LONDON NEWS STAKES (Grade 3) | 04 Jan 2020

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Jet Start	Mr W B Kennedy	2	55.5kg	105	108	108	Won	10/1	Y	O: Messrs P T & P Dimakogiannis T: Mr P A Peter
2	Green Haze Line	Mr S Khumalo	1	57.5kg	111	98	98	+0.10	9/2	B Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars & Mrs T J Wernars T: Mr A G Laird
3	Chijmes	Mr D W Schwarz	3	57.5kg*	119	94	94	+0.60	71/20	Y	O: Mr J M & Mrs C Ulcoq and Mr R S & Mrs B A Napier T: Mr G M Alexander
4	Al Mutawakel	Mr L J Ferraris	4	57.5kg*	117	116	116	+1.00	12/10Fav	TT Y	O: Al Adiyaat South Africa (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
5	Divine Odyssey	Mr C J Habib	6	60.0kg	116	107	107	+1.20	10/1	Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars, B R Binnie, C Gordon, Janse van Vuuren Racing (Pty) Ltd & Mrs T J Wernars T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
6	Return Flight	Mr C Murray	5	58.0kg	116	104	104	+4.75	13/1	TT Y	—

Jet Start

Mr W B Kennedy · Dw 2 · 55.5kg

Won

10/1

MR 105 → 108

Green Haze Line

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 1 · 57.5kg

+0.10

9/2

MR 111 → 98

B Y

Chijmes

Mr D W Schwarz (True) · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

+0.60

71/20

MR 119 → 94

Al Mutawakel

Mr L J Ferraris (True) · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+1.00

12/10 Fav

MR 117 → 116

TT Y

Divine Odyssey

Mr C J Habib · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+1.20

10/1

MR 116 → 107

Return Flight

Mr C Murray · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+4.75

13/1

MR 116 → 104

TT Y

CHIJMES (*D Schwarz) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls.Apprentice L J Ferraris reported that he felt something amiss with AL MUTAWAKEL in running.The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt.Jockey S Khumalo was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 in that he struck GREEN HAZE more than twelve times in the entire race.Jockey Khumalo signed an Admission of Guilt and a fine of R1000 was imposed.When assessing this penalty,the Board took into consideration the number of times the crop was used (13).Jockey W Kennedy was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 in that he struck JET START more than twelve times in the entire race.Jockey Kennedy signed an Admission of Guilt and a fine of R2500 was imposed.When assessing this penalty,the Board took into consideration the status of the race, the number of times the crop was used (15) and the fact that he won the race.JET START (W Kennedy),the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer T Peter advised.RETURN FLIGHT raced with a tongue tie on.GREEN HAZE raced with a cornell collar.The veterinary surgeon reported: AL MUTAWAKEL examined post race, nothing obvious detected.