THE JULY IN CHRISTMAS MILE CLASS 4 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 82) | 05 Dec 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Down By The River	Mr C Murray	7	57.5kg	77	95	95	Won	14/1	Y	O: Miss Trinisha Pillay T: Mr K G Naidoo
2	Lucky Dollar Line	Mr T Godden	8	61.5kg	85	85	85	+2.50	11/2	TT Y	O: Messrs G D Massey-Hicks & B B Campbell T: Mr S H Ferrie
2	Royal Sword	Mr S S Hlengwa	5	53.5kg	81	87	87	+2.50	20/1	Y	O: Messrs G C Kalil, R M Berelowitz, J B Bothma, A Chowtee, M Dhanniram, R Freedman, C Muthusami, G B Puller, Ian Robinson, A S Tombe & Miss W A Heyns T: Mr G B Puller
4	Targaryen Knight	Miss R A Venniker	4	52.5kg	82	75	75	+3.20	6/1	Y	O: Messrs A Balram, C Muthusami, R Suklall, Mr Ramith & Mrs Raksha Jaikaran, Y Munsamy, Mesdames M I Rey & J D Wickham T: Miss W Whitehead
5	Turbo Twenty	Mr K de Melo	3	59.0kg	80	80	80	+4.60	14/10Fav	Y	O: Bass Racing (Pty) Ltd T/A Centenary Syndicate T: Candice Bass
6	Sign Of Fate	Mr D D E Louw	2	54.5kg*	79	78	78	+5.50	6/1	Y	—
7	Ingqwele	Mr S D Veale	1	58.5kg	79	89	89	+6.00	7/1	Y	—
8	Teatime Tipple	Mr A Mgudlwa	6	54.0kg	70	69	69	+8.80	33/1	TT Y	—
Code 88	Sweeper Keeper	Mr M Mbuto	7	51.0kg*	—	70	70	—	16/1	N	—

Down By The River

Mr C Murray · Dw 7 · 57.5kg

Won

14/1

MR 77 → 95

Lucky Dollar Line

Mr T Godden · Dw 8 · 61.5kg

+2.50

11/2

MR 85 → 85

TT Y

Royal Sword

Mr S S Hlengwa · Dw 5 · 53.5kg

+2.50

20/1

MR 81 → 87

Targaryen Knight

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 4 · 52.5kg

+3.20

6/1

MR 82 → 75

Turbo Twenty

Mr K de Melo · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

+4.60

14/10 Fav

MR 80 → 80

Sign Of Fate

Mr D D E Louw (True) · Dw 2 · 54.5kg

+5.50

6/1

MR 79 → 78

Ingqwele

Mr S D Veale · Dw 1 · 58.5kg

+6.00

7/1

MR 79 → 89

Teatime Tipple

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 6 · 54.0kg

+8.80

33/1

MR 70 → 69

TT Y

Sweeper Keeper

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 7 · 51.0kg

—

16/1

MR — → 70

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) TEATIME TIPPLE (A Mgudlwa) lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DM) : a) TURBO TWENTY (K de Melo), ROYAL SWORD (S Hlengwa) and TEATIME TIPPLE (A Mgudlwa) over-raced in the early stages. b) TARGARYEN KNIGHT (R A Venniker) hung in from the 200m. c) DOWN BY THE RIVER (C Murray), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer K Naidoo was advised (MM). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) SIGN OF FATE raced equipped with cheek pieces (advised 03.12.2025/08h02). b) DOWN BY THE RIVER raced without cheek pieces (advised 03.12.2025/11h15). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) No report. SCRATCHINGS : a) SWEEPER KEEPER : Bruised hoof (Trainer - 05.12.2025/08h16). Rule 53.5 applies. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.