RACING TODAY MR 87 OPEN HANDICAP (3-years-olds) (3 year olds) | 02 Apr 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Golden Operator	Mr C Zackey	6	60.0kg	87	99	99	Won	2/1	B Y	O: Mr M J A Ferreira & Klawervlei Stud (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr J P Koster) T: Mr S G Tarry
2	Oklahoma Smokeshow	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	5	54.0kg*	80	80	80	+2.50	5/1	Y	O: TKP Racing (Nom: Trevelen Pillay) & Mr D Chinsammy T: Mr F P P Habib
3	Aquarius Line	Mr K de Melo	4	57.0kg	81	81	81	+2.90	10/1	B Y	O: Wernars Family & T Gujadhur T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
4	Never Never Land	Mr P Mxoli	2	59.0kg	85	84	84	+4.15	13/10Fav	B Y	O: Messrs D Chinsammy, Reon Barnard, Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd, L M Nestadt, B A Lane & Paul Marks T: Mr S T Pettigrew
5	Blushing Bloom	Mickaelle Michel	1	56.5kg	83	80	80	+4.35	14/1	Y	O: Wernars Family, D C Stonebridge, Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
6	Jabari Thimba	Mr C J Habib	3	58.5kg	84	76	76	+6.75	25/1	Y	—

Golden Operator

Mr C Zackey · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

Won

2/1

MR 87 → 99

B Y

Oklahoma Smokeshow

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 5 · 54.0kg

+2.50

5/1

MR 80 → 80

Aquarius Line

Mr K de Melo · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

+2.90

10/1

MR 81 → 81

B Y

Never Never Land

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

+4.15

13/10 Fav

MR 85 → 84

B Y

Blushing Bloom

Mickaelle Michel · Dw 1 · 56.5kg

+4.35

14/1

MR 83 → 80

Jabari Thimba

Mr C J Habib · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+6.75

25/1

MR 84 → 76

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) NEVER NEVER LAND (P Mxoli) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) BLUSHING BLOOM (M Michel) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) Shortly after the start, BLUSHING BLOOM (M Michel) was carried in by NEVER NEVER LAND (P Mxoli), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls. c) At approximately the 100m, NEVER NEVER LAND (P Mxoli), which shifted in away from the crop, brushed the inside running rail. d) GOLDEN OPERATOR (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S G Tarry was advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) NEVER NEVER LAND was ridden by Jockey P Mxoli (declared 2 April 2026 at 07H34). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) NEVER NEVER LAND raced equipped with blinkers (declared 28 March 2026 at 06H53). THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.