RACE COAST D STAKES (For All Horses with a nett rating of 69 & below) | 22 Jul 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Baton Rouge	Mr R D Fourie	2	64.0kg	67	69	69	Won	1/1Fav	Y	O: Dare 2 Dream Racing Syndicate (Nom: Piet Botha) T: Mr P A W Botha
2	State Capitol	Mr G Wright	3	56.0kg	58	54	54	+0.75	6/1	B Y	O: Messrs G S Kotzen & K Kotzen & Mesdames K Kotzen & J A Wintle & Woodhill Racing Syndicate (Pty) Ltd T: Mr G S Kotzen
3	Naretoi	Mr L Mxothwa	4	60.5kg	67	67	67	+1.25	10/1	B TT Y	O: Mr P M Murugasa T: Mr J I Crawford
4	Mela Strength Line	Mr B J A Plaatjies	1	60.0kg*	62	62	62	+1.45	4/1	B Y	O: Mr V & Mrs S L Subramoney, Messrs M A Suleman & P D Wrensch T: Mr P D Wrensch
5	Gold Index	Mr K G Steyn	6	57.0kg	55	59	59	+3.20	25/1	Y	O: The Social Squad T: Mr P D Wrensch
6	Hiawatha Goldberg	Mr P C Orffer	5	60.0kg	60	57	57	+3.60	16/1	Y	—
7	Cosmic Rhythm	Mr O Noach	7	61.5kg	63	59	59	+4.10	16/1	N	—

Baton Rouge

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 2 · 64.0kg

Won

1/1 Fav

MR 67 → 69

State Capitol

Mr G Wright · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

+0.75

6/1

MR 58 → 54

B Y

Naretoi

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 4 · 60.5kg

+1.25

10/1

MR 67 → 67

B TT Y

Mela Strength Line

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+1.45

4/1

MR 62 → 62

B Y

Gold Index

Mr K G Steyn · Dw 6 · 57.0kg

+3.20

25/1

MR 55 → 59

Hiawatha Goldberg

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+3.60

16/1

MR 60 → 57

Cosmic Rhythm

Mr O Noach · Dw 7 · 61.5kg

+4.10

16/1

MR 63 → 59

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) The placed Riders were spoken to regarding their obligation to present themselves to be weighed in by the Clerk of Scales immediately after pulling up their horses. Race Coast Western Cape Presenters were also spoken to regarding this matter and reminded of the provisions of Rule 66.1. b) COSMIC RHYTHM (O Noach) proved difficult to settle in the early stages. c) Approaching the 1300m GOLD INDEX (K Steyn) was steadied briefly when close to the heels of MELA STRENGTH (*B Plaatjies). d) Approaching the 100m HIAWATHA GOLDBERG (C Orffer), which was hanging out, was steadied when awkwardly placed on the inside of the heels of NARETOI (L Mxothwa), which shifted in. Jockey L Mxothwa (NARETOI) appeared before the Board and was advised to exercise more care when shifting ground in future. e) BATON ROUGE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer PAW Botha was advised. (SC) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) Nil RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS