RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MR 74 HANDICAP (Open) | 17 Oct 2024

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Luthuli	Mr Jace Botes	1	56.5kg*	75	74	74	Won	5/2	B Y	O: Messrs B D van Laun, G J Nassif, J Nassif & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif) T: Mr F P P Habib
2	Vava Vegas	Mr G Samo-Burthia	2	50.0kg*	62	58	58	+0.20	10/1	TT Y	O: Mr G R Sadleir T: Late Mr J H Borman
3	Futurewolff Line	Mr K J Lihaba	6	58.5kg*	71	80	80	+4.50	2/1Fav	TT Y	O: Mrs H E Adamson T: Mrs H E Adamson
4	Guerilla Warfare Line	Mr N Nastili	4	54.5kg*	86	73	73	+4.65	7/1	TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
5	Stormy Winter	Mr B J A Plaatjies	3	58.0kg*	75	69	69	+4.75	16/1	B Y	O: Mr D J & Mrs H M R Nieuwenhuizen T: Mr D J Nieuwenhuizen
6	American Biscuit	Mr M Mbuto	5	54.0kg*	70	65	65	+13.00	7/2	B Y	—
Code 88	Japanese Maple	Mr Damyan Pillay	6	53.5kg*	—	56	56	—	—	N	—
Code 88	Thambi	Mr T J Mayhew	3	56.0kg*	—	55	55	—	5/2	N	—

Luthuli

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 1 · 56.5kg

Won

5/2

MR 75 → 74

B Y

Vava Vegas

Mr G Samo-Burthia (True) · Dw 2 · 50.0kg

+0.20

10/1

MR 62 → 58

TT Y

Futurewolff Line

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 6 · 58.5kg

+4.50

2/1 Fav

MR 71 → 80

TT Y

Guerilla Warfare Line

Mr N Nastili (True) · Dw 4 · 54.5kg

+4.65

7/1

MR 86 → 73

TT Y

Stormy Winter

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 3 · 58.0kg

+4.75

16/1

MR 75 → 69

B Y

American Biscuit

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 5 · 54.0kg

+13.00

7/2

MR 70 → 65

B Y

Japanese Maple

Mr Damyan Pillay (True) · Dw 6 · 53.5kg

—

MR — → 56

Thambi

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

—

5/2

MR — → 55

THE STARTER HAD NO REPORTS. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) AMERICAN BISCUIT (*M Mbuto) raced wide, without cover around the turn and into the straight and tired rapidly from the 200m. b) Leaving the 300m, GUERILLA WARFARE (*N Nastili) was carried out marginally by VAVA VEGAS (*G Samo-Burthia), which shifted out away from the crop and was immediately corrected. c) Apprentice G Samo-Burthia, the rider of VAVA VEGAS, rode a satisfactory qualifying ride. d) LUTHULI (*J Botes), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer F P Habib advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) FUTUREWOLFF raced with a cornell collar (declared 24 February 2024). b) VAVA VEGAS raced without blinkers (declared 14 October 2024 at 10H29). THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. SCRATCHED: a) THAMBI elevated temperature (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) JAPANESE MAPLE coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.