DUNCAN HOWELLS RACING STABLES APPRENTICE CLASS 5 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 66)

Distance 1200m

Going Yielding

Win Time 70.84s

Avg Time 69.92s

Stakes R90,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.0 4yrs:0.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Dawn Surprise	Mr M Mbuto	5	54.5kg*	60	79	79	Won	9/4Fav	Y	O: Messrs J I Rich, K M Anthony, G I Rich & D L Sajoe T: Mr G I Rich
2	Double Olympic Line	Mr K J Lihaba	8	55.0kg*	56	53	53	+0.05	6/1	TT Y	O: Mrs Prakashni Pillay, Messrs L Mandry & P Tayob T: Mr Y Govender
3	Boardwalk Breeze	Mr G Samo-Burthia	4	57.5kg*	82	80	80	+1.25	5/1	B Y	O: Mr J E Finlayson T: Mr P V Lafferty
4	Golden Aspen	Mr T J Mayhew	2	58.0kg*	65	65	65	+9.15	5/1	Y	O: Messrs G W Jooste, X Spies & Corne Spies Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr C Spies
5	Rhythm	Mr Damyan Pillay	6	58.5kg*	71	77	77	+9.20	11/2	Y	O: Messrs Steven Govender & K Thaver T: Mrs A J Wright
6	William West	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	1	55.0kg*	64	51	51	+11.90	10/1	Y	—
7	Time In Paris	Mr Jace Botes	3	52.0kg*	55	58	58	+12.70	25/1	B Y	—
8	Lightning Jimmy	Mr D D E Louw	7	48.0kg*	50	48	48	+15.50	40/1	Y	—

Dawn Surprise

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 5 · 54.5kg

Won

9/4 Fav

MR 60 → 79

Double Olympic Line

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 8 · 55.0kg

+0.05

6/1

MR 56 → 53

TT Y

Boardwalk Breeze

Mr G Samo-Burthia (True) · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+1.25

5/1

MR 82 → 80

B Y

Golden Aspen

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 2 · 58.0kg

+9.15

5/1

MR 65 → 65

Rhythm

Mr Damyan Pillay (True) · Dw 6 · 58.5kg

+9.20

11/2

MR 71 → 77

William West

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 1 · 55.0kg

+11.90

10/1

MR 64 → 51

Time In Paris

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 3 · 52.0kg

+12.70

25/1

MR 55 → 58

B Y

Lightning Jimmy

Mr D D E Louw (True) · Dw 7 · 48.0kg

+15.50

40/1

MR 50 → 48

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) RHYTHM (*D Pillay) and DOUBLE OLYMPIC (*K J Lihaba) lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) TIME IN PARIS (*J Botes) hung in throughout. b) DOUBLE OLYMPIC (*K J Lihaba) hung in from the 200m. c) Apprentice T Mayhew reported that GOLDEN ASPEN did not act in the prevailing good to soft underfoot conditions. d) In view of the performance of GOLDEN ASPEN (*T Mayhew) (9.15 lengths, 5/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) Apprentice D D Louw reported that LIGHTNING JIMMY took a number of awkward strides in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. f) DAWN SURPRISE (*M Mbuto), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer G I Rich was advised (DZ). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Apprentice J Botes (claiming 2.5kg) was the rider of TIME IN PARIS (advised 09.09.2025/15h42). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) GOLDEN ASPEN : Not striding out right front. b) TIME IN PARIS : Fatigued. c) LIGHTNING JIMMY : Nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.