FIRST MUTUAL MERIT RATED 70 HANDICAP (Open) | 08 Mar 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Sally Port	Mr J R Syster	1	57.0kg	73	79	79	Won	—	Y	O: Mr D J & Mrs M C Daniels T: Mrs D J Swanson
2	Ono No Komachi	Mr P Mxoli	6	54.0kg	58	66	66	+0.75	—	Y	O: Messrs G M Littleford, S H Murray & P C Rugg T: Mrs A L Parham
3	Kagura Line	Mr J Penny	5	61.0kg	72	72	72	+2.75	—	Y	O: Mesdames Rachel Loubser, Julia Barrett, K Stidolph, C M de Jong & S Ziehl T: Miss B H Stidolph
4	Aerial Display	Mr M J Thackeray	4	59.5kg	69	66	66	+3.50	—	B Y	O: Royal Flush Syndicate (Nom: Mr G De Jong) T: Mr T L Mason
5	Empire Blue	Mr N Takawira	2	61.0kg	72	73	73	+7.00	—	Y	O: Ms T B Hlupo T: Mrs D J Swanson
6	Prince Of Denmark	Mr L Nhlapo	3	52.0kg	52	57	57	+7.75	—	Y	—
Code 88	Fearless Bomber	—	4	52.0kg*	—	56	56	—	—	N	—

Sally Port

Mr J R Syster · Dw 1 · 57.0kg

Won

—

MR 73 → 79

Ono No Komachi

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 6 · 54.0kg

+0.75

—

MR 58 → 66

Kagura Line

Mr J Penny · Dw 5 · 61.0kg

+2.75

—

MR 72 → 72

Aerial Display

Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 4 · 59.5kg

+3.50

—

MR 69 → 66

B Y

Empire Blue

Mr N Takawira · Dw 2 · 61.0kg

+7.00

—

MR 72 → 73

Prince Of Denmark

Mr L Nhlapo · Dw 3 · 52.0kg

+7.75

—

MR 52 → 57

Fearless Bomber

— (True) · Dw 4 · 52.0kg

—

MR — → 56

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SALLY PORT (J R Syster) stubborn loading. Trainer D Swanson was advised to reschool this filly prior to her next engagement (RLM). THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Jockey J R Syster, the rider of SALLY PORT, accidentally dropped his crop at the 200m. b) SALLY PORT (J R Syster), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer D Swanson advised (JM). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. SCRATCHED: a) FEARLESS BOMBER no suitable Jockey. Advised 8 March 2026 at 11H20. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.