WWW.TAB4RACING.COM MR 80 HANDICAP (Open) | 02 Jan 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	To The Rescue	Mr K Matsunyane	3	58.5kg	79	82	82	Won	3/1	B TT Y	O: Mr A R & Mrs A B L Beck T: Mr S G Tarry
2	Douglas Dragon	Mr J Penny	1	59.0kg	80	89	89	+0.50	18/10Fav	Y	O: Messrs J A Maroun, D Anthony, V J Backos, A A Dormehl, D A Simpson, D Palmer & D Erasmus T: Mr Mark Khan
3	Afraad Line	Mr D W Schwarz	5	59.5kg	79	79	79	+1.50	25/1	B TT Y	O: Messrs P J, N, R & Miss S Delport & Mr A J de Matos T: Mr P P Labuschagne
4	Nuclear Force	Mr G J Lerena	2	55.5kg	71	59	59	+4.00	6/1	B Y	O: Messrs C G Parry & E Verdonese T: Mr E Verdonese
5	Arlington Action	Mr P Mxoli	7	59.0kg	78	73	73	+4.05	7/1	B Y	O: Mr K P & Mrs N M Backos T: Mr Tyrone Zackey
6	Banha Bridge	Mr T J Mayhew	4	59.0kg*	81	70	70	+6.80	11/2	B Y	—
7	Weather Wizard	Mr C R Maujean	6	59.5kg	81	81	81	+99.99	25/1	B TT Y	—
Code 88	Libeccio	Mr N Klink	7	55.0kg	—	60	60	—	—	N	—

To The Rescue

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

Won

3/1

MR 79 → 82

B TT Y

Douglas Dragon

Mr J Penny · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

+0.50

18/10 Fav

MR 80 → 89

Afraad Line

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 5 · 59.5kg

+1.50

25/1

MR 79 → 79

B TT Y

Nuclear Force

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 2 · 55.5kg

+4.00

6/1

MR 71 → 59

B Y

Arlington Action

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 7 · 59.0kg

+4.05

7/1

MR 78 → 73

B Y

Banha Bridge

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 4 · 59.0kg

+6.80

11/2

MR 81 → 70

B Y

Weather Wizard

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 6 · 59.5kg

+99.99

25/1

MR 81 → 81

B TT Y

Libeccio

Mr N Klink · Dw 7 · 55.0kg

—

MR — → 60

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) WEATHER WIZARD (C Maujean) and NUCLEAR FORCE (G Lerena) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) At the 700m Jockey C Maujean felt something amiss with WEATHER WIZARD and eased this gelding out of the race. The Veterinary Surgeon attended to this gelding on course. b) In view of the performance of BANHA BRIDGE (*T Mayhew) (Betting 11/2; Distance 6.80 lengths), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) TO THE RESCUE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. (MS) JOCKEY CHANGES: None RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) NUCLEAR FORCE raced without ear muffs (declared 14h30 on 20241230) THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) WEATHER WIZARD - examined post-race. Lame left front. Suspected tendon injury. A veterinary certificate and grass gallop are required prior to racing. Rule 49.7 applied. Trainer F Bronkhorst advised. (Dr M Bawden) b) BANHA BRIDGE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected SCRATCHED: a) LIBECCIO - sore behind. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 10h22 on 20241230) DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None