TO HOLLYWOODBETS GREYVILLE IT'S FRIDAY OPEN MAIDEN (For all Maidens)

Distance 1200m

Going Soft

Win Time 74.82s

Avg Time 71.88s

Stakes R100,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:10.5 3yrs:2.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:3.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Firelighter	Mr N Patel	3	61.0kg	70	63	63	Won	28/10	Y	O: Mr L M Michael & MJO Racing Stables (Pty) Ltd T: Mr M J Odendaal
2	Run Forest Run	Mr Serino Moodley	1	61.0kg	—	75	75	+1.90	9/2	Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr W A Nel
3	The Golden Goal Line	Mr D W Schwarz	6	60.5kg	65	55	55	+2.80	33/1	B Y	O: Messrs Dave Hawkins, Douglas Campbell, L A Marques, J Te Riele, E Cantatore, W Fyvie, G Teichman & Sir George Albu T: Mr Douglas Campbell
4	Long Street	Mr M Mbuto	5	53.5kg*	64	62	62	+2.90	14/10Fav	Y	O: Mrs M D J Liley & Mr A J Rivalland T: Mr A J Rivalland
5	Parliament Square	Mr S Sosibo	4	56.5kg	61	53	53	+4.30	13/2	Y	O: Messrs G B Puller & Nathan Pillay T: Mr G B Puller
6	Forest Drum	Mr K Matsunyane	2	52.5kg	52	48	48	+5.20	33/1	B Y	—
7	Annie Oakley	Mr Jace Botes	7	47.5kg*	52	47	47	+8.80	100/1	Y	—
8	Cowdray Park	Mr S S Hlengwa	8	61.0kg	—	80	80	+10.40	16/1	EM Y	—
Code 88	Eli's Chariot	—	4	61.0kg	—	39	39	—	50/1	N	—

Firelighter

Mr N Patel · Dw 3 · 61.0kg

Won

28/10

MR 70 → 63

Run Forest Run

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 1 · 61.0kg

+1.90

9/2

MR — → 75

The Golden Goal Line

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 6 · 60.5kg

+2.80

33/1

MR 65 → 55

B Y

Long Street

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 5 · 53.5kg

+2.90

14/10 Fav

MR 64 → 62

Parliament Square

Mr S Sosibo · Dw 4 · 56.5kg

+4.30

13/2

MR 61 → 53

Forest Drum

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 2 · 52.5kg

+5.20

33/1

MR 52 → 48

B Y

Annie Oakley

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 7 · 47.5kg

+8.80

100/1

MR 52 → 47

Cowdray Park

Mr S S Hlengwa · Dw 8 · 61.0kg

+10.40

16/1

MR — → 80

EM Y

Eli's Chariot

— · Dw 4 · 61.0kg

—

50/1

MR — → 39

The start of this race was delayed to allow for a gate on the outside running rail at the 150m to be attended to. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) RUN FOREST RUN (S Moodley) and FOREST DRUM (K Matsunyane) lost 2 lengths. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) COWDRAY PARK (S Hlengwa) proved difficult to settle in the early stages. b) FOREST DRUM (K Matsunyane) raced wide on the latter part of the turn and into the straight. c) At the 300m THE GOLDEN GOAL (D Schwarz) was directed out to continue its run. d) RUN FOREST RUN (S Moodley) hung out from the 150m. e) Apprentice M Mbuto (LONG STREET) accidentally dropped his crop in the concluding stages. f) FIRELIGHTER (N Patel), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer T Ryan acting on behalf of Trainer M J Odendaal was advised (SP). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) ANNIE OAKLEY raced equipped with a compression mask and cheek pieces (advised 18.04.2025/09h39). b) COWDRAY PARK raced equipped with a compression mask and ear muffs (advised 15.04.2025/15h32). c) Jockey S Hlengwa was the rider of COWDRAY PARK (advised 20.04.2025/07h04). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Jockey K Matsunyane (FOREST DRUM) weighed out a 52.9kg, 0.5kg over the carded weight. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) No report. SCRATCHINGS : a) ELI'S CHARIOT : Change of date (Trainer - 19.04.2025/09h11). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.