10 January 2026 | Kenilworth | Race 9

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE CHAIRMAN'S CUP (Grade 3) (Open)

Distance 2500m

Going Good

Win Time 156.27s

Avg Time 156.66s

Stakes R300,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Holding Thumbs	Mr C A Little	4	62.0kg	117	119	119	Won	7/1	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	Magic Verse	Mr J P van der Merwe	6	62.0kg	113	111	111	+0.75	20/1	Y	O: Greg & Gina Bortz & Mr Leon Ellman T: Mr S J Snaith
3	Lavender Bay	Mr J M Solomons	9	50.0kg	87	95	95	+2.25	25/1	Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr W A Nel
4	Ahead Of The Facts Line	Mr Y Ramzan	8	52.0kg	97	110	110	+2.65	28/10Fav	Y	O: Messrs Zev Blieden, Ryan Copeland, Darren Smith, J Murcia, D Musikanth & Garth Musikanth T: Mr S J Snaith
5	Master Of Paris Line	Mr M A Yeni	7	50.0kg	87	87	87	+4.65	5/2	Y	O: Nancy Hossack, Neville Isdell & Kalings Holdings (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S J Snaith
6	Daimyo	Mr A C Fortune	1	54.0kg	99	105	105	+4.95	10/1	Y	—
7	George Handel	Mr P Mxoli	3	50.0kg	86	86	86	+7.20	50/1	TT Y	—
8	Triple Time	Mr O Murphy	5	58.0kg	108	105	105	+7.95	6/1	Y	—
9	World Of Alice	Mr C Zackey	2	53.5kg	106	103	103	+10.20	8/1	B Y	—

Holding Thumbs

Mr C A Little · Dw 4 · 62.0kg

Won

7/1

MR 117 → 119

B Y

Magic Verse

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 6 · 62.0kg

+0.75

20/1

MR 113 → 111

Lavender Bay

Mr J M Solomons · Dw 9 · 50.0kg

+2.25

25/1

MR 87 → 95

Ahead Of The Facts Line

Mr Y Ramzan · Dw 8 · 52.0kg

+2.65

28/10 Fav

MR 97 → 110

Master Of Paris Line

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 7 · 50.0kg

+4.65

5/2

MR 87 → 87

Daimyo

Mr A C Fortune · Dw 1 · 54.0kg

+4.95

10/1

MR 99 → 105

George Handel

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 3 · 50.0kg

+7.20

50/1

MR 86 → 86

TT Y

Triple Time

Mr O Murphy · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+7.95

6/1

MR 108 → 105

World Of Alice

Mr C Zackey · Dw 2 · 53.5kg

+10.20

8/1

MR 106 → 103

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (16h27) b) AHEAD OF THE FACTS (Y Ramzan) raced wide on the latter part of the turn and into the straight. c) Jockey C Zackey reported that he felt something amiss with WORLD OF ALICE. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. d) In view of the performance of TRIPLE TIME (O Murphy), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. e) HOLDING THUMBS, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GS Kotzen was advised. (ZM) f) MAGIC VERSE, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer G Terzi, acting on behalf of Trainer SJ Snaith, was advised. (ZM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) WORLD OF ALICE - examined post-race. Fatigued. b) TRIPLE TIME - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.