28 April 2025 | Kenilworth | Race 8

PERFECTLY PLACED MIDDLE STAKES (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares with a nett rating of 102 & below)

Distance 1200m

Going Good

Win Time 69.81s

Avg Time 71.92s

Stakes R125,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Trip To Maputo	Mr L Mxothwa	8	57.0kg	89	96	96	Won	11/2	B TT Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Candice Bass
2	Miss World	Mr P C Orffer	9	58.5kg	98	94	94	+0.75	6/1	Y	O: Messrs E A Braun & M P Williams T: Mr G W Ennion
3	Babelicious	Mr A C Fortune	4	58.5kg	95	106	106	+1.05	9/4Fav	B Y	O: Team Valor International (Nom : Mr B Irwin) & Mrs Vanashree & Mr Anant Singh T: Candice Bass
4	Back At The George Line	Mr C Zackey	7	55.5kg	88	90	90	+2.30	8/1	Y	O: Mr & Mrs T D Andrews, Messrs M I Fullard, J H Drew & R L Gabler & Mesdames L Drew, C L Gabler & Pippa Mickleburgh T: Mr D M Kannemeyer
5	Winter Rainfall	Mr J P van der Merwe	2	58.5kg	92	86	86	+3.30	8/1	TT Y	O: Messrs Estate Late H Adams, Mark Bass,M W Bass & P W McKeaveney, Drs Adrian Schmidt & J Steytler, Mesdames Candice Bass & T Farrell, Nick & Val McFall T: Candice Bass
6	Worldcraft	Mr S D Veale	5	57.0kg	93	83	83	+3.70	25/2	Y	—
7	Miss Marguerite	Mr A Arries	3	58.5kg	94	91	91	+4.00	8/1	Y	—
8	Dark Winter	Mr B J A Plaatjies	1	53.0kg*	87	82	82	+5.75	25/2	Y	—
9	Royals	Mr C A Little	6	61.5kg	100	94	94	+6.05	50/1	Y	—

Trip To Maputo

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 8 · 57.0kg

Won

11/2

MR 89 → 96

B TT Y

Miss World

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 9 · 58.5kg

+0.75

6/1

MR 98 → 94

Babelicious

Mr A C Fortune · Dw 4 · 58.5kg

+1.05

9/4 Fav

MR 95 → 106

B Y

Back At The George Line

Mr C Zackey · Dw 7 · 55.5kg

+2.30

8/1

MR 88 → 90

Winter Rainfall

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 2 · 58.5kg

+3.30

8/1

MR 92 → 86

TT Y

Worldcraft

Mr S D Veale · Dw 5 · 57.0kg

+3.70

25/2

MR 93 → 83

Miss Marguerite

Mr A Arries · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+4.00

8/1

MR 94 → 91

Dark Winter

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 1 · 53.0kg

+5.75

25/2

MR 87 → 82

Royals

Mr C A Little · Dw 6 · 61.5kg

+6.05

50/1

MR 100 → 94

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) TRIP TO MAPUTO (L Mxothwa) jumped slow, losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Jockey JP van der Merwe reported that WINTER RAINFALL did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. b) Jockey C Zackey reported that BACK AT THE GEORGE choked up in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. c) An investigation has been opened into the circumstances which led to BABELICIOUS (A Fortune), which paraded and proceeded to the start in red earmuffs, racing without blinkers, as carded. d) TRIP TO MAPUTO, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Bass-Robinson was advised. (SC) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) *B Plaatjies rode DARK WINTER and claimed his 2.5kg allowance (declared 15h40 on 20250428) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) MISS MARGUERITE: Paardeberg Stud (Nom: Sally Anne Bruss) Pink and navy halved vertically, navy sleeves, pink hoops, navy cap (sold with engagement) THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) WINTER RAINFALL - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected b) BACK AT THE GEORGE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS