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Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Merryweather	Mr K de Melo	2	54.0kg	86	88	88	Won	9/4	Y	O: Wernars Family & T Gujadhur T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
2	Buddy Boy Line	Mr C Murray	5	54.5kg	87	83	83	+0.05	25/2	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
3	Mocha Frappe Line	Mr C R Maujean	4	52.5kg	73	68	68	+0.45	6/1	Y	O: Mr N Jonsson T: Mr A G Laird
4	Express Yourself	Mr R Munger	3	54.5kg	77	78	78	+1.95	13/10Fav	Y	O: Mr L M Nestadt T: Candice & Tammy Dawson
5	Blizzard Quest	Mr C Zackey	6	59.0kg	96	89	89	+9.95	13/2	Y	O: Wernars Family T: Mr S G Tarry
6	The Merciful	Mr P Mxoli	1	52.0kg	54	54	54	+13.25	100/1	Y	—
Code 88	Singleton Sam	—	1	60.0kg	—	98	98	—	9/2	N	—
Code 88	Zip Code	—	7	55.5kg	—	72	72	—	7/1	N	—

Merryweather

Mr K de Melo · Dw 2 · 54.0kg

Won

9/4

MR 86 → 88

Buddy Boy Line

Mr C Murray · Dw 5 · 54.5kg

+0.05

25/2

MR 87 → 83

Mocha Frappe Line

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 4 · 52.5kg

+0.45

6/1

MR 73 → 68

Express Yourself

Mr R Munger · Dw 3 · 54.5kg

+1.95

13/10 Fav

MR 77 → 78

Blizzard Quest

Mr C Zackey · Dw 6 · 59.0kg

+9.95

13/2

MR 96 → 89

The Merciful

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 1 · 52.0kg

+13.25

100/1

MR 54 → 54

Singleton Sam

— · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

—

9/2

MR — → 98

Zip Code

— · Dw 7 · 55.5kg

—

7/1

MR — → 72

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) BLIZZARD QUEST (C Zackey) raced wide without cover on the turn and into the straight. b) MERRYWEATHER, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer JJ van Vuuren was advised. (MdP) JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. SCRATCHED: a) SINGLETON SAM - sold without engagement. (declared 11h37 on 20251231) b) ZIP CODE - insufficient recovery time. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 08h11 on 20260101) DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.