CENTENARY CLUB D STAKES (For All Horses) | 24 Dec 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Devil A Saint	Mr G van Niekerk	3	61.5kg	65	69	69	Won	5/2	Y	O: Denis Le Breton T: Mr D A McLachlan
2	The Night Ferry Line	Mr R D Fourie	6	60.0kg	63	62	62	+1.00	15/10Fav	TT Y	O: Mr Y Ebrahim & Mrs F Ebrahim & Messrs H J Brown (Jnr), T O Herbold & Suran Chetty T: Mr Herman J Brown
3	Gold Index Line	Mr S Bungane	5	51.5kg*	53	59	59	+1.30	6/1	Y	O: The Social Squad T: Mr Herman J Brown
4	Mela Strength	Mr J P van der Merwe	4	60.0kg	63	62	62	+3.05	9/2	B Y	O: Mr V & Mrs S L Subramoney, Messrs M A Suleman & P D Wrensch T: Mr P D Wrensch
5	Avignon	Mr L Mxothwa	2	57.0kg	56	67	67	+3.25	16/1	B Y	O: Messrs J F Desjardins & J P Heyns, Dr J Steytler & Mesdames N Botha & G Heyns T: Mr P A W Botha
6	Disruptive	Ms Nichola Yuen	1	50.0kg*	54	71	71	+11.25	50/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Nomore Bullets	Mr C Zackey	3	56.0kg	—	73	73	—	—	N	—

Devil A Saint

Mr G van Niekerk · Dw 3 · 61.5kg

Won

5/2

MR 65 → 69

The Night Ferry Line

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+1.00

15/10 Fav

MR 63 → 62

TT Y

Gold Index Line

Mr S Bungane (True) · Dw 5 · 51.5kg

+1.30

6/1

MR 53 → 59

Mela Strength

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+3.05

9/2

MR 63 → 62

B Y

Avignon

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 2 · 57.0kg

+3.25

16/1

MR 56 → 67

B Y

Disruptive

Ms Nichola Yuen (True) · Dw 1 · 50.0kg

+11.25

50/1

MR 54 → 71

B Y

Nomore Bullets

Mr C Zackey · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

—

MR — → 73

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) DISRUPTIVE (*N Yuen) jumped slow, losing one length. b) MELA STRENGTH (JP van der Merwe) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) AVIGNON (L Mxothwa) pulled hard in the early and middle stages. b) THE NIGHT FERRY (R Fourie) proved difficult to settle in the early stages and was hanging out in the latter stages. c) Jockey JP van der Merwe reported that he felt something amiss with MELA STRENGTH. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) DEVIL A SAINT, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer D McLachlan was advised. (ZM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) MELA STRENGTH - examined post-race. Not striding out right front. SCRATCHED: a) NO MORE BULLETS - abnormal blood count. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 15h10 on 20251221)