EASTER SPRINT (For horses 3 years and older - Non-Black Type) | 02 Apr 2024

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Dance Variety	Mr P C Orffer	4	55.5kg	102	114	114	Won	83/100Fav	B Y	O: Messrs A Singh & S M Jerrier T: Mr A N Marcus
2	Mufasa	Mr L Mxothwa	2	58.5kg	107	98	98	+0.75	10/1	Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars, H Willson & Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Dr W A & Mrs N Jacobs) T: Mr B J Crawford
3	Rio Querari Line	Mr G van Niekerk	6	63.0kg	118	116	116	+1.50	13/2	Y	O: Messrs R D Edmondson & Bryn Ressell & Dr J A Warner T: Mr S J Snaith
4	Tough Terrain	Mr J M Solomons	3	51.0kg	86	81	81	+2.50	7/2	Y	O: L'Ormarins & Friends (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr S J Snaith
5	Mr Cobbs	Mr G Wright	1	58.5kg	108	106	106	+2.60	16/1	Y	O: Mr T Govender & Greenacres Trust (Nom: Mr N M Shirtliff) T: Candice Bass
6	Elusive Winter	Mr M Mjoka	5	51.0kg	84	103	103	+9.60	33/1	TT EM Y	—
Code 88	Icy Blast	Mr S D Veale	4	52.5kg	—	88	88	—	9/2	N	—

Dance Variety

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 4 · 55.5kg

Won

83/100 Fav

MR 102 → 114

B Y

Mufasa

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 2 · 58.5kg

+0.75

10/1

MR 107 → 98

Rio Querari Line

Mr G van Niekerk · Dw 6 · 63.0kg

+1.50

13/2

MR 118 → 116

Tough Terrain

Mr J M Solomons · Dw 3 · 51.0kg

+2.50

7/2

MR 86 → 81

Mr Cobbs

Mr G Wright · Dw 1 · 58.5kg

+2.60

16/1

MR 108 → 106

Elusive Winter

Mr M Mjoka · Dw 5 · 51.0kg

+9.60

33/1

MR 84 → 103

TT EM Y

Icy Blast

Mr S D Veale · Dw 4 · 52.5kg

—

9/2

MR — → 88

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) RIO QUERARI (G van Niekerk) took an awkward stride leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, ELUSIVE WINTER (M Mjoka) was bumped heavily and made contact with DANCE VARIETY (C Orffer) when RIO QUERARI (G van Niekerk) took an awkward stride leaving the stalls and then shifted in sharply. During this incident, Jockey G van Niekerk (RIO QUERARI) briefly dropped his right-side rein. b) Leaving the 600m, TOUGH TERRAIN (J Solomons) and MR COBBS (G Wright) brushed. c) ELUSIVE WINTER (M Mjoka) returned with a bilateral epistaxis due to an exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage and is suspended, for a period of 60 days, from racing in any race under the jurisdiction of The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa in terms of Rule 93.1. (Dr K van den Berg) d) DANCE VARIETY, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AN Marcus was advised. (TJ) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) Nil RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) ELUSIVE WINTER - bilateral epistaxis. Suspended 60 days. Rule 93.1 applied SCRATCHED: a) ICY BLAST - colic. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 07h11 on 20240402)