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25 January 2024 | Turffontein | Race 3

WWW.TAB4RACING.COM MR 74 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1200m

Going Good

Win Time 72.79s

Avg Time 72.45s

Stakes R85,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:3.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:5.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Circus Lights	Mr S Sosibo	5	53.0kg*	63	64	64	Won	10/1	Y	O: Messrs S Devachander & G J Maroun T: Mr G J Maroun
2	Samthewiseman	Mr S S Hlengwa	2	53.0kg*	60	52	52	+1.20	10/1	Y	O: Mr S S Pooe T: Mr Shaylen Naidoo
3	Run For Cover Line	Mr M K Katjedi	7	57.5kg*	69	65	65	+2.00	20/1	B Y	O: Mr R F V de Abreu T: Mr W Marwing
4	Max The Otter	Mr P Mxoli	6	59.5kg	73	72	72	+3.00	5/2Fav	Y	O: Greenacres Trust (Nom: Mr N M Shirtliff), Messrs G P Lemke, B Riley & M J Shirtliff T: Mr B J Crawford
5	Simply Magic	Mr K J Lihaba	8	54.0kg*	67	67	67	+3.80	9/2	TT Y	O: Mrs G MacGregor T: Mr B J Crawford
6	Turbo Power	Mr D B Geerthsen	9	60.0kg*	77	81	81	+4.50	13/2	B Y	—
7	Pendragon	Mr T J Mayhew	3	55.0kg*	72	73	73	+6.50	25/2	B Y	—
8	Mescal	Mr B J A Plaatjies	4	55.5kg*	73	64	64	+7.25	20/1	Y	—
9	Boom Boom	Mr N Nastili	1	56.0kg*	81	81	81	+12.75	5/1	B Y	—

Circus Lights

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 5 · 53.0kg

Won

10/1

MR 63 → 64

Samthewiseman

Mr S S Hlengwa (True) · Dw 2 · 53.0kg

+1.20

10/1

MR 60 → 52

Run For Cover Line

Mr M K Katjedi (True) · Dw 7 · 57.5kg

+2.00

20/1

MR 69 → 65

B Y

Max The Otter

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 6 · 59.5kg

+3.00

5/2 Fav

MR 73 → 72

Simply Magic

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 8 · 54.0kg

+3.80

9/2

MR 67 → 67

TT Y

Turbo Power

Mr D B Geerthsen (True) · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+4.50

13/2

MR 77 → 81

B Y

Pendragon

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 3 · 55.0kg

+6.50

25/2

MR 72 → 73

B Y

Mescal

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 4 · 55.5kg

+7.25

20/1

MR 73 → 64

Boom Boom

Mr N Nastili (True) · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

+12.75

5/1

MR 81 → 81

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BOOM BOOM (*N Nastili) jumped awkwardly losing one length. b) TURBO POWER (*D B Geerthsen) and MESCAL (*B Plaatjies) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) SIMPLY MAGIC (*K J Lihaba) raced wide, without cover, around the turn and into the straight. b) Approaching the 400m, Apprentice D B Geerthsen (TURBO POWER) briefly got his crop entangled in his right-side rein. c) Leaving the 300m, TURBO POWER (*D B Geerthsen), which commenced to hang in, was steadied and directed outwards away from the heels of RUN FOR COVER (*M K Katjedi), which hung in from the 400m. d) CIRCUS LIGHTS (*S Sosibo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee H Chauque, acting on behalf of Trainer G J Maroun, was advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) RUN FOR COVER raced equipped with blinkers (declared 23 January 2024 at 08H23). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SIMPLY MAGIC fatigued. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.