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Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Graduation Time Line	Mr L Mxothwa	3	60.0kg	73	70	70	Won	2/1	B Y	O: Messrs G Citron, R Davies, T Muthusamy, GS Kotzen, Arnaud d'Unienville, Guillaume Perdrau, Hubert Perdrau & David Pitot & Woodhill Racing syndicate T: Mrs S B Kotzen
2	Sea Of Tears	Mr M A Yeni	6	57.5kg	62	60	60	+0.50	7/2	B TT Y	O: Messrs L A Marques & S D Osborne T: Miss K Mitchley
3	Destiny's Angel	Mr S Khumalo	2	60.0kg	49	92	92	+8.00	5/4Fav	Y	O: Messrs C P Murphy, Traven Moodley, Mr D M & Mrs L J Johnson, Mr F Toweel & Mrs C N Karlovic & Smith Super Syndicate (Nom: Dean Smith) T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
4	Western Jack	Mr X C Ndlovu	4	60.0kg	58	50	50	+9.00	33/1	B TT Y	O: Mr J H Kinsley T: Mr A C Greeff
5	Captivate	Mr R D Fourie	1	57.5kg	68	63	63	+15.25	16/1	B TT Y	O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha) T: Mr A C Greeff
6	Hunting Ground	Mr Y Ramzan	5	60.0kg	55	50	50	+23.00	50/1	B TT Y	—
Code 88	Royal Statesman	Mr J Gates	3	60.0kg	—	54	54	—	33/1	N	—

Graduation Time Line

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

Won

2/1

MR 73 → 70

B Y

Sea Of Tears

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 6 · 57.5kg

+0.50

7/2

MR 62 → 60

B TT Y

Destiny's Angel

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+8.00

5/4 Fav

MR 49 → 92

Western Jack

Mr X C Ndlovu · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+9.00

33/1

MR 58 → 50

B TT Y

Captivate

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 1 · 57.5kg

+15.25

16/1

MR 68 → 63

B TT Y

Hunting Ground

Mr Y Ramzan · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+23.00

50/1

MR 55 → 50

B TT Y

Royal Statesman

Mr J Gates · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

—

33/1

MR — → 54

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) WESTERN JACK (X Ndlovu) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) DESTINY'S ANGEL (S Khumalo) proved difficult to settle in the early stages. b) HUNTING GROUND (Y Ramzan), which was ridden forward in the early stages, commenced to hang out on latter part of the turn and raced very wide into the straight. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) In view of the performance of CAPTIVATE (R Fourie), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. d) GRADUATION TIME, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SB Kotzen was advised. (LM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) SEA OF TEARS raced without cheek pieces and with blinkers (declared 09h16 on 20231226) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) HUNTING GROUND - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected b) CAPTIVATE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected SCRATCHED: a) ROYAL STATESMAN - not eating up. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 07h58 on 20231229)