23 March 2025 | Greyville | Race 5

UNISTAR INKS D STAKES (For All Horses with a nett rating of 69 & below)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 99.17s

Avg Time 97.43s

Stakes R90,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Run To Rio	Mr S D Veale	5	61.5kg	62	68	68	Won	11/2	B TT Y	O: Mr E W Buhr T: Mr S H Ferrie
2	Gorgeous Dude	Mr A Mgudlwa	3	55.5kg	51	55	55	+1.70	16/1	TT Y	O: Messrs B Bougardt & C Lafraisiere T: Mrs A J Wright
3	Pongola Line	Miss R A Venniker	10	62.5kg	65	66	66	+2.60	4/1	Y	O: Mr C T Crowe T: Mr M L Roberts
4	Basie Raakvat	Mr N Patel	9	61.5kg	63	72	72	+2.85	16/1	Y	O: MJO Racing Stables (Pty) Ltd T: Mr M J Odendaal
5	Animal Impact	Mr C J Habib	2	61.5kg	64	64	64	+3.45	10/1	Y	O: Estate Late Mr D J Side T: Miss W Whitehead
6	Shiny Bob	Mr J W Jacobs	1	61.5kg	64	60	60	+4.15	10/1	Y	—
7	Sacred Lily	Mr S S Hlengwa	11	53.0kg	51	52	52	+5.85	33/1	N	—
8	Future Saint	Mr K Matsunyane	6	60.0kg	60	53	53	+6.05	33/10Fav	Y	—
9	Elusive Belle	Mr Serino Moodley	12	53.0kg	52	51	51	+6.35	7/1	B Y	—
10	Rastignac	Mr R Munger	7	61.5kg	62	58	58	+6.65	66/1	B TT Y	—
11	Bally Magic	Mr C F Dicken	4	61.5kg	62	60	60	+8.75	20/1	Y	—
12	Forest Jump	Mr M Mbuto	8	60.0kg*	66	62	62	+8.85	33/1	TT Y	—

Run To Rio

Mr S D Veale · Dw 5 · 61.5kg

Won

11/2

MR 62 → 68

B TT Y

Gorgeous Dude

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 3 · 55.5kg

+1.70

16/1

MR 51 → 55

TT Y

Pongola Line

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 10 · 62.5kg

+2.60

4/1

MR 65 → 66

Basie Raakvat

Mr N Patel · Dw 9 · 61.5kg

+2.85

16/1

MR 63 → 72

Animal Impact

Mr C J Habib · Dw 2 · 61.5kg

+3.45

10/1

MR 64 → 64

Shiny Bob

Mr J W Jacobs · Dw 1 · 61.5kg

+4.15

10/1

MR 64 → 60

Sacred Lily

Mr S S Hlengwa · Dw 11 · 53.0kg

+5.85

33/1

MR 51 → 52

Future Saint

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+6.05

33/10 Fav

MR 60 → 53

Elusive Belle

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 12 · 53.0kg

+6.35

7/1

MR 52 → 51

B Y

Rastignac

Mr R Munger · Dw 7 · 61.5kg

+6.65

66/1

MR 62 → 58

B TT Y

Bally Magic

Mr C F Dicken · Dw 4 · 61.5kg

+8.75

20/1

MR 62 → 60

Forest Jump

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+8.85

33/1

MR 66 → 62

TT Y

During the loading process ANIMAL IMACT (C Habib) became restless in the stalls and reared on two occasions. Simultaneously SHINY BOB (J Jacobs) kicked the back gates. Both of these gelding were released from the stalls, examined by the Veterinary Surgeon, passed fit to race and reloaded. This caused a delay to the start of the race. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) ANIMAL IMPACT (C Habib) became restless in the stalls, was released, examined by the Veterinary Surgeon, passed fit to race and reloaded. Trainer W Whitehead was advised to reschool this gelding (SN). b) RASTIGNAC (R Munger) lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) FOREST JUMP (*M Mbuto) hung out throughout and raced wide around the turn. b) BASIE RAAKVAT (N Patel) shifted out away from the crop at the 150m. c) In view of the performance of FUTURE SAINT (K Matsunyane) (6.05 lengths, 33/10 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. d) RUN TO RIO (S Veale), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S H Ferrie was advised (SP). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Jockey R Munger was the rider of RASTIGNAC (advised 23.03.2025/07h48). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) FUTURE SAINT : Fatigued. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.