26 March 2024 | Kenilworth | Race 6

TAKING THE REINS CAPE C STAKES (For All Horses with a nett rating of 74 & below)

Distance 2000m

Going Good

Win Time 127.54s

Avg Time 127.17s

Stakes R105,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Luce Verde	Mr L Mxothwa	6	60.0kg	80	98	98	Won	87/100Fav	Y	O: Mrs D J Sherrell & Mr L Sherrell T: Mr B J Crawford
2	Summer Night City	Mr S D Veale	3	53.0kg	64	57	57	+1.25	10/1	B Y	O: Messrs G J Gatt & A E Sands T: Mr A E Sands
3	Fly Futura	Mr A Domeyer	1	60.0kg	80	74	74	+1.55	5/1	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert), Messrs J I Bloch, F Kilbourn & Michael Silver & Nick & Val McFall T: Candice Bass
4	Ignatius Line	Mr C Zackey	4	61.5kg	74	70	70	+2.05	20/1	B Y	O: Mrs G Breitenbach & Mr R Breitenbach T: Mr E L P Steyn
5	Eternal Optimist	Mr J M Solomons	7	51.5kg	71	62	62	+2.80	14/1	Y	O: Canine Solutions CC (Nom: Mr D C O'Driscoll) & Mr A E Sands T: Mr A E Sands
6	Four Jacks	Mr J P van der Merwe	2	60.0kg	79	65	65	+4.80	20/1	B Y	—
7	Ozark	Mr K G Steyn	12	57.0kg	74	62	62	+5.55	125/1	Y	—
8	Twice The Master	Mr O Noach	10	54.0kg	59	58	58	+6.30	20/1	B Y	—
9	Caramel Fudge	Mr A D Andrews	11	53.0kg	56	53	53	+7.30	20/1	B Y	—
10	Vengeance Forever	Mr M Mjoka	9	52.5kg	54	51	51	+9.55	100/1	Y	—
11	Exceeder	Mr P C Orffer	8	57.0kg	63	59	59	+15.05	33/1	Y	—
12	Fashionigma	Mr X G Carstens	5	51.5kg	53	50	50	+15.80	125/1	Y	—

Luce Verde

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

Won

87/100 Fav

MR 80 → 98

Summer Night City

Mr S D Veale · Dw 3 · 53.0kg

+1.25

10/1

MR 64 → 57

B Y

Fly Futura

Mr A Domeyer · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+1.55

5/1

MR 80 → 74

Ignatius Line

Mr C Zackey · Dw 4 · 61.5kg

+2.05

20/1

MR 74 → 70

B Y

Eternal Optimist

Mr J M Solomons · Dw 7 · 51.5kg

+2.80

14/1

MR 71 → 62

Four Jacks

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+4.80

20/1

MR 79 → 65

B Y

Ozark

Mr K G Steyn · Dw 12 · 57.0kg

+5.55

125/1

MR 74 → 62

Twice The Master

Mr O Noach · Dw 10 · 54.0kg

+6.30

20/1

MR 59 → 58

B Y

Caramel Fudge

Mr A D Andrews · Dw 11 · 53.0kg

+7.30

20/1

MR 56 → 53

B Y

Vengeance Forever

Mr M Mjoka · Dw 9 · 52.5kg

+9.55

100/1

MR 54 → 51

Exceeder

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 8 · 57.0kg

+15.05

33/1

MR 63 → 59

Fashionigma

Mr X G Carstens · Dw 5 · 51.5kg

+15.80

125/1

MR 53 → 50

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SUMMER NIGHT CITY (S Veale), VENGEANCE FOREVER (M Mjoka) and CARAMEL FUDGE (A Andrews) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) ETERNAL OPTIMIST (J Solomons) was hanging out from the 300m. b) Jockey A Andrews (CARAMEL FUDGE) dropped his crop at the 250m. c) Jockeys A Andrews and C Orffer reported that CARAMEL FUDGE and EXCEEDER respectively took no interest in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine these geldings. d) Trainer L Gila was charged with a contravention of Rule 55.1.1, in that he declared Jockey X Carstens to ride FASHIONIGMA without having obtained his prior consent. Trainer L Gila signed an admission of guilt and was fined R1 000.00. e) Jockey J Solomons was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline L on the use of the crop) in that he struck ETERNAL OPTIMIST on the flank. Jockey J Solomons signed an admission of guilt and was fined R2 000,00. f) LUCE VERDE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer B Crawford was advised. (TJ) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) M Mjoka rode VENGEANCE FOREVER (declared 09h06 on 20240326) b) X Carstens (FASHIONIGMA) rode +1.5kg (51.8kgs). The Stewards, in consultation with Trainer L Gila, allowed this overweight in terms of Rule 59.9 c) A Andrews (CARAMEL FUDGE) rode +0.5kg (53.3kgs) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) CARAMEL FUDGE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected b) EXCEEDER - examined post-race. Coughing THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS