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06 December 2025 | Kenilworth | Race 4

IN MEMORY OF JACK MITCHELL C STAKES (For All Horses)

Distance 1800m
Going Good
Win Time 113.68s
Avg Time 113.35s
Stakes R140,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1 Mr K Matsunyane 1 57.0kg 71 78 78 Won 25/1
B Y
O: Messrs Ross Kieswetter & L Sherrell & Mesdames G MacGregor & D J Sherrell
T: Mr J I Crawford
2 Mr K de Melo 8 60.0kg 90 118 118 +1.00 9/4
Y
O: Messrs J I Bloch & Jonathan Snaith & Nancy Hossack
T: Mr S J Snaith
3 Mr L Mxothwa 6 61.5kg 79 79 79 +1.20 10/1
TT Y
O: Mr P M Murugasa
T: Mr J I Crawford
4 Mr R D Fourie 3 60.0kg 89 79 79 +1.60 17/2
B Y
O: Cape Racing Equine (Pty) Ltd T/A The Racing Club (Nom: Mr Kurt Felix)
T: Mr V H Marshall
5 Mr J P van der Merwe 2 57.0kg 85 84 84 +1.80 18/10Fav
Y
O: Greg & Gina Bortz & Mr Leon Ellman
T: Mr S J Snaith
6 Mr S Khumalo 5 55.5kg 68 67 67 +1.90 25/1
Y
7 Mr A C Fortune 4 58.5kg 72 69 69 +3.40 7/1
Y
8 Mr C A Little 7 59.0kg 81 73 73 +3.80 40/1
Y
Code 88 Mr C Zackey 8 61.5kg 85 85 5/1
N
1
Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 1 · 57.0kg
Won
25/1
MR 7178
B Y
2
Mr K de Melo · Dw 8 · 60.0kg
+1.00
9/4
MR 90118
Y
3
Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 6 · 61.5kg
+1.20
10/1
MR 7979
TT Y
4
Mr R D Fourie · Dw 3 · 60.0kg
+1.60
17/2
MR 8979
B Y
5
Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 2 · 57.0kg
+1.80
18/10 Fav
MR 8584
Y
6
Mr S Khumalo · Dw 5 · 55.5kg
+1.90
25/1
MR 6867
Y
7
Mr A C Fortune · Dw 4 · 58.5kg
+3.40
7/1
MR 7269
Y
8
Mr C A Little · Dw 7 · 59.0kg
+3.80
40/1
MR 8173
Y
88
Mr C Zackey · Dw 8 · 61.5kg
5/1
MR 85
N
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SPIRIT OF LEVANA (C Little) jumped awkwardly. b) MIAMI SUMMER (JP van der Merwe) and NOTE TO SELF (K de Melo) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Jockey A Fortune reported that he felt something amiss with BATON ROUGE. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. b) Trainer PAW Botha was charged with a contravention of Rule 8.3.1 in that he failed to have available the registered colours of the owner/s of BATON ROUGE. Trainer PAW Botha signed an Admission of Guilt and was given a warning. c) SIGNOR DANTE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J Crawford was advised. (WM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) CAPTAINS ALLIANCE raced with blinkers (declared 08h55 on 20251204) b) HEAL AND SOUL raced with a tongue tie (declared 06h43 on 20251203) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) BATON ROUGE (A Fortune) raced in club colours THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) BATON ROUGE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected SCRATCHED: a) TWO A PENNY - mucous in trachea. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 13h56 on 20251204)