PAARL DIAMANT A STAKES (For All Horses) | 15 Feb 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Holding Thumbs	Mr S D Veale	1	54.0kg	99	119	119	Won	33/20Fav	B Y	O: Messrs P Bamford, D D MacLean & Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd, Mrs J Doyle & Mr L S & Mrs Rayna Govender T: Mr G S Kotzen
2	Call To Unite Line	Mr C B Bantam	3	54.0kg	99	94	94	+1.75	7/1	Y	O: Mr N Jonsson T: Mr S J Snaith
3	Nebraas	Mr C Zackey	4	54.5kg	100	99	99	+1.80	14/1	B TT Y	O: Messrs Jarryd Lahoud, J R Blumberg, Gary Citron, Larry Pogir, S Poriazis, A Lahoud, Mrs B M A Lahoud & Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
4	Without Question	Mr R D Fourie	2	61.5kg	115	111	111	+3.30	4/1	Y	O: Mr N Jonsson T: Mr S J Snaith
5	Blackberry Malt	Mr A Arries	6	54.0kg	99	82	82	+4.80	14/1	B Y	O: Messrs A d'Unienville, G&H Perdrau & D Pitot, Kenny Govender, K Jansen, W Luthi, SM Mudaly, J Murcia, D Musikanth, Mr FL & Mrs P Oostendorp T: Mr G S Kotzen
6	Navy Strength	Mr J P van der Merwe	7	52.5kg	97	97	97	+4.90	8/1	TT Y	—
7	Baratheon	Mr L Mxothwa	5	58.5kg	108	106	106	+5.65	5/1	Y	—
Code 88	Otto Luyken	Mr G Wright	4	57.0kg	—	113	113	—	7/1	N	—
Code 88	The Futurist	—	7	58.5kg	—	104	104	—	25/1	N	—

Holding Thumbs

Mr S D Veale · Dw 1 · 54.0kg

Won

33/20 Fav

MR 99 → 119

B Y

Call To Unite Line

Mr C B Bantam · Dw 3 · 54.0kg

+1.75

7/1

MR 99 → 94

Nebraas

Mr C Zackey · Dw 4 · 54.5kg

+1.80

14/1

MR 100 → 99

B TT Y

Without Question

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 2 · 61.5kg

+3.30

4/1

MR 115 → 111

Blackberry Malt

Mr A Arries · Dw 6 · 54.0kg

+4.80

14/1

MR 99 → 82

B Y

Navy Strength

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 7 · 52.5kg

+4.90

8/1

MR 97 → 97

TT Y

Baratheon

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 5 · 58.5kg

+5.65

5/1

MR 108 → 106

Otto Luyken

Mr G Wright · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

—

7/1

MR — → 113

The Futurist

— · Dw 7 · 58.5kg

—

25/1

MR — → 104

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) In view of the performance of BARATHEON (L Mxothwa), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. b) WITHOUT QUESTION (R Fourie) was hanging out from the 400m. b) HOLDING THUMBS, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GS Kotzen was advised. (TJ) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) HOLDING THUMBS raced with blinkers (declared 09h11 on 20250214) b) C Zackey (NEBRAAS) rode +1kg of which 0.5kg was carded (55.3kgs) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) BARATHEON - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected SCRATCHED: a) OTTO LUYKEN - abnormal blood count. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 11h47 on 20250214) b) THE FUTURIST - Stewards permission. Entered in Jet Master Stakes (Listed) on 22/02/2025 (declared 09h16 on 20250214)