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Distance 1200m

Going Standard

Win Time 68.09s

Avg Time 70.46s

Stakes R71,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:7.5 3yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:1.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Ticking Bomb	Mr C Zackey	7	55.5kg	65	70	70	Won	33/10	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr G S Kotzen
2	Ellorix	Mr L M van Rensburg	8	59.0kg	72	100	100	+2.75	2/1Fav	Y	O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha) T: Candice Bass
3	War Sword Line	Mr D W Schwarz	4	58.0kg	65	58	58	+4.75	16/1	Y	O: Estate Late Mr Mogan Govender & Mr Sterling M Miller T: Mr D A Mckenzie
4	Lady Luck	Mr L Mxothwa	3	59.5kg	73	63	63	+5.00	8/1	Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr J P Nel
5	Consigliere	Mr N Nastili	1	56.0kg*	69	70	70	+6.00	4/1	B TT Y	O: Messrs Andre Fouche, R A Moodley, Desan Naicker & P D T Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr Trevor Naicker) T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
6	Smart View	Mr Mohammed Hassan Alabdulmalik	2	49.0kg*	39	46	46	+9.25	40/1	TT Y	—
7	Quiet Whisper	Mr X C Ndlovu	5	52.5kg	34	53	53	+20.75	50/1	B Y	—
8	Statesman	Mr R D Fourie	6	57.0kg	63	63	63	+24.00	7/1	TT Y	—

Ticking Bomb

Mr C Zackey · Dw 7 · 55.5kg

Won

33/10

MR 65 → 70

Ellorix

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 8 · 59.0kg

+2.75

2/1 Fav

MR 72 → 100

War Sword Line

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 4 · 58.0kg

+4.75

16/1

MR 65 → 58

Lady Luck

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 3 · 59.5kg

+5.00

8/1

MR 73 → 63

Consigliere

Mr N Nastili (True) · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

+6.00

4/1

MR 69 → 70

B TT Y

Smart View

Mr Mohammed Hassan Alabdulmalik (True) · Dw 2 · 49.0kg

+9.25

40/1

MR 39 → 46

TT Y

Quiet Whisper

Mr X C Ndlovu · Dw 5 · 52.5kg

+20.75

50/1

MR 34 → 53

B Y

Statesman

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 6 · 57.0kg

+24.00

7/1

MR 63 → 63

TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Leaving the 200m LADY LUCK (L Mxothwa) was carried out by ELLORIX (M van Rensburg), which was awkwardly placed on the inside of TICKING BOMB (C Zackey), which was hanging inwards and had to be switched out approaching the 100m. b) Jockey R Fourie reported that STATESMAN compounded badly in the straight and he eased this gelding out of the race at the 300m. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. Trainer AC Greeff will be advised to report back should he find anything amiss with this gelding on his return to the stables. c) Apprentice N Nastili reported that CONSIGLIERE, which changed stride continually in running, was hanging in from the 300m, which resulted in him being unable to fully assist his mount. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. Trainer GD Smith will be advised to report back should he find anything amiss with this gelding on his return to the stables. d) Trainer AC Greeff was charged with a contravention of Rule 57.1.2 in that he failed to ensure that STATESMAN was presented in the security area at least 60 minutes before the official starting time of the first (1st) race. Assistant Trainer A Mtwengwana, acting on behalf of Trainer AC Greeff, signed Admission of Guilt and Trainer AC Greeff was fined R2 500,00. e) TICKING BOMB, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee MP Cloete, acting on behalf of Trainer GS Kotzen, was advised. (LM) f) ELLORIX, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer A Mtwengwana, acting on behalf of Trainer C Bass-Robinson, was advised. (LM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) *MH Alabdulmalik (SMART VIEW) weighed out at 50.8kg and only claimed 2.5kg of his 4kg allowance (declared 13h55 on 20240701) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) CONSIGLIERE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected b) STATESMAN - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS