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17 April 2026 | Greyville | Race 3

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Distance 1800m
Going Standard
Win Time 108.71s
Avg Time 109.57s
Stakes R100,000
WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:13.5 3yrs:3.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:5.5 4yrs:0.5
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1 Mr D D E Louw 5 59.0kg* 72 74 74 Won 5/2
Y
O: D de Andrade & S Gaskell, Messrs C Gordon, C N Larsson & Eric Wong, Dr L Milstein, Mr F L & Mrs P Oostendorp & Miss Natasha C Pretorius
T: Mr G S Kotzen
2 Miss R A Venniker 7 60.0kg 72 71 71 +0.40 8/1
Y
O: Messrs J F Desjardins, Douglas Campbell & N Yariv
T: Mr Douglas Campbell
3
Augrabies Line
Mr S S Hlengwa 6 57.0kg 56 56 56 +0.70 25/2
B Y
O: Miss W E Gerstner, Messrs G C Kalil, G B Puller, Mesdames W A Heyns & C A E Steele
T: Mr G B Puller
4 Mr C A Little 4 58.5kg 65 65 65 +1.80 4/1Fav
Y
O: Messrs B J Fegen, G S Kotzen & D C Stonebridge, Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge & Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd
T: Mr G S Kotzen
5 Mr D Ramkhalawon 2 57.5kg 72 66 66 +2.30 10/1
Y
O: Mr B D van Laun
T: Mr G I Rich
6 Mr K de Melo 10 61.0kg 71 70 70 +5.90 10/1
TT Y
7 Mr J W Jacobs 9 57.0kg 63 61 61 +8.40 25/1
Y
8 Mr M Mbuto 1 51.0kg* 50 50 50 +8.70 100/1
B Y
9 Mr C F Dicken 8 60.0kg 69 65 65 +11.50 25/2
B Y
10 Mr S D Veale 3 59.0kg 60 57 57 +13.40 6/1
B TT Y
11 Mr N Patel 11 53.0kg 60 58 58 +15.40 25/1
Y
1
Mr D D E Louw (True) · Dw 5 · 59.0kg
Won
5/2
MR 7274
Y
2
Miss R A Venniker · Dw 7 · 60.0kg
+0.40
8/1
MR 7271
Y
3
Augrabies Line
Mr S S Hlengwa · Dw 6 · 57.0kg
+0.70
25/2
MR 5656
B Y
4
Mr C A Little · Dw 4 · 58.5kg
+1.80
4/1 Fav
MR 6565
Y
5
Mr D Ramkhalawon · Dw 2 · 57.5kg
+2.30
10/1
MR 7266
Y
6
Mr K de Melo · Dw 10 · 61.0kg
+5.90
10/1
MR 7170
TT Y
7
Mr J W Jacobs · Dw 9 · 57.0kg
+8.40
25/1
MR 6361
Y
8
Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 1 · 51.0kg
+8.70
100/1
MR 5050
B Y
9
Mr C F Dicken · Dw 8 · 60.0kg
+11.50
25/2
MR 6965
B Y
10
Mr S D Veale · Dw 3 · 59.0kg
+13.40
6/1
MR 6057
B TT Y
11
Mr N Patel · Dw 11 · 53.0kg
+15.40
25/1
MR 6058
Y
NORIEGA (*M Mbuto) was stubborn to load. This caused a delay to the start of this race. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) NORIEGA (*M Mbuto) was stubborn to load. Lost 1 length. Trainer Y Govender will be advised to reschool this gelding. b) FIRE FORCE (S Veale) lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DM) : a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. b) CATRIEN (N Patel) over raced in the early and middle stages and thereafter compounded in the straight. c) GIMME THE TRUTH (C Little) hung out from the 200m. d) Jockey S Veale reported that he felt something amiss in the running with FIRE FORCE. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) WONDERFUL TONIGHT (*D D Louw), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer J Buckler acting on behalf of Trainer G S Kotzen was advised (MM). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) FIRE FORCE : Nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.