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27 September 2025 | Durbanville | Race 3

JOIN THE RACE COAST TURF CLUB OPEN MAIDEN (For all Maidens)

Distance 1400m

Going Good

Win Time 84.88s

Avg Time 86.42s

Stakes R90,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:8.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:11.0 4yrs:1.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Primal Instinct	Mr J P van der Merwe	2	57.5kg	—	76	76	Won	77/100Fav	Y	O: Greg & Gina Bortz T: Mr S J Snaith
2	Super Viking	Mr G Wright	5	57.5kg	—	79	79	+2.50	25/1	Y	O: Mesdames D Millard & R E Millard T: Candice Bass
3	Ocean Sky Line	Mr C Murray	10	61.5kg	70	72	72	+2.70	20/1	Y	O: Messrs G C Cornwall, S Govender & P J Pascoe T: Mr A E Sands
4	Greek Heiress	Mr C Zackey	9	55.0kg	—	70	70	+3.10	7/2	Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mr G S Kotzen
5	Whatwillbewillbe	Mr R D Fourie	8	57.5kg	—	69	69	+4.60	16/1	Y	O: Mr N Jonsson T: Mr S J Snaith
6	Larking About	Mr B J A Plaatjies	3	53.0kg*	58	55	55	+6.60	50/1	Y	—
7	Greenlight Jet	Mr J M Solomons	1	53.5kg	52	44	44	+6.80	100/1	Y	—
8	That'll B The Day	Mr C A Little	6	59.5kg	81	81	81	+8.80	8/1	Y	—
9	Blame It On Me	Mr S Bungane	7	49.5kg*	51	70	70	+9.30	33/1	TT Y	—
10	Celestial Rocket	Mr P C Orffer	4	57.5kg	—	55	55	+12.30	100/1	Y	—

Primal Instinct

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

Won

77/100 Fav

MR — → 76

Super Viking

Mr G Wright · Dw 5 · 57.5kg

+2.50

25/1

MR — → 79

Ocean Sky Line

Mr C Murray · Dw 10 · 61.5kg

+2.70

20/1

MR 70 → 72

Greek Heiress

Mr C Zackey · Dw 9 · 55.0kg

+3.10

7/2

MR — → 70

Whatwillbewillbe

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 8 · 57.5kg

+4.60

16/1

MR — → 69

Larking About

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 3 · 53.0kg

+6.60

50/1

MR 58 → 55

Greenlight Jet

Mr J M Solomons · Dw 1 · 53.5kg

+6.80

100/1

MR 52 → 44

That'll B The Day

Mr C A Little · Dw 6 · 59.5kg

+8.80

8/1

MR 81 → 81

Blame It On Me

Mr S Bungane (True) · Dw 7 · 49.5kg

+9.30

33/1

MR 51 → 70

TT Y

Celestial Rocket

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+12.30

100/1

MR — → 55

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) WHATWILLBEWILLBE (R Fourie) jumped awkwardly inwards, losing one length. b) LARKING ABOUT (*B Plaatjies) jumped outwards and made contact with CELESTIAL ROCKET (C Orffer). c) GREENLIGHT JET (J Solomons) and PRIMAL INSTINCT (JP van der Merwe) made contact leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) After being slow to begin WHATWILLBEWILLBE (R Fourie), despite being ridden along, raced detached from the field in the early stages. b) At the 400m OCEAN SKY (C Murray) had to be steadied and directed outwards when unable to secure clear running between CELESTIAL ROCKET (C Orffer) and THAT'LL B THE DAY (C Little). c) At the 350m GREEK HEIRESS (C Zackey) had to be checked away from the heels of LARKING ABOUT (*B Plaatjies), which was switched out to make its run on the outside of BLAME IT ON ME (*S Bungane), which rolled out slightly. Apprentice B Plaatjies was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.7 in that as the rider of LARKING ABOUT, he failed to ensure that he did not cause interference to GREEK HEIRESS at the 350m. Apprentice B Plaatjies signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in races for a period of 10 days. (Dates: 28/09/2025 to 07/10/2025, both dates inclusive) d) Jockey C Orffer reported that CELESTIAL ROCKET, which was hanging in in the straight, did not stride out freely in the latter stages and he did not persevere with his riding from the 150m. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. e) PRIMAL INSTINCT, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SJ Snaith was advised. (SC) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) THAT'LL B THE DAY raced without blinkers (declared 09h58 on 20250926) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) CELESTIAL ROCKET - examined post-race. Abnormal respiratory noise THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS