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03 January 2015 | Turffontein | Race 5

ITSARUSH.CO ZA (MR 86) HANDICAP

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 101.83s

Avg Time 98.56s

Stakes R100,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.5 4yrs:0.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	The Captain's Tune	Mr P J Strydom	3	56.0kg	88	92	92	Won	11/10Fav	B Y	O: Mrs I Jooste & Mr M J Jooste T: Mr G V Woodruff
2	Zanzibar Man Line	Mr S M Brown	7	57.5kg	81	63	63	+3.25	12/1	Y	O: Late Mr D R & Mrs K M L Makins T: Estate Late Mr L J Erasmus
3	Akii Bua (AUS)	Mr R Danielson	4	59.0kg	84	89	89	+4.00	7/2	B Y	O: Mr & Mrs W V Rippon & Mr A & Mrs R Chadha T: Mr M F de Kock
4	Laurie's Gold	Mr S Khumalo	6	60.0kg	86	81	81	+4.25	8/1	Y	O: Messrs M J Jooste, I W Longmore & N M Shirtliff T: Mr M W Bass
5	Leeuloop Jet	Mr C R Maujean	8	60.0kg	86	64	64	+7.50	12/1	Y	O: Messrs P J Delport, D Matthews, G Matthews & J Shrimpton T: Mr S J Moffatt
6	The Mutineer	Mr W Marwing	1	56.5kg	79	73	73	+9.50	16/1	Y	—
7	Bah	Mr J P van der Merwe	2	53.0kg	72	59	59	+10.50	10/1	B Y	—
8	Nicklaus (BRZ)	Mr G D Aucharuz	5	53.0kg	72	66	66	+14.50	33/1	Y	—
Code 88	Commodore Al	Mr D D David	6	53.5kg	—	73	73	—	7/1	N	—
Code 88	Mr Mulliner	—	3	56.5kg	—	78	78	—	—	N	—

The Captain's Tune

Mr P J Strydom · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

Won

11/10 Fav

MR 88 → 92

B Y

Zanzibar Man Line

Mr S M Brown · Dw 7 · 57.5kg

+3.25

12/1

MR 81 → 63

Akii Bua (AUS)

Mr R Danielson · Dw 4 · 59.0kg

+4.00

7/2

MR 84 → 89

B Y

Laurie's Gold

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+4.25

8/1

MR 86 → 81

Leeuloop Jet

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+7.50

12/1

MR 86 → 64

The Mutineer

Mr W Marwing · Dw 1 · 56.5kg

+9.50

16/1

MR 79 → 73

Bah

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 2 · 53.0kg

+10.50

10/1

MR 72 → 59

B Y

Nicklaus (BRZ)

Mr G D Aucharuz · Dw 5 · 53.0kg

+14.50

33/1

MR 72 → 66

Commodore Al

Mr D D David · Dw 6 · 53.5kg

—

7/1

MR — → 73

Mr Mulliner

— · Dw 3 · 56.5kg

—

MR — → 78

After the running of Race 4 torrential rain continued to fall unabated for an hour, which raised some concerns about the continuation of the race meeting. Jockeys Strydom and Khumalo, two Stipendiary Stewards and a Veterinary Surgeon inspected the course at about the 1200m, which is normally the area of the course which is of concern after every rainfall. It was decided that the course was still in satisfactory condition to continue racing, with the main concern being the close proximity of lightning strikes. A decision was made to wait until the lightening detector gave a favourable reading for the safe continuation of the race meeting and the race times were rescheduled accordingly. The official going, after consultation with the Racecourse Track Manager, was changed to soft from this race. Due to further lightning strikes the jockeys returned to the saddling enclosure and the trainers then lodged concerns about the pull-up area due to further rainfall. Trainers Goosen and Woodruff, Jockeys Strydom and Brown, two Stipendiary Stewards and the Veterinary Surgeons inspected that part of the track and found it to be in good enough condition to race on. The jockeys were sent out for race 5 after a clear reading from the lightening detector. THE CAPTAIN'S TUNE was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. NICKLAUS (BRZ) raced equipped with cheek pieces. Scratched: MR MULLINER and COMMODORE AL - insufficient recovery time. After the running of Race 5 a protest was lodged by two representatives of the jockeys on the grounds of the course being unsafe to continue racing, their primary concern being the state of the bend and that their horses had faltered on a number of occasions in the early and middle stages of race 5. A panel was formed and after giving consideration to the evidence put forward by the respective parties, it was decided to abandon race 6, in view of this being around the bend, and continuing with races 7, 8 and 9, which were sprint races down the straight.