PAY YOUR MTC SUBS MERIT RATED 70 HANDICAP (Open) | 30 Jan 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Royal Lytham	Mr P Mxoli	5	54.0kg	58	69	69	Won	—	Y	O: Miss Robyn Macleod T: Mr Gavin Macleod
2	Red Top Line	Mr D Daniels	3	60.0kg	70	69	69	+5.00	—	Y	O: Zimfun Racing Club (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr C J Smith) T: Mrs D J Swanson
3	Battle Of Seattle	Mr M J Thackeray	4	56.0kg	62	57	57	+6.25	—	S	O: Mr C J Danckwerts T: Mr T L Mason
4	Copper Fire	Mr J R Syster	6	55.5kg	61	58	58	+7.50	—	Y	O: Centaur Syndicate (Nom: Mr C J Danckwerts) T: Mrs D J Swanson
5	Jet Green	Mr J Penny	2	52.5kg	55	54	54	+8.00	—	Y	O: Messrs A Dixon, R S Dyer, S N Buchan, G de Jong, R Sherwood & P Annesley T: Miss B H Stidolph
6	Winchester	Mr L Nhlapo	1	56.5kg	72	67	67	+9.50	—	Y	—
Code 88	Zambezi Sunset	—	3	52.0kg	—	58	58	—	—	N	—

Royal Lytham

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 5 · 54.0kg

Won

—

MR 58 → 69

Red Top Line

Mr D Daniels · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+5.00

—

MR 70 → 69

Battle Of Seattle

Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

+6.25

—

MR 62 → 57

Copper Fire

Mr J R Syster · Dw 6 · 55.5kg

+7.50

—

MR 61 → 58

Jet Green

Mr J Penny · Dw 2 · 52.5kg

+8.00

—

MR 55 → 54

Winchester

Mr L Nhlapo · Dw 1 · 56.5kg

+9.50

—

MR 72 → 67

Zambezi Sunset

— · Dw 3 · 52.0kg

—

MR — → 58

THE START OF THIS RACE WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE DELAY IN THE PREVIOUS RACE. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) WINCHESTER (L Nhlapo) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) JET GREEN (J Penny) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) COPPER FIRE (J R Syster) hung in from the 200m. JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) COPPER FIRE raced without ear muffs (declared 30 January 2026 at 10H23). THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. SCRATCHED: a) ZAMBEZI SUNSET card scratching. Advised 30 January 2026 at 10H38. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.