RIETHUISKRAAL STUD CLASS 5 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 66) | 22 Dec 2024

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Azzurri	Mr C A Little	3	61.5kg	69	77	77	Won	5/1	Y	O: Mr B Lyall & Ms K Lyall, Messrs Quentin Naidoo & G V Woodruff T: Miss L V Woodruff
2	Mela Strength Line	Mr C J Habib	1	59.0kg	64	62	62	+0.20	7/2	Y	O: Mr V & Mrs S L Subramoney, Messrs M A Suleman & P D Wrensch T: Mr P D Wrensch
3	Beer With The Boys Line	Mr J P van der Merwe	8	59.5kg	65	57	57	+0.50	5/1	Y	O: Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd & D D MacLean T: Mr S J Snaith
4	Ozark	Mr R D Fourie	6	61.5kg	69	62	62	+3.25	5/2Fav	Y	O: Mr S S Govender & Mrs C Reeves T: Mr P D Reeves
5	State Capitol	Mr D W Schwarz	4	59.0kg	64	54	54	+3.45	10/1	Y	O: Messrs G S Kotzen & K Kotzen & Mesdames K Kotzen & J A Wintle & Woodhill Racing Syndicate (Pty) Ltd T: Mr G S Kotzen
6	Avignon	Mr K G Steyn	5	58.0kg	62	67	67	+3.85	66/1	B Y	—
7	Hang Out The Stars	Mr C Zackey	7	58.0kg	62	58	58	+8.85	10/1	Y	—
8	Etoilefillante	Mr I Taka	2	59.0kg*	64	51	51	+14.60	16/1	B TT Y	—

Azzurri

Mr C A Little · Dw 3 · 61.5kg

Won

5/1

MR 69 → 77

Mela Strength Line

Mr C J Habib · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

+0.20

7/2

MR 64 → 62

Beer With The Boys Line

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 8 · 59.5kg

+0.50

5/1

MR 65 → 57

Ozark

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 6 · 61.5kg

+3.25

5/2 Fav

MR 69 → 62

State Capitol

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 4 · 59.0kg

+3.45

10/1

MR 64 → 54

Avignon

Mr K G Steyn · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+3.85

66/1

MR 62 → 67

B Y

Hang Out The Stars

Mr C Zackey · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

+8.85

10/1

MR 62 → 58

Etoilefillante

Mr I Taka (True) · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

+14.60

16/1

MR 64 → 51

B TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) ETOILEFILLANTE (*I Taka) and STATE CAPITOL (D Schwarz) jumped slow, losing one length b) OZARK (R Fourie) jumped with its head up, losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) AZZURRI (C Little) and MELA STRENGTH (C Habib) were hanging out and shifted out independently in the latter stages. b) Jockey C Zackey reported that, in his opinion, the performance of HANG OUT THE STARS (C Zackey) was disappointing. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare. c) AZZURRI, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer L Woodruff was advised. (TL) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) AVIGNON raced without ear muffs (declared 08h02 on 20241221) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) HANG OUT THE STARS - examined post-race. Not striding out right hind THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS