TURF TALK SYNDICATE MIDDLE STAKES (For All Horses) | 15 Apr 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Magical Place	Mr M A Yeni	7	57.0kg	92	98	98	Won	8/1	Y	O: D de Andrade, S Gaskell & Mr F J Hall T: Mr A E Sands
2	Flying Finley	Mr K de Melo	4	57.0kg	88	93	93	+1.50	5/2	TT Y	O: Mr G Hodges T: Mr P D Reeves
3	North Point Line	Mr J P van der Merwe	5	60.0kg	101	100	100	+2.75	7/1	Y	O: Greg & Gina Bortz T: Mr J I Crawford
4	Moody Blue	Mr B J A Plaatjies	1	52.5kg*	75	75	75	+3.15	5/1	F	O: Mr G Hodges T: Mr J M T Stewart
5	Un Bel Di	Mr V Jodhee	2	57.5kg*	99	96	96	+3.55	10/1	Y	O: L'Ormarins & Friends (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr S J Snaith
6	Elusive Winter	Mr P C Orffer	8	62.5kg	104	103	103	+3.75	8/1	B TT Y	—
7	Dreamland	Mr O Noach	3	62.0kg	103	100	100	+6.50	80/1	B Y	—
8	Candy Town	Mr R D Fourie	6	60.0kg	104	104	104	+99.99	33/10Fav	Y	—

Magical Place

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 7 · 57.0kg

Won

8/1

MR 92 → 98

Flying Finley

Mr K de Melo · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

+1.50

5/2

MR 88 → 93

TT Y

North Point Line

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+2.75

7/1

MR 101 → 100

Moody Blue

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 1 · 52.5kg

+3.15

5/1

MR 75 → 75

Un Bel Di

Mr V Jodhee (True) · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

+3.55

10/1

MR 99 → 96

Elusive Winter

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 8 · 62.5kg

+3.75

8/1

MR 104 → 103

B TT Y

Dreamland

Mr O Noach · Dw 3 · 62.0kg

+6.50

80/1

MR 103 → 100

B Y

Candy Town

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+99.99

33/10 Fav

MR 104 → 104

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (14h10) b) Jockey R Fourie did not persevere with his riding of CANDY TOWN from the 300m and reported that this gelding had slipped leaving the stalls and thereafter, did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. c) MOODY BLUE (*B Plaatjies) and UN BEL DI (*V Jodhee) were hanging out and shifted out in the latter stages. d) MAGICAL PLACE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee H Richardson, acting on behalf of Trainer AE Sands, was advised. (ZM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) DREAMLAND raced with blinkers. (declared 07h20 on 20260411) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) CANDY TOWN - examined post-race. Not striding out right hind. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.