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18 April 2026 | Kenilworth | Race 6

RACE COAST INCENTIVES POWERED BY Hollywoodbets D STAKES (For All Horses)

Distance 1800m
Going Good
Win Time 115.96s
Avg Time 113.94s
Stakes R90,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1
Backinthefastlane
Mr J P van der Merwe 2 58.5kg 66 74 74 Won 10/1
B Y
O: Greenacres Trust (Nom: Mr N M Shirtliff), Messrs B Kantor, G N Shirtliff & M J Shirtliff
T: Candice Bass
2
Lark's Song
Mr A C Fortune 5 61.5kg 78 81 81 +0.50 13/10Fav
Y
O: Mrs S Plattner
T: Mr W A Nel
3
Midway Line
Mr G Wright 4 61.5kg 65 64 64 +3.75 33/1
B Y
O: Messrs A J Brand & S S Govender
T: Mr J I Crawford
4
Heavenly Prince
Mr P C Orffer 10 58.5kg 67 72 72 +5.75 20/1
Y
O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha)
T: Candice Bass
5
Etoilefillante
Mr M Mjoka 9 54.0kg 51 51 51 +6.25 100/1
B TT Y
O: Denis Le Breton
T: Mr D A McLachlan
6
Beautiful Side
Mr C J Habib 1 57.5kg 63 62 62 +6.65 33/1
Y
—
7
Beer With The Boys
Mr B J A Plaatjies 3 58.5kg* 59 57 57 +6.85 16/1
B TT Y
—
8
Landseer
Mr E J Muller 7 58.0kg* 67 67 67 +8.35 16/1
Y
—
9
Red State
Mr V Jodhee 8 55.0kg* 65 65 65 +12.60 8/1
Y
—
10
Sansa Stark
Mr K G Steyn 11 57.5kg 63 58 58 +12.90 125/1
B Y
—
11
Playful Joules
Mr S Bungane 6 55.0kg* 62 60 60 +15.90 25/1
Y
—
12
Elegant Noble
Mr R D Fourie 12 63.5kg 70 70 70 +99.99 33/10
Y
—
Code 88
The Night Ferry
Mr A Domeyer 8 60.0kg — 62 62 — 7/1
N
—
1
Backinthefastlane
Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 2 · 58.5kg
Won
10/1
MR 66 → 74
B Y
2
Lark's Song
Mr A C Fortune · Dw 5 · 61.5kg
+0.50
13/10 Fav
MR 78 → 81
Y
3
Midway Line
Mr G Wright · Dw 4 · 61.5kg
+3.75
33/1
MR 65 → 64
B Y
4
Heavenly Prince
Mr P C Orffer · Dw 10 · 58.5kg
+5.75
20/1
MR 67 → 72
Y
5
Etoilefillante
Mr M Mjoka · Dw 9 · 54.0kg
+6.25
100/1
MR 51 → 51
B TT Y
6
Beautiful Side
Mr C J Habib · Dw 1 · 57.5kg
+6.65
33/1
MR 63 → 62
Y
7
Beer With The Boys
Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 3 · 58.5kg
+6.85
16/1
MR 59 → 57
B TT Y
8
Landseer
Mr E J Muller (True) · Dw 7 · 58.0kg
+8.35
16/1
MR 67 → 67
Y
9
Red State
Mr V Jodhee (True) · Dw 8 · 55.0kg
+12.60
8/1
MR 65 → 65
Y
10
Sansa Stark
Mr K G Steyn · Dw 11 · 57.5kg
+12.90
125/1
MR 63 → 58
B Y
11
Playful Joules
Mr S Bungane (True) · Dw 6 · 55.0kg
+15.90
25/1
MR 62 → 60
Y
12
Elegant Noble
Mr R D Fourie · Dw 12 · 63.5kg
+99.99
33/10
MR 70 → 70
Y
88
The Night Ferry
Mr A Domeyer · Dw 8 · 60.0kg
—
7/1
MR — → 62
N
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) HEAVENLY PRINCE (C Orffer) got its head over into the adjacent stall and had to be corrected. b) BEER WITH THE BOYS (*B Plaatjies) was restless in the stalls and jumped slow, losing one length and thereafter, was slow into stride. c) RED STATE (*V Jodhee) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) BACKINTHEFASTLANE (JP van der Merwe) took an awkward stride at the 1200m. b) Jockey R Fourie reported that he felt something amiss with ELEGANT NOBLE, which had raced prominently in the early stages, and he eased this gelding out of the race from the 400m. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) Apprentice EJ Muller (LANDSEER) briefly got his crop tangled in his reins at the 200m. d) In view of the performance of RED STATE (*V Jodhee), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. e) BACKINTHEFASTLANE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Bass was advised. (ZM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) C Orffer rode HEAVENLY PRINCE. (declared 08h17 on 20260418) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED. a) RED STATE - examined post-race. Scalp wound right hind. b) ELEGANT NOBLE - examined post-race. Fatigued & elevated heart rate. SCRATCHED: a) THE NIGHT FERRY - not eating up. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 07h54 on 20260418)