#YOUCANBETONUS! MR 80 HANDICAP (Open) | 23 Jan 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Tripping Thunder	Mr C A Little	8	60.5kg	81	92	92	Won	10/1	B Y	O: Messrs B J Fegen, P Govender, S S & P Naidoo & D C Stonebridge & Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge T: Mr J P Nel
2	Laguna Verde	Mr N Nastili	3	61.5kg*	86	88	88	+0.10	13/2	Y	O: Mr D Shawe T: Mr D G Smith
3	French Flame Line	Mr C Zackey	1	61.0kg	82	81	81	+0.85	28/10	TT Y	O: Messrs F Vahab, D C Stonebridge, Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge T: Mr D G Smith
4	King Rahul Line	Mr G Dookhit	5	49.5kg*	67	61	61	+1.10	10/1	B Y	O: Messrs I D Berg, G L Chrisochos, Z Oosthuizen & Ben Botha (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr Arne Botha) T: Mr Z Oosthuizen
5	Wild Fig	Mr R D Fourie	4	56.5kg	82	79	79	+4.35	5/2Fav	B TT Y	O: Mr P J Moor T: Mr A C Greeff
6	Hospices De Beaune	Mr B Soodoo	6	50.5kg*	69	67	67	+4.40	5/1	TT Y	—
7	Gold Gunner	Mr L Mxothwa	2	57.5kg	74	72	72	+4.90	14/1	B Y	—
8	Twenty Drachma's	Ms W Fourie	7	59.5kg*	87	78	78	+12.15	66/1	F	—

Tripping Thunder

Mr C A Little · Dw 8 · 60.5kg

Won

10/1

MR 81 → 92

B Y

Laguna Verde

Mr N Nastili (True) · Dw 3 · 61.5kg

+0.10

13/2

MR 86 → 88

French Flame Line

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 61.0kg

+0.85

28/10

MR 82 → 81

TT Y

King Rahul Line

Mr G Dookhit (True) · Dw 5 · 49.5kg

+1.10

10/1

MR 67 → 61

B Y

Wild Fig

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 4 · 56.5kg

+4.35

5/2 Fav

MR 82 → 79

B TT Y

Hospices De Beaune

Mr B Soodoo (True) · Dw 6 · 50.5kg

+4.40

5/1

MR 69 → 67

TT Y

Gold Gunner

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

+4.90

14/1

MR 74 → 72

B Y

Twenty Drachma's

Ms W Fourie (True) · Dw 7 · 59.5kg

+12.15

66/1

MR 87 → 78

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) WILD FIG (R Fourie) was restless in the stalls. b) TWENTY DRACHMA'S (*W Fourie) and HOSPICES DE BEAUNNE (*B Soodoo) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (12h35) b) After being slow into stride, TWENTY DRACHMA'S (*W Fourie) failed to muster speed and raced detached from the field throughout. c) Jockey R Fourie did not persevere with his riding from the 40m and thereafter reported that he felt something amiss with WILD FIG. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) TRIPPING THUNDER, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer JP Nel was advised. (LM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) *B Soodoo rode HOSPICES DE BEAUNE. (declared 19h48 on 20260122) b) FRENCH FLAME raced without a compression mask. (declared 05h17 on 20260121) c) WILD FIG raced with blinkers. (declared 16h25 on 20260121) d) L Mxothwa (GOLD GUNNER) rode +0.5kg. (57.9kgs) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) WILD FIG - examined post-race. Not striding out right hind. b) FRENCH FLAME - scalp wound right hind. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.