.25	67/100Fav	B TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
3	Dhow Solo	Mr C J Habib	1	57.5kg	—	62	62	+2.50	5/2	Y	O: Messrs P M Chetty & R Chetty T: Mr A P Peter
4	Pacific	Mr M A Yeni	5	60.0kg	—	50	50	+5.00	8/1	Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
5	Bryden Bay	Mr P Mxoli	2	60.0kg	64	63	63	+5.50	80/1	B Y	O: Bryan & Taryn Spong T: Mr P F Matchett
6	Major Strides	Mr S Khumalo	3	60.0kg	—	—	—	+6.75	16/1	Y	—
7	Sutherland	Mr S Sosibo	7	58.5kg*	—	85	85	+18.00	25/1	Y	—
Code 88	Royal Summons	—	4	60.0kg*	—	—	—	—	—	N	—

Love Tap

Mr J Penny · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

Won

66/1

MR — → 69

Secret Chord Line

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+0.25

67/100 Fav

MR 79 → 91

B TT Y

Dhow Solo

Mr C J Habib · Dw 1 · 57.5kg

+2.50

5/2

MR — → 62

Pacific

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+5.00

8/1

MR — → 50

Bryden Bay

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+5.50

80/1

MR 64 → 63

B Y

Major Strides

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+6.75

16/1

MR — → —

Sutherland

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 7 · 58.5kg

+18.00

25/1

MR — → 85

Royal Summons

— (True) · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

—

MR — → —

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SECRET CHORD (R Fourie) jumped awkwardly inwards. b) MAJOR STRIDES (S Khumalo) jumped slow, losing one length. c) LOVE TAP (J Penny) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start PACIFIC (M Yeni) and LOVE TAP (J Penny) were bumped in by SECRET CHORD (R Fourie), which jumped awkwardly inwards. b) MAJOR STRIDES (S Khumalo) was hanging out from the 300m. c) SECRET CHORD (R Fourie) shifted in sharply away from the crop in the concluding stages. d) LOVE TAP, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee S Clarke, acting on behalf of Trainer PF Matchett, was advised. (MS) JOCKEY CHANGES: a) Nil RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) BRYDEN BAY - fatigued SCRATCHED: a) ROYAL SUMMONS - under veterinary treatment. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 13h16 on 20231214) DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None