MERIT RATED 91 HANDICAP (Open) | 25 May 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Empire Blue	Mr D Daniels	1	54.0kg	78	73	73	Won	—	Y	O: Messrs P D Gorringe, S P Gorringe, V Patel & D K Ward T: Mrs D J Swanson
2	Raining Again Line	Mr K A Brewer	3	56.0kg	83	73	73	+2.50	—	Y	O: Miss Robyn Macleod T: Mr Gavin Macleod
3	My Secret Place	Mr M K Katjedi	4	59.5kg	90	71	71	+3.25	—	Y	O: Brumby Syndicate (Nom: Grant Littleford) & Mr G Goksel T: Mrs A L Parham
4	Master Tik Tok	Mr P Mxoli	2	60.0kg	91	80	80	+10.25	—	Y	O: Messrs R Robinson & T Brown T: Mrs A L Parham

Empire Blue

Mr D Daniels · Dw 1 · 54.0kg

Won

—

MR 78 → 73

Raining Again Line

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

+2.50

—

MR 83 → 73

My Secret Place

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 4 · 59.5kg

+3.25

—

MR 90 → 71

Master Tik Tok

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+10.25

—

MR 91 → 80

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair break. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) EMPIRE BLUE (D Daniels) over-raced in the early and middle stages. b) RAINING AGAIN (K A Brewer) hung in from the 200m. c) Jockey P Mxoli (MASTER TIK TOK) did not persevere with his riding in the concluding stages. Thereafter, Jockey P Mxoli reported that he felt something amiss with this gelding in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine . d) EMPIRE BLUE (D Daniels), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer D Swanson advised (AH). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) EMPIRE BLUE: Jockey D Daniels weighed out at 54,2kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) MASTER TIK TOK abnormal respiratory noise. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.