25 February 2026 | Kenilworth | Race 7

RCS PREMIER YEARLING SALE 13 & 14 MARCH APPRENTICE D STAKES (For All Horses)

Distance 1200m

Going Good

Win Time 72.70s

Avg Time 73.64s

Stakes R90,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Avignon	Mr G Samo-Burthia	7	54.5kg*	55	67	67	Won	10/1	B Y	O: Messrs J F Desjardins & J P Heyns, Dr J Steytler & Mesdames N Botha & G Heyns T: Mr P A W Botha
2	True Horizon	Mr M Mbuto	2	53.0kg*	57	60	60	+2.75	10/1	Y	O: Messrs A N Marcus & Kuben Moodley, Dr L Milstein & Nick & Val McFall T: Mr A N Marcus
3	Celtic Chief Line	Mr E J Muller	5	62.0kg*	75	75	75	+3.05	11/2	Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr W A Nel
4	Shifting Path	Mr V Jodhee	4	57.5kg*	65	59	59	+5.05	14/1	EM Y	O: Dare 2 Dream Racing Syndicate (Nom: Piet Botha) T: Mr P A W Botha
5	Hiawatha Goldberg	Mr S Bungane	1	54.5kg*	58	57	57	+5.45	6/1	Y	O: The Social Squad T: Mr Herman J Brown
6	Lovers Lane	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	3	54.5kg*	58	57	57	+5.95	17/2	B Y	—
7	My Bestie	Mr Damyan Pillay	6	59.0kg*	64	61	61	+6.00	3/1Fav	B Y	—
8	Ozark	Mr D D E Louw	9	57.5kg*	61	62	62	+6.20	7/1	B Y	—
9	Im The Buzz	Ms Nichola Yuen	8	58.5kg*	68	68	68	+11.45	25/2	Y	—

Avignon

Mr G Samo-Burthia (True) · Dw 7 · 54.5kg

Won

10/1

MR 55 → 67

B Y

True Horizon

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 2 · 53.0kg

+2.75

10/1

MR 57 → 60

Celtic Chief Line

Mr E J Muller (True) · Dw 5 · 62.0kg

+3.05

11/2

MR 75 → 75

Shifting Path

Mr V Jodhee (True) · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+5.05

14/1

MR 65 → 59

EM Y

Hiawatha Goldberg

Mr S Bungane (True) · Dw 1 · 54.5kg

+5.45

6/1

MR 58 → 57

Lovers Lane

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 3 · 54.5kg

+5.95

17/2

MR 58 → 57

B Y

My Bestie

Mr Damyan Pillay (True) · Dw 6 · 59.0kg

+6.00

3/1 Fav

MR 64 → 61

B Y

Ozark

Mr D D E Louw (True) · Dw 9 · 57.5kg

+6.20

7/1

MR 61 → 62

B Y

Im The Buzz

Ms Nichola Yuen (True) · Dw 8 · 58.5kg

+11.45

25/2

MR 68 → 68

a) MY BESTIE (*D Pillay) and OZARK (*DD Louw) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (15h20) b) At the 200m CELTIC CHIEF (*EJ Muller) shifted in away from AVIGNON (*G Samo-Burthia), which shifted in away from the crop and had to be straightened. c) Shortly before the finish, LOVERS LANE (*B Marx-Jacobson), which was hanging out from the 400m, rolled out and had to be steadied away from the heels of SHIFTING PATH (*V Jodhee). d) Apprentice V Jodhee reported that SHIFTING PATH did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. e) Apprentice N Yuen reported that she felt something amiss with IM THE BUZZ. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare. f) AVIGNON, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer PAW Botha was advised. (ZM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) *M Mbuto rode TRUE HORIZON. (declared 18h13 on 20260223) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SHIFTING PATH - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected. b) IM THE BUZZ - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.