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17 December 2023 | Turffontein | Race 8

NEXT TURFFONTEIN RACEMEETING SATURDAY 23 DECEMBER MR 80 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 100.48s

Avg Time 98.56s

Stakes R105,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:8.5 4yrs:0.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Luthuli	Mr D W Schwarz	2	58.0kg	76	74	74	Won	8/1	B Y	O: Messrs B D van Laun, G J Nassif, J Nassif & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif) T: Mr F P P Habib
2	Light Of Day Line	Mr P Mxoli	1	57.5kg	75	61	61	+1.75	40/1	Y	O: Messrs W D Jackson & C C Valjalo T: Mr P F Matchett
3	Godfather Line	Mr K A Brewer	10	53.5kg	67	57	57	+1.80	11/2	Y	O: Nu-Atlas Racing (Nom: Mr P J Klaasen) T: Miss R L Klaasen
4	Dungeons	Mr R D Fourie	3	57.5kg	75	73	73	+1.85	3/1Fav	Y	O: Mr J E Finlayson T: Mr R R Magner
5	Willow Express	Mr C R Maujean	5	59.5kg	79	82	82	+1.90	6/1	TT Y	O: Messrs A Lahoud, M A Currie, Craig Zoghby & Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
6	Colorado Creek	Mr K Matsunyane	9	58.5kg	89	80	80	+2.75	7/1	Y	—
7	Nordic Rebel	Mr C J Habib	4	58.0kg	76	81	81	+3.00	13/2	TT Y	—
8	The Kop	Mr D B Geerthsen	8	60.0kg*	83	78	78	+3.40	20/1	TT Y	—
9	The Brief	Mr S Khumalo	7	58.0kg	76	90	90	+3.80	14/1	B Y	—
10	Toffas	Mr J P van der Merwe	6	58.5kg	77	74	74	+6.00	25/2	Y	—
Code 88	Fort Lauderdale	Mr S Sosibo	3	61.0kg*	—	85	85	—	33/10	N	—
Code 88	Secret Is Ours	Mr M K Katjedi	11	60.5kg*	—	66	66	—	25/1	N	—

Luthuli

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 2 · 58.0kg

Won

8/1

MR 76 → 74

B Y

Light Of Day Line

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 1 · 57.5kg

+1.75

40/1

MR 75 → 61

Godfather Line

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 10 · 53.5kg

+1.80

11/2

MR 67 → 57

Dungeons

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

+1.85

3/1 Fav

MR 75 → 73

Willow Express

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 5 · 59.5kg

+1.90

6/1

MR 79 → 82

TT Y

Colorado Creek

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 9 · 58.5kg

+2.75

7/1

MR 89 → 80

Nordic Rebel

Mr C J Habib · Dw 4 · 58.0kg

+3.00

13/2

MR 76 → 81

TT Y

The Kop

Mr D B Geerthsen (True) · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+3.40

20/1

MR 83 → 78

TT Y

The Brief

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

+3.80

14/1

MR 76 → 90

B Y

Toffas

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 6 · 58.5kg

+6.00

25/2

MR 77 → 74

Fort Lauderdale

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 3 · 61.0kg

—

33/10

MR — → 85

Secret Is Ours

Mr M K Katjedi (True) · Dw 11 · 60.5kg

—

25/1

MR — → 66

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) THE KOP (*DB Geerthsen) stumbled leaving the stalls. b) COLORADO CREEK (K Matsunyane) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) The start of this race was delayed due to an electrical storm in close proximity to Turffontein racecourse. b) Jockey JP van der Merwe reported that he felt something amiss with TOFFAS. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) LUTHULI, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. (MdP) JOCKEY CHANGES: a) Nil RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) THE KOP raced without blinkers (declared 18h42 on 20231216) THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) TOFFAS - examined post-race. Not striding out left hind SCRATCHED: a) FORT LAUDERDALE - lame left front. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 10h15 on 20231216) b) SECRET IS OURS - not eating up. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 05h29 on 20231217) DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None