COCA COLA MERIT RATED 75 HANDICAP (Open) | 09 May 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Express Yourself	Mr C R Maujean	6	59.5kg	74	78	78	Won	—	Y	O: Messrs G M Littleford, S H Murray & P C Rugg T: Mrs A L Parham
2	Empire Blue Line	Mr P C Orffer	1	59.0kg	73	73	73	+2.00	—	Y	O: Ms T B Hlupo T: Mrs D J Swanson
3	Captive Moon	Mr Wesley Marwing	4	60.0kg	75	73	73	+2.75	—	B TT Y	O: Miss Robyn Macleod T: Mr Gavin Macleod
4	Kagura	Mr K G Steyn	3	58.5kg	72	72	72	+3.75	—	Y	O: Mesdames Rachel Loubser, Julia Barrett, K Stidolph, C M de Jong & S Ziehl T: Miss B H Stidolph
5	Burn Bright	Mr J Penny	7	58.0kg	71	71	71	+4.00	—	B Y	O: Mesdames C M de Jong, S Ziehl, K Stidolph, Mrs S Loubser & Mr B M McLauchlan T: Miss B H Stidolph
6	Aerial Display	Mr D W Schwarz	5	56.5kg	68	66	66	+6.50	—	B Y	—
7	Karvani	Mr C Ngcobo	8	59.0kg	73	73	73	+7.50	—	Y	—
8	Ono No Komachi	Mr P Mxoli	2	55.5kg	66	66	66	+11.50	—	Y	—
Code 88	The Octagon	Mr D de Gouveia	3	60.5kg	—	75	75	—	—	N	—

Express Yourself

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 6 · 59.5kg

Won

—

MR 74 → 78

Empire Blue Line

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

+2.00

—

MR 73 → 73

Captive Moon

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+2.75

—

MR 75 → 73

B TT Y

Kagura

Mr K G Steyn · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+3.75

—

MR 72 → 72

Burn Bright

Mr J Penny · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

+4.00

—

MR 71 → 71

B Y

Aerial Display

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 5 · 56.5kg

+6.50

—

MR 68 → 66

B Y

Karvani

Mr C Ngcobo · Dw 8 · 59.0kg

+7.50

—

MR 73 → 73

Ono No Komachi

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 2 · 55.5kg

+11.50

—

MR 66 → 66

The Octagon

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 3 · 60.5kg

—

MR — → 75

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) KARVANI was stubborn loading and thereafter slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) AERIAL DISPLAY hung in from the 300m. b) Jockey J Penny reported that BURN BRIGHT did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. c) Jockey P Mxoli reported that he felt something amiss with ONO NO KOMACHI in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. d) EXPRESS YOURSELF, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee M Mallet, acting on behalf of Trainer A Parham, was advised (JM). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) EMPIRE BLUE was ridden by Jockey C Orffer (declared 9 May 2026 at 10H53). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) BURN BRIGHT examined post-race, nothing obvious detected. b) ONO NO KOMACHI abnormal respiratory noise. SCRATCHED: a) THE OCTAGON lame left hind (NHA / 13H39) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.