MONACO SPORT OF KINGS KENILWORTH CUP (Listed) (For All Horses) | 16 Mar 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Holding Thumbs	Mr S D Veale	5	56.0kg	103	119	119	Won	33/10	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	Blackberry Malt Line	Mr C J Habib	7	55.0kg	98	82	82	+3.25	25/1	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
3	Groovejet	Mr J M Solomons	6	50.0kg	82	80	80	+7.00	33/10	Y	O: Greg & Gina Bortz & Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd & Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr S J Snaith
4	Nebraas	Mr C Zackey	1	56.0kg	100	99	99	+9.00	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
5	Bombers In The Sky	Mr M A Yeni	3	50.0kg	86	84	84	+9.40	33/10Fav	Y	O: Messrs Philip Bamford, R P Macnab & M J T Wickens & Miss G Burg T: Mr G S Kotzen
6	Otto Luyken	Mr J P van der Merwe	2	57.5kg	104	113	113	+15.90	16/1	TT Y	—
7	Triple Time	Mr R D Fourie	4	60.5kg	110	105	105	+23.65	7/2	Y	—

Holding Thumbs

Mr S D Veale · Dw 5 · 56.0kg

Won

33/10

MR 103 → 119

B Y

Blackberry Malt Line

Mr C J Habib · Dw 7 · 55.0kg

+3.25

25/1

MR 98 → 82

B Y

Groovejet

Mr J M Solomons · Dw 6 · 50.0kg

+7.00

33/10

MR 82 → 80

Nebraas

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

+9.00

14/1

MR 100 → 99

B TT Y

Bombers In The Sky

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 3 · 50.0kg

+9.40

33/10 Fav

MR 86 → 84

Otto Luyken

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

+15.90

16/1

MR 104 → 113

TT Y

Triple Time

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 4 · 60.5kg

+23.65

7/2

MR 110 → 105

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BOMBERS IN THE SKY (M Yeni) jumped awkwardly. b) OTTO LUYKEN (JP van der Merwe) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) At the 1500m TRIPLE TIME (R Fourie) was allowed to race around runners and into a prominent position. b) At the 1200m NEBRAAS (C Zackey) took an awkward stride away from the inside running rail. c) BLACKBERRY MALT (C Habib) was hanging in from the 400m. d) Jockeys JP van der Merwe and R Fourie reported that they felt something amiss with OTTO LUYKEN and TRIPLE TIME respectively. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine these geldings. e) 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) M Yeni (BOMBERS IN THE SKY) rode +0.5kg (declared 09h59 on 20250315) b) C Habib (BLACKBERRY MALT) rode +0.5kg (55.0kgs) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) TRIPLE TIME - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected b) OTTO LUYKEN - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected c) GROOVEJET - abnormal respiratory noise THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS