FOR HOSPITALITY BOOKINGS CALL 011 681 1796 MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 105 and below) | 19 Oct 2024

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Battleground	Mr L M van Rensburg	3	54.0kg	88	93	93	Won	17/2	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
2	Good Council	Mr T J Mayhew	1	57.5kg*	99	104	104	+3.60	6/1	Y	O: River Palace Racing Syndicate, Mr D Chinsammy & Waste Glass Recovery (Pty) Ltd (Nom: J H de Lange) T: Mr S T Pettigrew
3	Twenty Drachma's Line	Mr P Mxoli	2	54.0kg	92	78	78	+5.60	18/10Fav	Y	O: Messrs W D Jackson, A D Marx & C C Valjalo T: Mr S T Pettigrew
4	Mambo Come Tesio	Mr M A Yeni	4	52.0kg	84	80	80	+6.80	28/10	B Y	O: Mr W Chow T: Mr M F de Kock
5	Kadizora	Mr M K Katjedi	5	50.0kg	78	72	72	+9.20	25/2	Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mr M F de Kock
6	Nuclear Force	Mr J Penny	6	50.0kg	70	59	59	+29.30	14/1	B Y	—
Code 81	Quantifier	Mr N Nastili	7	47.5kg*	78	74	74	+10.80	17/2	Y	—
Code 88	Sneak Preview	Mr K A Brewer	4	50.0kg	—	63	63	—	—	N	—

Battleground

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 3 · 54.0kg

Won

17/2

MR 88 → 93

Good Council

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 1 · 57.5kg

+3.60

6/1

MR 99 → 104

Twenty Drachma's Line

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 2 · 54.0kg

+5.60

18/10 Fav

MR 92 → 78

Mambo Come Tesio

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 4 · 52.0kg

+6.80

28/10

MR 84 → 80

B Y

Kadizora

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 5 · 50.0kg

+9.20

25/2

MR 78 → 72

Nuclear Force

Mr J Penny · Dw 6 · 50.0kg

+29.30

14/1

MR 70 → 59

B Y

Quantifier

Mr N Nastili (True) · Dw 7 · 47.5kg

+10.80

17/2

MR 78 → 74

Sneak Preview

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 4 · 50.0kg

—

MR — → 63

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) TWENTY DRACHMA'S (P Mxoli) was stubborn loading, and thereafter slow losing one length. b) KADIZORA (M K Katjedi) and NUCLEAR FORCE (J Penny) were slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) QUANTIFIER (*N Nastili) over-raced in the early stages. b) BATTLEGROUND (M van Rensburg) shifted in away from the crop from the 300m. c) Jockey M Yeni, the rider of MAMBO COME TESIO, briefly dropped his right-side rein at the 300m. d) Jockey J Penny (NUCLEAR FORCE) did not persevere with his riding from the 200m. Thereafter, Jockey J Penny reported that this gelding took no interest in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) BATTLEGROUND (M van Rensburg), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M N Houdalakis advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) QUANTIFIER: Apprentice N Nastili weighed out at 48,4kg, only claiming 2kg of his 2,5kg apprentice allowance as declared. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) NUCLEAR FORCE not striding out right hind and right front; brush wound right hind. b) QUANTIFIER blowing post race. SCRATCHED: a) SNEAK PREVIEW mouth injury (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.