23 December 2023 | Turffontein | Race 6

TAB SOPHOMORE 1000 (For 3 year-olds (Non-Black Type))

Distance 1000m

Going Good

Win Time 57.22s

Avg Time 56.48s

Stakes R150,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Golden Sickle	Mr C J Habib	6	58.5kg	110	121	121	Won	2/1	Y	O: Mrs S Viljoen T: Mr A P Peter
2	Troppo Veloce Line	Mr S Khumalo	9	55.5kg	106	104	104	+1.25	91/100Fav	Y	O: Waste Glass Recovery (Pty) Ltd (Nom: J H de Lange) T: Mr S G Tarry
3	Ziyasha	Mr M A Yeni	4	58.0kg	102	118	118	+4.50	10/1	TT F	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr Clinton Binda
4	Callmewhenuneedme	Mr P Mxoli	8	53.5kg	95	97	97	+5.25	33/1	Y	O: Mr V C Veeramootoo T: Mr S T Pettigrew
5	Foreverinmydreams	Mr K A Brewer	7	51.5kg	93	92	92	+6.75	16/1	Y	O: Messrs G A Basel, R N Bouwer, L Clark, Canine Solutions CC (Nom: Mr D C O'Driscoll) & Mrs L C A Bouwer T: Mr A G Laird
6	Daring Act	Mr J Gates	5	54.0kg	89	58	58	+7.25	66/1	Y	—
7	Mist In Scotland	Mr S Sosibo	2	53.5kg*	91	77	77	+11.00	50/1	TT Y	—
8	Heirloom	Mr K Matsunyane	1	53.5kg	89	67	67	+11.25	100/1	TT Y	—
9	White Hills	Mr J R Syster	3	51.5kg	86	66	66	+13.50	40/1	Y	—
Code 88	Cliff Hanger	—	1	60.0kg*	—	111	111	—	6/1	N	—

Golden Sickle

Mr C J Habib · Dw 6 · 58.5kg

Won

2/1

MR 110 → 121

Troppo Veloce Line

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 9 · 55.5kg

+1.25

91/100 Fav

MR 106 → 104

Ziyasha

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 4 · 58.0kg

+4.50

10/1

MR 102 → 118

TT F

Callmewhenuneedme

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 8 · 53.5kg

+5.25

33/1

MR 95 → 97

Foreverinmydreams

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 7 · 51.5kg

+6.75

16/1

MR 93 → 92

Daring Act

Mr J Gates · Dw 5 · 54.0kg

+7.25

66/1

MR 89 → 58

Mist In Scotland

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 2 · 53.5kg

+11.00

50/1

MR 91 → 77

TT Y

Heirloom

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 1 · 53.5kg

+11.25

100/1

MR 89 → 67

TT Y

White Hills

Mr J R Syster · Dw 3 · 51.5kg

+13.50

40/1

MR 86 → 66

Cliff Hanger

— (True) · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

—

6/1

MR — → 111

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) TROPPO VELOCE (S Khumalo) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) CALLMEWHENUNEEDME (P Mxoli) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. c) ZIYASHA (M Yeni), DARING ACT (J Gates) and FOREVERINMYDREAMS (K A Brewer) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, TROPPO VELOCE (S Khumalo) and CALLMEWHENUNEEDME (P Mxoli) came together and bumped. b) Leaving the 150m, ZIYASHA (M Yeni) was carried in marginally by TROPPO VELOCE (S Khumalo), which shifted in. Thereafter, in the concluding stages, FOREVERINMYDREAMS (K A Brewer) was steadied away from the heels of ZIYASHA (M Yeni), which ducked out sharply for no apparent reason and was immediately corrected. c) Jockey J Gates reported that he felt something amiss with DARING ACT in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt. d) GOLDEN SICKLE (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A P Peter advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) DARING ACT examined post race, nothing obvious detected. SCRATCHED: a) CLIFF HANGER coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.