15 March 2026 | Scottsville | Race 5

CENTENARY CLUB MIDDLE STAKES (For All Horses)

Distance 1950m

Going Good

Win Time 120.78s

Stakes R150,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Sword Speed	Mickaelle Michel	4	49.5kg	81	87	87	Won	10/1	Y	O: Mr R W Champion T: Mrs A J Wright
2	Go Grayson Go Line	Mr C J Habib	11	60.0kg	95	92	92	+0.80	4/1Fav	Y	O: Gericke Family T: Mr F Greyling
3	French Trip	Mr M Mbuto	2	55.5kg*	88	87	87	+2.90	25/2	B Y	O: Mrs H Kuhn T: Mr D C Howells
4	Bruh	Mr M A Yeni	9	55.5kg	95	96	96	+3.10	6/1	Y	O: Messrs J A G Rushton, C H Pigram & C J Williamson T: Mr P V Lafferty
5	Actor	Mr R D Fourie	7	55.5kg	85	85	85	+3.20	33/10	Y	O: Messrs J B Bothma, R De Jager, T Teessen, M Dhanniram, G C Kalil, L A Marques, G B Puller, A S Tombe, Mesdames W A Heyns & C A E Steele T: Mr G B Puller
6	Plum Pudding	Mr Serino Moodley	8	54.5kg	90	90	90	+3.90	4/1	Y	—
7	Trois Trois Quatre	Mr S D Veale	1	57.0kg	89	81	81	+5.00	10/1	B Y	—
8	Saxon Dynasty	Mr S S Hlengwa	10	57.0kg	87	90	90	+5.20	40/1	Y	—
9	African Dusk	Mr Damyan Pillay	3	53.0kg*	83	82	82	+6.80	20/1	B Y	—
10	Vihaan's Bomb	Mr G Samo-Burthia	5	54.5kg*	88	81	81	+8.00	50/1	B Y	—
11	Duke Of Africa	Mr K Matsunyane	6	52.5kg	76	76	76	+14.50	125/1	TT Y	—

Sword Speed

Mickaelle Michel · Dw 4 · 49.5kg

Won

10/1

MR 81 → 87

Go Grayson Go Line

Mr C J Habib · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+0.80

4/1 Fav

MR 95 → 92

French Trip

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 2 · 55.5kg

+2.90

25/2

MR 88 → 87

B Y

Bruh

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 9 · 55.5kg

+3.10

6/1

MR 95 → 96

Actor

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 7 · 55.5kg

+3.20

33/10

MR 85 → 85

Plum Pudding

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 8 · 54.5kg

+3.90

4/1

MR 90 → 90

Trois Trois Quatre

Mr S D Veale · Dw 1 · 57.0kg

+5.00

10/1

MR 89 → 81

B Y

Saxon Dynasty

Mr S S Hlengwa · Dw 10 · 57.0kg

+5.20

40/1

MR 87 → 90

African Dusk

Mr Damyan Pillay (True) · Dw 3 · 53.0kg

+6.80

20/1

MR 83 → 82

B Y

Vihaan's Bomb

Mr G Samo-Burthia (True) · Dw 5 · 54.5kg

+8.00

50/1

MR 88 → 81

B Y

Duke Of Africa

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 6 · 52.5kg

+14.50

125/1

MR 76 → 76

TT Y

The start of this race was delayed due to BRUH (M Yeni) being resaddled at the start and thereafter, during the loading process SAXON DYNASTY (S Hlengwa) proving stubborn to load. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SAXON DYNASTY (S Hlengwa) was stubborn to load. b) TROIS TROIS QUATRE (S Veale) and DUKE OF AFRICA (K Matsunyane) lost 2 lengths. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (JN) : a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. b) Leaving the 1700m AFRICAN DUSK (*D Pillay) was steadied momentarily in anticipation of being awkwardly placed on the heels of PLUM PUDDING (S Moodley) which rolled in. c) FRENCH TRIP (*M Mbuto) brushed the inside running rail at the 650m. d) Jockey R Fourie reported that ACTOR did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) SWORD SPEED (M Michel), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Wright was advised (MM). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Jockey S Veale was the rider of TROIS TROIS QUATRE (advised 15.03.2026/08h52). b) GO GRAYSON GO raced equipped with a rope gag (Permission was granted by the Stewards in consultation with the NHA Chief Veterinary Surgeon, after being passed exercising equipped in this manner). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) ACTOR : Lame right front. Suspended indefinitely pending a Veterinary certificate. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.