WSB CLUB PRIVE CAPE SUMMER STAYERS HANDICAP (Listed) (Open Handicap) | 06 Dec 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Holding Thumbs	Mr C A Little	1	63.5kg	113	119	119	Won	16/1	B Y	O: Messrs P Bamford, D D MacLean & Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd, Mrs J Doyle & Mr L S & Mrs Rayna Govender T: Mr G S Kotzen
2	Ahead Of The Facts	Mr J P van der Merwe	4	52.5kg	94	110	110	+0.05	1/1Fav	Y	O: Messrs Zev Blieden, Ryan Copeland, Darren Smith, J Murcia, D Musikanth & Garth Musikanth T: Mr S J Snaith
3	Triple Time Line	Mr A C Fortune	5	61.0kg	108	105	105	+1.80	25/1	Y	O: Mr N Jonsson T: Mr S J Snaith
4	Congressman	Mr M A Yeni	2	53.5kg	93	93	93	+2.80	11/2	Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr W A Nel
5	Umfula	Mr K Matsunyane	7	52.0kg	86	83	83	+4.80	3/1	Y	O: Dr John A Chandler, Messrs C L Elser, Devin Heffer & J Vermaak, Mrs A M Doyle & Ridgemont (Nom: Mr Craig Kieswetter) T: Mr J I Crawford
6	Home Reef	Mr M K Katjedi	6	52.0kg	88	87	87	+4.90	25/1	B Y	—
7	Blackberry Malt	Mr C Zackey	3	54.5kg	95	82	82	+21.90	25/2	B Y	—

Holding Thumbs

Mr C A Little · Dw 1 · 63.5kg

Won

16/1

MR 113 → 119

B Y

Ahead Of The Facts

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 4 · 52.5kg

+0.05

1/1 Fav

MR 94 → 110

Triple Time Line

Mr A C Fortune · Dw 5 · 61.0kg

+1.80

25/1

MR 108 → 105

Congressman

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 2 · 53.5kg

+2.80

11/2

MR 93 → 93

Umfula

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 7 · 52.0kg

+4.80

3/1

MR 86 → 83

Home Reef

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 6 · 52.0kg

+4.90

25/1

MR 88 → 87

B Y

Blackberry Malt

Mr C Zackey · Dw 3 · 54.5kg

+21.90

25/2

MR 95 → 82

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start BLACKBERRY MALT (C Zackey) rolled out and made contact with the hindquarters of AHEAD OF THE FACTS (JP van der Merwe). b) CONGRESSMAN ((M Yeni), which was hanging out on the latter part of the turn, was allowed to shift outwards on entering the straight and made its run on the outside of the race course. c) Jockey C Zackey reported that he felt something amiss with BLACKBERRY MALT. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) HOLDING THUMBS, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GS Kotzen was advised. (ZM) e) AHEAD OF THE FACTS, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SJ Snaith was advised. (TJ) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) Nil RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) BLACKBERRY MALT - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected. Trainer GS Kotzen was advised to report back should he find anything amiss with this gelding on his return to the stables. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS