RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MR 80 HANDICAP (Open) | 28 Mar 2024

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	King's Express	Mr M K Katjedi	1	59.5kg*	79	105	105	Won	6/1	B Y	O: Messrs D Chinsammy, G J Nassif, J Nassif & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif) T: Mr F P P Habib
2	Mardi Gras	Mr N Nastili	3	57.5kg*	83	83	83	+1.25	6/1	B Y	O: Messrs J Nassif, G J Nassif & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif) T: Mr F P P Habib
3	Circle Of Grace Line	Mr D B Geerthsen	2	54.5kg*	78	58	58	+6.50	6/1	Y	O: Corne Spies Racing (Pty) Ltd, Mr D Dasrath & Mrs C Dasrath, Messrs E R Gertenbach, S Heeramun, X Spies & J M D S Soares T: Mr C Spies
4	Tyrconnell	Mr S Sosibo	6	59.0kg*	78	85	85	+7.25	91/100Fav	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr M F de Kock
5	Celtic Rush	Mr K J Lihaba	4	58.0kg*	79	69	69	+8.50	20/1	Y	O: Messrs J M T Fourie, L de Lange, Mr D J & Mrs H M R Nieuwenhuizen T: Mr D J Nieuwenhuizen
6	Greenbackcurrency	Mr S S Hlengwa	7	59.5kg*	79	71	71	+12.75	25/1	Y	—
7	Calibre Crest	Mr B J A Plaatjies	5	55.5kg*	79	74	74	+14.75	20/1	TT Y	—
Code 88	Whorly Whorly	—	7	58.0kg*	—	78	78	—	5/1	N	—

King's Express

Mr M K Katjedi (True) · Dw 1 · 59.5kg

Won

6/1

MR 79 → 105

B Y

Mardi Gras

Mr N Nastili (True) · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

+1.25

6/1

MR 83 → 83

B Y

Circle Of Grace Line

Mr D B Geerthsen (True) · Dw 2 · 54.5kg

+6.50

6/1

MR 78 → 58

Tyrconnell

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 6 · 59.0kg

+7.25

91/100 Fav

MR 78 → 85

Celtic Rush

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 4 · 58.0kg

+8.50

20/1

MR 79 → 69

Greenbackcurrency

Mr S S Hlengwa (True) · Dw 7 · 59.5kg

+12.75

25/1

MR 79 → 71

Calibre Crest

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 5 · 55.5kg

+14.75

20/1

MR 79 → 74

TT Y

Whorly Whorly

— (True) · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

—

5/1

MR — → 78

THE STARTER HAD NO REPORTS. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) In view of the performance of TYRCONNELL (*S Sosibo), hung in from the 400m, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. b) KING'S EXPRESS (*M K Katjedi), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) MARDI GRAS raced equipped with blinkers (declared 21 March 2024 at 08H43). b) TYRCONNELL raced equipped with cheek pieces (declared 26 March 2024 at 09H57). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) TYRCONNELL severe abnormal respiratory noise; mild post race distress. b) CIRCLE OF GRACE mouth injury. SCRATCHED: a) WHORLY WHORLY no transport. Advised 28 March 2024 at 07H09. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.