THE INDEPENDENT ON SATURDAY DURBAN THEN AND NOW D STAKES (For All Horses) | 02 May 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Snow Moon	Mr T Godden	3	61.5kg	68	70	70	Won	33/1	Y	O: Mr M Pandaram T: Mr M Pandaram
2	Sail To The Moon Line	Mr Damyan Pillay	7	59.0kg*	66	66	66	+1.00	25/2	B TT Y	O: The Social Squad T: Mr Y Govender
3	Gorgeous Dude	Mr K de Melo	1	57.0kg	55	55	55	+1.10	9/4	TT Y	O: Messrs B Bougardt & C Lafraisiere T: Mrs A J Wright
4	Saudi Sweep	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	2	57.5kg*	68	68	68	+1.30	25/2	TT Y	O: Golden Goose Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr L W Goosen
5	Send Me	Mr R D Fourie	4	61.5kg	64	64	64	+3.00	5/2Fav	B Y	O: Mrs M D J Liley T: Mr A J Rivalland
6	Bank Street	Mr Serino Moodley	6	61.5kg	65	63	63	+3.80	4/1	B Y	—
7	Kimball O'Hara	Mr C Zackey	10	60.0kg	61	59	59	+4.05	8/1	Y	—
8	Count Marsh	Mr J P van der Merwe	8	55.5kg	52	50	50	+4.65	33/1	B Y	—
9	Sergeant Soqrat	Mr T J Mayhew	9	63.0kg*	73	66	66	+11.65	100/1	B TT Y	—
10	Blonde Bombshell	Mr A Mgudlwa	5	53.5kg	60	58	58	+16.55	75/1	B Y	—

Snow Moon

Mr T Godden · Dw 3 · 61.5kg

Won

33/1

MR 68 → 70

Sail To The Moon Line

Mr Damyan Pillay (True) · Dw 7 · 59.0kg

+1.00

25/2

MR 66 → 66

B TT Y

Gorgeous Dude

Mr K de Melo · Dw 1 · 57.0kg

+1.10

9/4

MR 55 → 55

TT Y

Saudi Sweep

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

+1.30

25/2

MR 68 → 68

TT Y

Send Me

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 4 · 61.5kg

+3.00

5/2 Fav

MR 64 → 64

B Y

Bank Street

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 6 · 61.5kg

+3.80

4/1

MR 65 → 63

B Y

Kimball O'Hara

Mr C Zackey · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+4.05

8/1

MR 61 → 59

Count Marsh

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 8 · 55.5kg

+4.65

33/1

MR 52 → 50

B Y

Sergeant Soqrat

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 9 · 63.0kg

+11.65

100/1

MR 73 → 66

B TT Y

Blonde Bombshell

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 5 · 53.5kg

+16.55

75/1

MR 60 → 58

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SAUDI MOON was slow into stride. b) SEND ME lost one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (SR) : a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels after KIMBALL O'HARA passed on a second test. b) Jockey R Fourie (SEND ME) reported that his saddle slipped backwards in the running. This was confirmed by the Veterinary Surgeon. c) SAUDI SWEEP hung out from the 350m. d) SNOW MOON, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M Pandaram was advised (MM). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) BANK STREET : Coughing. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.