MARCH STAKES (For 3-year-olds. Non-Black Type) | 01 Mar 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	I'm A Fireball	Mr C Murray	1	59.0kg	105	108	108	Won	2/1	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
2	Roland Garros Line	Mr J P van der Merwe	5	60.0kg	108	114	114	+0.40	13/10Fav	Y	O: Greg & Gina Bortz & Mr J P Cuvelier T: Mr S J Snaith
3	Gotta Go Eddie	Mr S D Veale	4	56.0kg	93	93	93	+1.70	7/1	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
4	Kanaal Skater	Mr C Zackey	2	56.0kg	94	90	90	+2.50	25/2	Y	O: Mesdames D L Erasmus & L Huntingford & Mr H W Leyenaar T: Mr D M Kannemeyer
5	Cardinal Chief	Miss R A Venniker	6	54.0kg	86	86	86	+3.10	14/1	Y	O: Mr & Mrs J R Steadman T: Mr G B Puller
6	Safe Travel	Mr S Khumalo	3	56.0kg	92	85	85	+6.00	16/1	Y	—
Code 88	Prince Of Troy	Mr K de Melo	6	54.5kg	—	78	78	—	25/1	N	—

I'm A Fireball

Mr C Murray · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

Won

2/1

MR 105 → 108

Roland Garros Line

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+0.40

13/10 Fav

MR 108 → 114

Gotta Go Eddie

Mr S D Veale · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

+1.70

7/1

MR 93 → 93

Kanaal Skater

Mr C Zackey · Dw 2 · 56.0kg

+2.50

25/2

MR 94 → 90

Cardinal Chief

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 6 · 54.0kg

+3.10

14/1

MR 86 → 86

Safe Travel

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

+6.00

16/1

MR 92 → 85

Prince Of Troy

Mr K de Melo · Dw 6 · 54.5kg

—

25/1

MR — → 78

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) A fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (SR) : a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. b) CARDINAL CHIEF (R A Venniker) jumped awkwardly inwards leaving the starting stalls. c) Approaching the 300m CARDINAL CHIEF (R A Venniker) was directed outwards, away from ROLAND GARROS (J P v'd Merwe) which rolled out and was immediately corrected. d) In view of the performance of SAFE TRAVEL (S Khumalo) (6.00 lengths, 16/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) I'M A FIREBALL (C Murray), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee T Nzilane acting on behalf of Trainers M/M De Kock was advised (SP). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) SAFE TRAVEL : Nothing obvious detected. SCRATCHINGS : a) PRINCE OF TROY : Injured in the saddling enclosure (withdrawn by the Veterinary Surgeon at 14h41). Rule 53.5 applies. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.