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15 April 2026 | Kenilworth | Race 8

LUCKY FISH TURF LUCK CLASS 4 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 82)

Distance 1600m
Going Good
Win Time 99.32s
Avg Time 100.39s
Stakes R125,000
WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:12.5 3yrs:2.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:4.5
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1 Mr A C Fortune 1 61.0kg 89 103 103 Won 9/2
Y
O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) & Mr B Kantor
T: Mr S J Snaith
2 Mr A Domeyer 2 59.0kg 85 88 88 +0.40 8/1
B Y
O: Bass Racing (Pty) Ltd T/A Centenary Syndicate, Messrs John Biral, K F Ford, R J Lang & Calvin Pillay
T: Candice Bass
3 Mr G Wright 4 56.0kg 74 78 78 +0.45 10/1
B Y
O: Messrs Ross Kieswetter & L Sherrell & Mesdames G MacGregor & D J Sherrell
T: Mr J I Crawford
4 Mr R D Fourie 6 57.5kg 77 75 75 +1.70 11/10Fav
Y
O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech)
T: Mr J I Crawford
5 Mr K de Melo 7 56.0kg 72 71 71 +4.45 25/2
Y
O: Wolf Power Syndicate (Nom: Mrs D Howell)
T: Mr M H Maingard
6 Mr S D Veale 9 57.0kg 81 79 79 +4.95 25/2
B Y
7 Mr M A Yeni 3 58.0kg 78 73 73 +5.25 16/1
Y
8 Mr C A Little 5 56.5kg 80 80 80 +7.00 33/1
B Y
9 Mr J P van der Merwe 8 54.5kg 71 66 66 +7.30 25/1
B Y
1
Mr A C Fortune · Dw 1 · 61.0kg
Won
9/2
MR 89103
Y
2
Mr A Domeyer · Dw 2 · 59.0kg
+0.40
8/1
MR 8588
B Y
3
Mr G Wright · Dw 4 · 56.0kg
+0.45
10/1
MR 7478
B Y
4
Mr R D Fourie · Dw 6 · 57.5kg
+1.70
11/10 Fav
MR 7775
Y
5
Mr K de Melo · Dw 7 · 56.0kg
+4.45
25/2
MR 7271
Y
6
Mr S D Veale · Dw 9 · 57.0kg
+4.95
25/2
MR 8179
B Y
7
Mr M A Yeni · Dw 3 · 58.0kg
+5.25
16/1
MR 7873
Y
8
Mr C A Little · Dw 5 · 56.5kg
+7.00
33/1
MR 8080
B Y
9
Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 8 · 54.5kg
+7.30
25/1
MR 7166
B Y
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) FUTURE FREE (A Fortune), MAN OF CONSEQUENCE (C Little) and SET TO MUSIC (K de Melo) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (15h20) b) On arriving at the start, the Starter tested the starting stalls, as per normal procedure, on two occasions and reported to the Stewards that he was satisfied that they were in good working order. c) At the 300m FUTURE FREE (A Fortune) was directed outwards and into clear running. d) Jockey A Fortune's (FUTURE FREE) use of the crop during this race will be referred to the designated Crop Panel for consideration. Jockey A Fortune has been advised. (NS) e) Jockey K de Melo was charged with a contravention of Rule 55.4 in that he failed to weigh out at the carded weight on SET TO MUSIC, or at the higher weight confirmed in his engagement with the Trainer. Jockey K de Melo signed an Admission of Guilt and was fined R1000.00. f) FUTURE FREE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer G Terzi, acting on behalf of Trainer SJ Snaith, was advised. (ZM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) K de Melo (SET TO MUSIC) rode +1kg. (56.1kgs) The Stewards, in consultation with Trainer MH Maingard, allowed this overweight in terms of Rule 59.9. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) MAN OF CONSEQUENCE - not striding out behind. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.