WWW.SOCCER6.CO.ZA MR 66 HANDICAP (Open) | 05 Jan 2024

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Woodland Ridge	Mr R Danielson	6	59.5kg	66	69	69	Won	14/1	B Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars, S Rampear & H Willson T: Miss K Mitchley
2	Storm Commander	Mr L Mxothwa	8	61.0kg	68	74	74	+0.10	5/2Fav	B TT Y	O: Messrs F du Toit, Rajan Naidoo, T P Zackey & Andre van Schaik T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
3	On The Guest List	Mr R D Fourie	5	57.0kg	61	57	57	+0.85	11/2	TT Y	O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha) T: Mr A C Greeff
4	Trip To Barberton Line	Mr M A Yeni	2	55.5kg	58	64	64	+0.95	18/10	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
5	Soft Touch	Mr M Mjoka	3	52.0kg	50	54	54	+3.20	25/2	B TT Y	O: Miss Lorette Louw T: Miss T J Laing
6	Lord Nelson	Mr D L Ashby	7	60.0kg	67	55	55	+4.45	16/1	B TT Y	—
7	Dirty Martini	Mr K J Lihaba	1	51.0kg*	52	50	50	+4.95	25/2	B Y	—
8	Respectable Miss	Mr K Minnie	4	54.0kg	54	50	50	+9.95	25/1	TT Y	—

Woodland Ridge

Mr R Danielson · Dw 6 · 59.5kg

Won

14/1

MR 66 → 69

B Y

Storm Commander

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 8 · 61.0kg

+0.10

5/2 Fav

MR 68 → 74

B TT Y

On The Guest List

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 5 · 57.0kg

+0.85

11/2

MR 61 → 57

TT Y

Trip To Barberton Line

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 2 · 55.5kg

+0.95

18/10

MR 58 → 64

Soft Touch

Mr M Mjoka · Dw 3 · 52.0kg

+3.20

25/2

MR 50 → 54

B TT Y

Lord Nelson

Mr D L Ashby · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+4.45

16/1

MR 67 → 55

B TT Y

Dirty Martini

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 1 · 51.0kg

+4.95

25/2

MR 52 → 50

B Y

Respectable Miss

Mr K Minnie · Dw 4 · 54.0kg

+9.95

25/1

MR 54 → 50

TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) RESPECTABLE MISS (K Minnie) and SOFT TOUCH (M Mjoka) were stubborn loading. b) LORD NELSON (D Ashby) jumped slow, losing two lengths. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) TRIP TO BARBERTON (M Yeni) and SOFT TOUCH (M Mjoka) made contact leaving the stalls. b) Leaving the 1100 DIRTY MARTINI (*KJ Lihaba) raced onto the heels of TRIP TO BARBERTON (M Yeni) and had to be steadied. c) Jockey D Ashby reported that LORD NELSON did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) WOODLAND RIDGE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer K Mitchley was advised. (LM) e) STORM COMMANDER, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GD Smith was advised. (LM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) WOODLAND RIDGE raced without cheek pieces and with blinkers (declared 07h25 on 20240105) b) TRIP TO BARBERTON raced without blinkers and with cheek pieces (declared 09h38 on 20240104) c) Apprentice KJ Lihaba (DIRTY MARTINI) weighed out at 52.7kgs and only claimed 0.5kg of his 2.5kg allowance, of which 1,5kg was carded RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) LORD NELSON - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected b) ON THE GUEST LIST - blowing c) SOFT TOUCH - scalp wound left hind THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS