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19 November 2025 | Kenilworth | Race 7

LUCKY FISH AVIATOR PROGRESS PLATE (For Maidens, 1, 2 & 3 time winners)

Distance 1400m
Going Good
Win Time 85.52s
Avg Time 86.88s
Stakes R175,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1 Mr G van Niekerk 1 58.5kg 78 88 88 Won 14/1
B Y
O: Denis Le Breton
T: Mr D A McLachlan
2 Mr C A Little 2 60.0kg 94 97 97 +1.00 6/1
Y
O: Messrs G S Kotzen & R P Macnab
T: Mr G S Kotzen
3 Mr G J Lerena 7 60.0kg 96 101 101 +1.75 9/4
Y
O: Mr N Jonsson
T: Mr S J Snaith
4 Mr Serino Moodley 5 60.0kg 101 87 87 +3.00 14/1
Y
O: Mesdames R B Mardon & L M R Matthysen
T: Mr G S Kotzen
5 Mr R D Fourie 8 57.0kg 109 102 102 +3.05 10/1
Y
O: Mr W H Ackerman
T: Mr V H Marshall
6 Mr J P van der Merwe 3 57.5kg 113 106 106 +4.05 17/10Fav
Y
7 Mr A C Fortune 9 56.5kg 86 84 84 +6.05 33/1
B Y
8 Mr D L Ashby 4 56.0kg 72 75 75 +6.45 25/1
Y
9 Ms Nichola Yuen 6 52.5kg* 69 65 65 +11.70 50/1
B Y
Code 88 4 53.0kg* 77 77 25/2
N
1
Mr G van Niekerk · Dw 1 · 58.5kg
Won
14/1
MR 7888
B Y
2
Mr C A Little · Dw 2 · 60.0kg
+1.00
6/1
MR 9497
Y
3
Mr G J Lerena · Dw 7 · 60.0kg
+1.75
9/4
MR 96101
Y
4
Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 5 · 60.0kg
+3.00
14/1
MR 10187
Y
5
Mr R D Fourie · Dw 8 · 57.0kg
+3.05
10/1
MR 109102
Y
6
Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 3 · 57.5kg
+4.05
17/10 Fav
MR 113106
Y
7
Mr A C Fortune · Dw 9 · 56.5kg
+6.05
33/1
MR 8684
B Y
8
Mr D L Ashby · Dw 4 · 56.0kg
+6.45
25/1
MR 7275
Y
9
Ms Nichola Yuen (True) · Dw 6 · 52.5kg
+11.70
50/1
MR 6965
B Y
88
— (True) · Dw 4 · 53.0kg
25/2
MR 77
N
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) HIS MAJESTY (IRE) (R Fourie) jumped slow, losing one length. b) HAT'S PRIDE (C Little) took an awkward stride leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, LITTLE SUZIE (JP van der Merwe), which raced with its head to the side and showed a tendency to hang out, clipped the heels of SOOTY (D Ashby) and stumbled when SOOTY (D Ashby) shifted in marginally. Jockey D Ashby appeared before the Boad and was advised to take more care in similar circumstances. b) After being slow to begin, HIS MAJESTY (IRE) (R Fourie) was taken in behind runners from its outside draw. c) POWERANDTHEGLORY (G Lerena) over raced in the early and middle stages and was hanging out in the straight. d) LITTLE SUZIE (JP van der Merwe) raced awkwardly on the turn. e) Jockey G Lerena (POWERANDTHEGLORY) had his crop accidentally struck from his grasp at the 150m by the crop of Jockey C Little (HAT'S PRIDE) f) When questioned regarding the improved performance of IT IS MY TIME compared to his previous race on 2 November 2025, Trainer D McLachlan told the Stewards that he had fitted this gelding with blinkers which, in his opinion, had accounted for the improved performance. Trainer D McLachlan was advised to race this gelding similarly equipped in future engagements. g) IT IS MY TIME, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer D McLachlan was advised. (ZM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) LOCK AND KEY raced without blinkers (declared 10h23 on 20251117) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SOOTY - cut into left hind SCRATCHED: a) COASTAL COMMANDER - insufficient recovery time. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 07h07 on 20251119)