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29 March 2026 | Greyville | Race 1

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Distance 1200m
Going Yielding
Win Time 72.66s
Avg Time 71.65s
Stakes R150,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1 Mr K de Melo 6 57.0kg Won 10/1
Y
O: Wernars Family
T: Mr L W Goosen
2 Miss R A Venniker 5 56.0kg +0.40 2/1
Y
O: Mrs T E King, Messrs B B Campbell, J F Desjardins & D R P & P D King
T: Mr Douglas Campbell
3 Mr C A Little 4 57.5kg +2.90 2/1Fav
Y
O: Mesdames G Burg & Roberta Jansch & Messrs David Cohen & M J T Wickens
T: Mr G S Kotzen
4 Mr C Zackey 3 57.0kg +7.70 6/1
Y
O: Messrs L I F Meaker & Michael Mouat
T: Mr D M Kannemeyer
5 Mr Serino Moodley 1 60.0kg +18.80 16/1
B Y
O: Mr D & Mrs S Sibanda, Messrs C D Brown, R P Macnab, X Spies, V Mahabeer, A R Asaram, M Pillay, J Soobiah & P W Viljoen
T: Mr C Spies
6 Mr C J Habib 2 57.0kg +28.30 5/1
Y
Code 88 Mr T Godden 6 57.0kg
N
1
Mr K de Melo · Dw 6 · 57.0kg
Won
10/1
MR
Y
2
Miss R A Venniker · Dw 5 · 56.0kg
+0.40
2/1
MR
Y
3
Mr C A Little · Dw 4 · 57.5kg
+2.90
2/1 Fav
MR
Y
4
Mr C Zackey · Dw 3 · 57.0kg
+7.70
6/1
MR
Y
5
Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 1 · 60.0kg
+18.80
16/1
MR
B Y
6
Mr C J Habib · Dw 2 · 57.0kg
+28.30
5/1
MR
Y
88
Mr T Godden · Dw 6 · 57.0kg
MR
N
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) FREE ROAMING (C Zackey) lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) : a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. b) IN THE RED (C Habib) over raced in the early stages and thereafter commenced to give ground to the field and was not persevered with from the 250m. Thereafter, Jockey C Habib reported that he felt something amiss with IN THE RED in the straight, and that this gelding made an abnormal respiratory noise in the pull up area. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. c) Approaching the 900m LADY JEAN (C Little) was steadied on a number of occasions when awkwardly placed on the inside of FREE ROAMING (C Zackey) and close to the heels of SPIRIT OF GABZ (S Moodley) which commenced to give ground. Consequentially, FREE ROAMING (C Zackey) was carried out by LADY JEAN (C Little) which was directed out away from the heels of SPIRIT OF GABZ (S Moodley). d) SPIRIT OF GABZ (S Moodley) was not persevered with from the 400m. Thereafter, Jockey S Moodley reported that he felt something amiss with SPIRIT OF GABZ in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) ERIK DUBOIS (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer L W Goosen was advised (MM). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) SPIRIT OF GABZ raced equipped with blinkers (advised 24.03.2026/08h48). b) Jockey S Moodley was the rider of SPIRIT OF GABZ (advised 24.03.2026/08h47). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) IN THE RED : Not striding out right hind. b) SPIRIT OF GABZ : Not striding out right hind. SCRATCHINGS : a) ROCCO'S PEACE : Not eating up (Trainer - 26.03.2026/09h58). Rule 53.5 applies. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.