07 March 2026 | Turffontein | Race 2

CHAMPIONS DAY 4 APRIL MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1160m

Going Yielding

Win Time 69.18s

Avg Time 68.54s

Stakes R120,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Dante's Bond	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	9	56.0kg*	—	83	83	Won	25/2	Y	O: Mr Denver Moodley T: Mr F P P Habib
2	Arizona Magic Line	Miss R A Venniker	4	58.5kg	66	73	73	+4.40	14/1	B TT Y	O: Mr H P N Pretorius T: Mr P F Matchett
3	Highwayman Harry	Mr L M van Rensburg	2	60.0kg	79	76	76	+4.65	7/2	Y	O: D de Andrade & S Gaskell T: Miss D N Stenger
4	Greenandgold	Mr K de Melo	10	57.5kg	—	75	75	+7.95	28/10	Y	O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha) & Wernars Family T: Mr S G Tarry
5	Cool Gambler	Mr G J Lerena	5	60.0kg	—	—	—	+8.35	2/1Fav	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
6	Rip Wheeler	Mr C Ngcobo	1	60.0kg	—	62	62	+9.45	50/1	Y	—
7	Green Machine	Mr C Murray	6	60.0kg	—	81	81	+13.65	8/1	Y	—
8	Fred Frizzle	Mr M Mbuto	3	58.5kg*	—	45	45	+15.15	125/1	Y	—
9	World Wonderer	Mr C J Habib	7	60.0kg	—	64	64	+18.65	33/1	B TT Y	—
10	Jawbreaker	Mr Jace Botes	8	57.5kg*	66	62	62	+20.95	125/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Tiger's Captain	Mr J Mariba	7	60.0kg	—	70	70	—	16/1	N	—

Dante's Bond

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

Won

25/2

MR — → 83

Arizona Magic Line

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 4 · 58.5kg

+4.40

14/1

MR 66 → 73

B TT Y

Highwayman Harry

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+4.65

7/2

MR 79 → 76

Greenandgold

Mr K de Melo · Dw 10 · 57.5kg

+7.95

28/10

MR — → 75

Cool Gambler

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+8.35

2/1 Fav

MR — → —

Rip Wheeler

Mr C Ngcobo · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+9.45

50/1

MR — → 62

Green Machine

Mr C Murray · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+13.65

8/1

MR — → 81

Fred Frizzle

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+15.15

125/1

MR — → 45

World Wonderer

Mr C J Habib · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+18.65

33/1

MR — → 64

B TT Y

Jawbreaker

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 8 · 57.5kg

+20.95

125/1

MR 66 → 62

B Y

Tiger's Captain

Mr J Mariba · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

—

16/1

MR — → 70

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) FRED FRIZZLE (*M Mbuto) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls. b) RIP WHEELER (C Ngcobo) was slow, losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) COOL GAMBLER (G Lerena) proved difficult to settle in the early and middle stages. c) At approximately the 150m, GREENANDGOLD (K de Melo) was bumped out by COOL GAMBLER (G Lerena), which was carried out by RIP WHEELER (C Ngcobo), which shifted out away from the crop and was immediately corrected. d) DANTE'S BOND (*B Marx-Jacobson) hung in in the concluding stages. e) DANTE'S BOND (*B Marx-Jacobson), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer F P Habib was advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) FRED FRIZZLE raced equipped with a compression mask (declared 4 March 2026 at 14H06). b) GREEN MACHINE is a gelding (gelded 5 December 2025). To be investigated. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) WORLD WONDERER abnormal respiratory noise. SCRATCHED: a) TIGER'S CAPTAIN coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.