26 January 2025 | Turffontein | Race 8

RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 105 and below)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 98.45s

Avg Time 97.46s

Stakes R160,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Player	Mr C R Maujean	4	52.0kg	85	84	84	Won	14/1	Y	O: Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd, Messrs R A Burg & L M Nestadt T: Miss C T Dawson
2	Jury's Out	Mr G J Lerena	3	56.0kg	90	85	85	+0.40	3/1Fav	B TT Y	O: Itssa It & Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd T: Miss C T Dawson
3	Mary's Greenlight Line	Mr M K Katjedi	2	60.0kg	103	103	103	+4.30	10/1	Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mr M F de Kock
4	Key Element	Mr M A Yeni	5	58.0kg	101	92	92	+4.35	33/1	Y	O: Messrs M J Kapnias & A M Kapnias T: Mr P F Matchett
5	Slinky Mapimpi	Mr R Danielson	6	58.0kg	97	101	101	+4.85	5/1	B Y	O: Mrs J M Vermeulen T: Mr P P Vermeulen & Mrs J M Vermeulen
6	Care Forgot	Mr P Mxoli	9	52.0kg	98	102	102	+5.05	8/1	Y	—
7	Ikigai	Mr R Munger	8	52.0kg	85	91	91	+5.45	25/1	B Y	—
8	Battleground	Mr C Zackey	1	58.0kg	96	93	93	+14.75	16/1	Y	—
9	Captainofthegreen	Mr K Matsunyane	7	58.0kg	96	96	96	+19.75	5/2	TT Y	—

Player

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 4 · 52.0kg

Won

14/1

MR 85 → 84

Jury's Out

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

+0.40

3/1 Fav

MR 90 → 85

B TT Y

Mary's Greenlight Line

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+4.30

10/1

MR 103 → 103

Key Element

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+4.35

33/1

MR 101 → 92

Slinky Mapimpi

Mr R Danielson · Dw 6 · 58.0kg

+4.85

5/1

MR 97 → 101

B Y

Care Forgot

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 9 · 52.0kg

+5.05

8/1

MR 98 → 102

Ikigai

Mr R Munger · Dw 8 · 52.0kg

+5.45

25/1

MR 85 → 91

B Y

Battleground

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 58.0kg

+14.75

16/1

MR 96 → 93

Captainofthegreen

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

+19.75

5/2

MR 96 → 96

TT Y

EN ROUTE TO THE START APPRENTICE T MAYHEW WAS DISLODGED FROM MARY'S GREENLIGHT WHICH BOLTED UP THE CHUTE TO THE BACK PARADE RING. APPRENTICE T MAYHEW WAS ATTENDED TO BY THE COURSE PARAMEDICS AND TRANSFERRED TO THE MEDICAL CENTRE FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION. MARY'S GREENLIGHT WAS TAKEN IN HAND IN THE BACK PARADE RING, EXAMINED BY COURSE VETERINARY SURGEON AND PASSED FIT TO RACE. A REPLACEMENT RIDER WAS SOUGHT FOR MARY'S GREENLIGHT AND DISPATCHED TO THE START. THIS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT DELAY TO THE START OF THIS RACE. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) CAPTAINOFTHEGREEN (K Matsunyane) stumbled leaving the stalls. b) KEY ELEMENT (M Yeni) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. c) CARE FORGOT (P Mxoli) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, SLINKY MAPIMPI (R Danielson) was buffeted when awkwardly placed between KEY ELEMENT (M Yeni), which jumped outwards leaving the stalls, and CAPTAINOFTHEGREEN (K Matsunyane), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) Jockey K Matsunyane reported that he felt something amiss with CAPTAINOFTHEGREEN in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) PLAYER (C Maujean), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Dawson advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) MARY'S GREENLIGHT was ridden by Jockey M K Katjedi (declared 26 January 2025 at 16H07). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) CAPTAINOFTHEGREEN examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) CARE FORGOT mouth injury. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. Race 8 contd. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.