05 December 2025 | Greyville | Race 4

THE FESTIVE FLUTTER D STAKES (For All Horses)

Distance 1800m

Going Good

Win Time 110.76s

Stakes R90,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	King Bavarian	Mr K de Melo	3	60.0kg	63	67	67	Won	7/2Fav	Y	O: Mr L C McNeill T: Mrs A J Wright
2	Power Star	Mr K Matsunyane	5	58.5kg	58	58	58	+0.05	66/1	B Y	O: Messrs N Yariv, Douglas Campbell & J Sarjooparsad T: Mr Douglas Campbell
3	Councillor	Mr C Murray	11	59.0kg	78	84	84	+0.45	10/1	B Y	O: Ridgemont (Nom: Mr Craig Kieswetter) & Mr Devin Heffer T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
4	Galaxy Explorer Line	Mr M J Thackeray	14	58.5kg	60	60	60	+1.95	40/1	B Y	O: Messrs D Hardy & B Lincoln T: Mr A J Rivalland
5	I Am Classy	Miss R A Venniker	8	58.5kg	64	66	66	+2.35	66/1	B Y	O: Mr P & Mrs A Ramsagar T: Mr M L Roberts
6	Mohandas	Mr T Godden	10	58.5kg	58	68	68	+2.85	4/1	B Y	—
7	Phaka Imali	Mr C F Dicken	12	61.5kg	64	62	62	+5.05	33/1	Y	—
8	Gardener's Pride	Mr M Mbuto	13	59.0kg*	65	63	63	+5.75	11/2	B Y	—
9	Sweeter Than Honey	Mr A Mgudlwa	2	53.0kg	54	54	54	+6.05	10/1	Y	—
10	Intuitive Spirit	Mr D D E Louw	1	58.0kg*	67	55	55	+6.45	100/1	N	—
11	Deputy Chief	Mr Damyan Pillay	7	57.5kg*	66	64	64	+6.85	10/1	B Y	—
12	The Golden Goal	Mr Jace Botes	6	56.0kg*	60	55	55	+7.55	100/1	B Y	—
13	Pied Piper	Mr S D Veale	9	61.5kg	80	79	79	+8.15	13/2	Y	—
14	Chinaberry	Mr J W Jacobs	4	60.0kg	62	58	58	+10.45	20/1	Y	—

King Bavarian

Mr K de Melo · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

Won

7/2 Fav

MR 63 → 67

Power Star

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 5 · 58.5kg

+0.05

66/1

MR 58 → 58

B Y

Councillor

Mr C Murray · Dw 11 · 59.0kg

+0.45

10/1

MR 78 → 84

B Y

Galaxy Explorer Line

Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 14 · 58.5kg

+1.95

40/1

MR 60 → 60

B Y

I Am Classy

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 8 · 58.5kg

+2.35

66/1

MR 64 → 66

B Y

Mohandas

Mr T Godden · Dw 10 · 58.5kg

+2.85

4/1

MR 58 → 68

B Y

Phaka Imali

Mr C F Dicken · Dw 12 · 61.5kg

+5.05

33/1

MR 64 → 62

Gardener's Pride

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 13 · 59.0kg

+5.75

11/2

MR 65 → 63

B Y

Sweeter Than Honey

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 2 · 53.0kg

+6.05

10/1

MR 54 → 54

Intuitive Spirit

Mr D D E Louw (True) · Dw 1 · 58.0kg

+6.45

100/1

MR 67 → 55

Deputy Chief

Mr Damyan Pillay (True) · Dw 7 · 57.5kg

+6.85

10/1

MR 66 → 64

B Y

The Golden Goal

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 6 · 56.0kg

+7.55

100/1

MR 60 → 55

B Y

Pied Piper

Mr S D Veale · Dw 9 · 61.5kg

+8.15

13/2

MR 80 → 79

Chinaberry

Mr J W Jacobs · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+10.45

20/1

MR 62 → 58

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) A fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (SR) : a) POWER STAR (K Matsunyane) stumbled leaving the starting stalls. b) Shortly after the start THE GOLDEN GOAL (*J Botes), DEPUTY CHIEF (*D Pillay) and I AM CLASSY (R A Venniker) came together and bumped when awkwardly placed between POWER STAR (K Matsunyane) and PIED PIPER (S Veale) which jumped inwards leaving the starting stalls. As a consequence DEPUTY CHIEF (*D Pillay) and I AM CLASSY (R A Venniker) were squeezed out. c) PHAKA IMALI (C F Dicken) raced wide and without cover around the turn. d) In view of the performances of CHINABERRY (J Jacobs) (10.45 lengths, 20/1 in the betting) and PIED PIPER (S Veale) (8.15 lengths, 13/2 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. Trainer W Whitehead will be asked to report back on the condition of CHINABERRY on return to stables. e) KING BAVARIAN (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Wright was advised (DZ). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) POWER STAR : Not striding out left front. b) CHINABERRY : Nothing obvious detected. c) PIED PIPER : Nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.