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12 March 2024 | Fairview | Race 5

PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MR 80 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1900m

Going Standard

Win Time 117.02s

Avg Time 115.66s

Stakes R88,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:4.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:6.5 4yrs:0.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Central City	Mr R D Fourie	11	59.5kg	79	81	81	Won	11/2	TT Y	O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha) T: Mr A C Greeff
2	Downing Seven Line	Mr D W Schwarz	3	58.5kg	77	69	69	+2.25	20/1	F	O: Messrs E R Gertenbach, R J Munien, J V A Strydom, Mrs M O Strydom & Money Talks Syndicate (Nom: Mr J V A Strydom) T: Mr J V A Strydom
3	Painite	Mr L Mxothwa	12	58.5kg	76	82	82	+2.50	4/1Fav	Y	O: Mr Faan Mynhardt T: Mrs S B Kotzen
4	Nothingelsematters	Mr M A Yeni	2	56.5kg	73	73	73	+3.75	8/1	TT Y	O: Messrs L A Marques, Sterling M Miller, Traven Moodley & Smith Super Syndicate (Nom: Dean Smith) T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
5	Then In Focus	Mr Y Ramzan	5	58.0kg	76	71	71	+3.80	10/1	Y	O: Messrs S S Naidoo & P Naidoo, Messrs J M T Fourie, L de Lange & P Govender T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
6	Alado's Pride	Mr T J Mayhew	14	50.5kg*	69	71	71	+4.30	6/1	B TT Y	—
7	Magical Midlands	Mr S Khumalo	13	57.5kg	75	79	79	+4.35	6/1	Y	—
8	Euphoric	Mr K G Steyn	6	58.5kg	77	62	62	+4.85	16/1	B TT F	—
9	Juan Carlos	Mr D L Ashby	8	56.5kg	73	91	91	+5.35	14/1	TT Y	—
10	Jacob's Ladder	Mr D B Geerthsen	9	56.0kg*	75	73	73	+5.45	100/1	B TT N	—
11	My Boy Reecey	Mr L M van Rensburg	10	57.0kg	74	72	72	+5.70	33/1	B TT Y	—
12	Mel's Princess	Mr C R Maujean	4	60.0kg	80	77	77	+6.95	40/1	Y	—
13	Question Master	Mr S L Naidoo	1	56.0kg	72	70	70	+8.95	50/1	Y	—
14	Waiting For Summer	Mr R Danielson	7	59.5kg	79	79	79	+31.45	50/1	TT Y	—

Central City

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 11 · 59.5kg

Won

11/2

MR 79 → 81

TT Y

Downing Seven Line

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+2.25

20/1

MR 77 → 69

Painite

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 12 · 58.5kg

+2.50

4/1 Fav

MR 76 → 82

Nothingelsematters

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

+3.75

8/1

MR 73 → 73

TT Y

Then In Focus

Mr Y Ramzan · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+3.80

10/1

MR 76 → 71

Alado's Pride

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 14 · 50.5kg

+4.30

6/1

MR 69 → 71

B TT Y

Magical Midlands

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 13 · 57.5kg

+4.35

6/1

MR 75 → 79

Euphoric

Mr K G Steyn · Dw 6 · 58.5kg

+4.85

16/1

MR 77 → 62

B TT F

Juan Carlos

Mr D L Ashby · Dw 8 · 56.5kg

+5.35

14/1

MR 73 → 91

TT Y

Jacob's Ladder

Mr D B Geerthsen (True) · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

+5.45

100/1

MR 75 → 73

B TT N

My Boy Reecey

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 10 · 57.0kg

+5.70

33/1

MR 74 → 72

B TT Y

Mel's Princess

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+6.95

40/1

MR 80 → 77

Question Master

Mr S L Naidoo · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

+8.95

50/1

MR 72 → 70

Waiting For Summer

Mr R Danielson · Dw 7 · 59.5kg

+31.45

50/1

MR 79 → 79

TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) WAITING FOR SUMMER (R Danielson) fly-jumped leaving the stalls, losing two lengths. b) ALADO'S PRIDE (*T Mayhew) jumped slow, losing one length. c) MAGICAL MIDLANDS (S Khumalo) stumbled leaving the stalls. Race 5 contd. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) After being slow to begin, WAITING FOR SUMMER (R Danielson) trailed the field throughout. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. b) At the 1700m JUAN CARLOS (D Ashby), which over raced in the early stages, had to be steadied momentarily when close to the heels of NOTHINGELSEMATTERS (M Yeni). c) JACOB'S LADDER (*DB Geerthsen) was hanging in from the 300m. d) Approaching the 200m, DOWNING SEVEN (D Schwarz) shifted both ways away from the crop. e) CENTRAL CITY (R Fourie) was hanging in in the concluding stages. f) CENTRAL CITY, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AC Greeff was advised. (LM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) D Schwarz rode DOWNING SEVEN (declared 08h38 on 20240312) b) Y Ramzan rode THEN IN FOCUS (declared 15h49 on 20240311) c) JACOB'S LADDER raced unshod (declared 08h36 on 20240312) d) QUESTION MASTER raced without a compression mask (declared 08h22 on 20240312) e) L Mxothwa (PAINITE) rode +0.5kg (58.6kgs) f) NOTHINGELSEMATTERS (M Yeni) raced in club colours - Stewards permission RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) WAITING FOR SUMMER - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS