MERIT RATED 76 HANDICAP (Open) | 25 May 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	The Octagon	Mr P Mxoli	4	57.5kg	71	75	75	Won	—	Y	O: Mrs S Loubser T: Mrs A L Parham
2	Red Top	Mr D Daniels	5	60.0kg	76	69	69	+1.75	—	Y	O: Zimfun Racing Club (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr C J Smith) T: Mrs D J Swanson
3	Gypsy Express Line	Mr M K Katjedi	1	56.0kg	68	58	58	+2.25	—	B Y	O: Miss Robyn Macleod T: Mr Gavin Macleod
4	Battle Of Seattle	Mr K A Brewer	2	58.0kg	72	57	57	+3.50	—	S	O: Mr C J Danckwerts T: Mr T L Mason
5	Audacious	Mr J Penny	3	56.0kg	72	60	60	+7.00	—	EM S	O: Mesdames C M de Jong, S Ziehl, K Stidolph, Mrs S Loubser & Mr B M McLauchlan T: Miss B H Stidolph

The Octagon

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

Won

—

MR 71 → 75

Red Top

Mr D Daniels · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+1.75

—

MR 76 → 69

Gypsy Express Line

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

+2.25

—

MR 68 → 58

B Y

Battle Of Seattle

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 2 · 58.0kg

+3.50

—

MR 72 → 57

Audacious

Mr J Penny · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

+7.00

—

MR 72 → 60

EM S

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) GYPSY EXPRESS (M K Katjedi) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) THE OCTAGON (P Mxoli) hung in from the 200m. b) THE OCTAGON (P Mxoli), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Parham advised (AH). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) THE OCTAGON raced equipped with cheek pieces (declared 23 May 2025 at 15H36). b) AUDACIOUS raced equipped with ear muffs (declared 25 May 2025 at 09H52). THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.