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Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Above The Horizon	Mr L Mxothwa	3	60.0kg	—	85	85	Won	5/4Fav	Y	O: Messrs D S Singh, G M Kotzen, Mrs G J Dempsey & Sharon Kotzen Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mrs S B Kotzen
2	Supreme Judge	Mr C Zackey	7	60.0kg	—	77	77	+0.25	9/4	Y	O: Mr B Wagner T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
3	Pick A Pomodoro	Mr M K Katjedi	2	60.0kg	—	70	70	+5.75	8/1	Y	O: Mr Y Langevin, Mrs M J Langevin, Mr G M Kotzen & Mrs S B Kotzen T: Mrs S B Kotzen
4	Grey Warrior	Mr R D Fourie	6	60.0kg	—	66	66	+7.00	9/2	Y	O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha) T: Mr A C Greeff
5	Shockman	Mr S L Naidoo	1	60.0kg	—	58	58	+8.00	125/1	Y	O: Messrs J R M Tostee, D D B Band & Smith Super Syndicate (Nom: Dean Smith) T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
6	Rock Fate	Mr S R Khathi	4	60.0kg	—	45	45	+15.75	66/1	B TT Y	—
7	Matt's Warrior	Mr I Taka	5	60.0kg*	—	53	53	+20.25	33/1	Y	—

Above The Horizon

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

Won

5/4 Fav

MR — → 85

Supreme Judge

Mr C Zackey · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+0.25

9/4

MR — → 77

Pick A Pomodoro

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+5.75

8/1

MR — → 70

Grey Warrior

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+7.00

9/2

MR — → 66

Shockman

Mr S L Naidoo · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+8.00

125/1

MR — → 58

Rock Fate

Mr S R Khathi · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+15.75

66/1

MR — → 45

B TT Y

Matt's Warrior

Mr I Taka (True) · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+20.25

33/1

MR — → 53

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) PICK A POMODORO (MK Katjedi) was reluctant to load. b) ABOVE THE HORIZON (L Mxothwa) was reluctant to load and nervous in the stalls. c) SHOCKMAN (S Naidoo) was reluctant to load and slow into stride. d) GREY WARRIOR (R Fourie) jumped slow, losing one length. e) MATT'S WARRIOR (*I Taka) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) SHOCKMAN (S Naidoo) was hanging out from the 400m and was corrected at the 200m. b) Jockey C Zackey rode SUPREME JUDGE out towards the outside running rail in the straight, where he joined ABOVE THE HORIZON (L Mxothwa). c) MATT'S WARRIOR (*I Taka) shortened his stride quickly in running and took a number of awkward strides. In view of this performance, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt. Trainer K Mitchley was advised to report back should she find anything amiss with this colt on his return to the stables. d) Jockey L Mxothwa (ABOVE THE HORIZON) appeared before the Board and was advised to pull his horse up gradually once past the finish line. e) ABOVE THE HORIZON, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SB Kotzen was advised. (LM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) MK Katjedi rode PICK A POMODORO (declared 15h08 on 20250424) b) ROCK FATE raced without cheek pieces and with blinkers and a tongue tie (declared 17h48 on 20250422) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) MATT'S WARRIOR - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS