BOOK FOR CHAMPIONS DAY 29 MARCH MR 76 HANDICAP (Open) | 22 Mar 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Just Var	Mr A C Fortune	4	60.5kg	77	83	83	Won	2/1Fav	TT Y	O: Messrs H Fortune & S H Pieterse T: Mr G J Maroun
2	Theres A Light	Mr R Munger	3	59.5kg	75	76	76	+1.50	3/1	Y	O: Mr J E Finlayson T: Mr R R Magner
3	Sigrid Swing Line	Mr K Matsunyane	1	59.5kg	75	76	76	+2.80	4/1	TT Y	O: Mr S S Pooe T: Mr H van der Westhuizen
4	Call Me Master	Mr S Khumalo	6	55.5kg	67	65	65	+3.10	16/1	Y	O: Messrs H Venter & S P Jeffery & Mesdames M Jeffery & A M Venter T: Mr R R Sage
5	Thambi	Mr K A Brewer	8	53.5kg	63	55	55	+3.70	17/2	TT Y	O: Mr M Pandaram T: Mr M Pandaram
6	Tokyo Medaglia	Mr G J Lerena	5	57.5kg	77	68	68	+4.60	25/2	Y	—
7	Viva De Janeiro	Mr M A Yeni	7	53.5kg	63	50	50	+4.85	16/1	B Y	—
8	Sovereigns Call	Mr N Nastili	9	55.5kg*	72	70	70	+6.35	33/1	Y	—
9	Gaelic Dancer	Mr P Mxoli	2	56.0kg	74	57	57	+7.35	40/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Futurenaire	Mr P J Strydom	3	59.0kg	—	72	72	—	33/10	N	—

Just Var

Mr A C Fortune · Dw 4 · 60.5kg

Won

2/1 Fav

MR 77 → 83

TT Y

Theres A Light

Mr R Munger · Dw 3 · 59.5kg

+1.50

3/1

MR 75 → 76

Sigrid Swing Line

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 1 · 59.5kg

+2.80

4/1

MR 75 → 76

TT Y

Call Me Master

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 6 · 55.5kg

+3.10

16/1

MR 67 → 65

Thambi

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 8 · 53.5kg

+3.70

17/2

MR 63 → 55

TT Y

Tokyo Medaglia

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 5 · 57.5kg

+4.60

25/2

MR 77 → 68

Viva De Janeiro

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 7 · 53.5kg

+4.85

16/1

MR 63 → 50

B Y

Sovereigns Call

Mr N Nastili (True) · Dw 9 · 55.5kg

+6.35

33/1

MR 72 → 70

Gaelic Dancer

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 2 · 56.0kg

+7.35

40/1

MR 74 → 57

B Y

Futurenaire

Mr P J Strydom · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

—

33/10

MR — → 72

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) VIVA DE JANEIRO (M Yeni) was slow losing one length. b) Shortly after the start, TOKYO MEDAGLIA (G Lerena) and CALL ME MASTER (S Khumalo) came together and bumped. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly before the finish line, CALL ME MASTER (S Khumalo), which shifted in away from the crop, was corrected to avoid running onto the heels of THERES A LIGHT (R Munger). b) JUST VAR (A Fortune), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee H Chauque, acting on behalf of Trainer G J Maroun, was advised (SM). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) GAELIC DANCER blowing post race. SCRATCHED: a) FUTURENAIRE temperature (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None. Race 6 contd.