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Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Captain Clever	Mr L Mxothwa	5	57.5kg	65	62	62	Won	14/10Fav	B Y	O: Messrs M Donelly & G M Kotzen T: Mrs S B Kotzen
2	River Fern	Mr B Soodoo	6	50.5kg*	75	73	73	+2.25	6/1	Y	O: Lagom Property Holdings (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Lyn Viviers) T: Miss K Mitchley
3	Stand Up Line	Mr W G Agrella	2	56.0kg	63	62	62	+2.30	11/2	B Y	O: Mr M G Bothma T: Mr D A Mckenzie
4	Hokusai	Mr E W Webber	3	54.0kg	54	52	52	+5.80	66/1	Y	O: Five Star Racing & Stud CC (Nom: Ms A M Kacnis) T: Mr E Kaknis
5	Pibe De Oro	Mr G Dookhit	4	54.5kg*	68	66	66	+6.80	5/2	B Y	O: Glistian (Pty) Ltd (Nom: J da Mata) T: Mr Z Oosthuizen
6	Playmaker	Mr R D Fourie	1	60.0kg	—	65	65	+8.55	14/1	TT Y	—

Captain Clever

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 5 · 57.5kg

Won

14/10 Fav

MR 65 → 62

B Y

River Fern

Mr B Soodoo (True) · Dw 6 · 50.5kg

+2.25

6/1

MR 75 → 73

Stand Up Line

Mr W G Agrella · Dw 2 · 56.0kg

+2.30

11/2

MR 63 → 62

B Y

Hokusai

Mr E W Webber · Dw 3 · 54.0kg

+5.80

66/1

MR 54 → 52

Pibe De Oro

Mr G Dookhit (True) · Dw 4 · 54.5kg

+6.80

5/2

MR 68 → 66

B Y

Playmaker

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+8.55

14/1

MR — → 65

TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) PLAYMAKER (R Fourie) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) RIVER FERN recorded a TCO2 concentration of more than 36 mmol/L. Trainer K Mitchley was advised that a second blood specimen would be collected. This specimen was of an acceptable TCO2 level. b) HOKUSAI recorded a TCO2 concentration of more than 36 mmol/L. Trainer E Kaknis was advised that a second blood specimen would be collected. This specimen was of an acceptable TCO2 level. c) HOKUSAI (E Webber) over raced in the early stages. d) STAND UP (W Agrella) took an awkward stride shortly after the start and made slight contact with HOKUSAI (E Webber). e) PIBE DE ORO (*G Dookhit) and RIVER FERN (*B Soodoo) were hanging in from the 300m. f) CAPTAIN CLEVER, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SB Kotzen was advised. (LM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) L Mxothwa (CAPTAIN CLEVER) rode +0.5kg (57.8kgs) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) HOKUSAI - coughing THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS