25 January 2026 | Scottsville | Race 9

IN THE BOX SEAT PODCAST MIDDLE STAKES (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

Distance 1200m

Going Yielding

Win Time 67.79s

Avg Time 69.35s

Stakes R130,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	One Smart Cookie	Mr Serino Moodley	8	58.5kg	91	95	95	Won	25/1	B Y	O: Messrs M N Prinsloo & T P Zackey T: Mr M N Prinsloo
2	Tara Star	Mr M Mbuto	9	56.0kg*	91	98	98	+1.20	8/1	B Y	O: Messrs L R Whiteford, G M Grant & The Gram (Nom:Garth Gericke) T: Mr D W Moore
3	Buttercup Baby Line	Mr D D E Louw	7	53.0kg*	88	103	103	+1.70	11/2	Y	O: Itssa It & Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd T: Miss W Whitehead
4	Winter Rainfall	Mr A C Fortune	3	55.5kg	86	86	86	+3.50	11/2	B TT Y	O: Messrs Estate Late H Adams, Mark Bass,M W Bass & P W McKeaveney, Drs Adrian Schmidt & J Steytler, Mesdames Candice Bass & T Farrell, Nick & Val McFall T: Candice Bass
5	Tomyris	Mr S Khumalo	12	60.0kg	95	93	93	+3.75	8/1	B Y	O: Glistian (Pty) Ltd (Nom: J da Mata) T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
6	Light Of Gabriel	Mr C Zackey	2	55.5kg	90	90	90	+3.80	7/2Fav	Y	—
7	Fascination	Mickaelle Michel	11	51.0kg	82	73	73	+4.10	10/1	Y	—
8	Hierkommiebokkie	Mr K de Melo	6	60.0kg	95	88	88	+4.85	33/1	B Y	—
9	Siesta Sunset	Mr C J Habib	5	57.0kg	94	89	89	+5.15	33/1	TT Y	—
10	Sovereign Grant	Mr T Godden	10	60.0kg	95	92	92	+8.05	6/1	B Y	—
11	Khethiwe's Destiny	Mr S D Veale	1	60.0kg	97	92	92	+13.05	33/1	Y	—
12	West Side Story	Mr M J Thackeray	4	52.5kg	75	68	68	+19.05	66/1	F	—
Code 88	Berrington Blew	Mr G Samo-Burthia	4	48.5kg*	—	74	74	—	50/1	N	—
Code 88	Versace Onthetrack	Mr C F Dicken	3	55.5kg	—	90	90	—	100/1	N	—

One Smart Cookie

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 8 · 58.5kg

Won

25/1

MR 91 → 95

B Y

Tara Star

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

+1.20

8/1

MR 91 → 98

B Y

Buttercup Baby Line

Mr D D E Louw (True) · Dw 7 · 53.0kg

+1.70

11/2

MR 88 → 103

Winter Rainfall

Mr A C Fortune · Dw 3 · 55.5kg

+3.50

11/2

MR 86 → 86

B TT Y

Tomyris

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+3.75

8/1

MR 95 → 93

B Y

Light Of Gabriel

Mr C Zackey · Dw 2 · 55.5kg

+3.80

7/2 Fav

MR 90 → 90

Fascination

Mickaelle Michel · Dw 11 · 51.0kg

+4.10

10/1

MR 82 → 73

Hierkommiebokkie

Mr K de Melo · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+4.85

33/1

MR 95 → 88

B Y

Siesta Sunset

Mr C J Habib · Dw 5 · 57.0kg

+5.15

33/1

MR 94 → 89

TT Y

Sovereign Grant

Mr T Godden · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+8.05

6/1

MR 95 → 92

B Y

Khethiwe's Destiny

Mr S D Veale · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+13.05

33/1

MR 97 → 92

West Side Story

Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 4 · 52.5kg

+19.05

66/1

MR 75 → 68

Berrington Blew

Mr G Samo-Burthia (True) · Dw 4 · 48.5kg

—

50/1

MR — → 74

Versace Onthetrack

Mr C F Dicken · Dw 3 · 55.5kg

—

100/1

MR — → 90

VERSACE ONTHETRACK (C F Dicken) was subject to a late Veterinary examination at the start and was subsequently withdrawn. This led to a delay to the start of this race. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) LIGHT OF GABRIEL (C Zackey) and ONE SMART COOKIE (S Moodley) lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (JN) : a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. b) At the 250m HIERKOMMIEBOKKIE (K de Melo) which had come to the end of its run, hesitated when racing in restricted room between BUTTERCUP BABY (*D D Louw) and TARA STAR (*M Mbuto). c) Jockey S Veale reported that he felt something amiss with KHETHIWE'S DESTINY in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. d) ONE SMART COOKIE (S Moodley), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M N Prinsloo was advised (MM). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) KHETHIWE'S DESTINY : Nothing obvious detected. SCRATCHINGS : a) BERRINGTON BLEW : Not eating up / Temperature (Trainer - 25.01.2026/07h41). Rule 53.5 applies. b) VERSACE ONTHETRACK : Not striding out both front (withdrawn by the Veterinary Surgeon at 16h23, 8/1 in the betting). Rule 53.5 applies. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.