CHAMPION OLDER F/M - ELUSIVE HEART, OLDER C/G AFRICA'S GOLD MR 80 HANDICAP (Open) | 23 Oct 2020

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Lord Marshal	Mr S L Fortune	7	58.0kg	76	79	79	Won	12/1	B Y	O: Mr G W Paddock T: Mr G W Paddock
2	Norfolk Pine	Mr C R Maujean	4	57.5kg	75	86	86	+0.50	2/1Fav	B Y	O: Mr M A Paddock T: Mr G W Paddock
3	Spirit Of Song Line	Mr L M van Rensburg	2	55.5kg	71	67	67	+1.75	7/1	B Y	O: Namsat Racing (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr N Naidoo) T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
4	Let's Blaze	Mr L J Ferraris	1	56.0kg*	73	77	77	+2.25	25/1	N	O: Mrs S Viljoen T: Mr Z Oosthuizen
5	Mio Grande	Mr G M Cheyne	6	59.0kg	79	72	72	+2.50	53/20	TT Y	O: Messrs Greg Bortz, A J Scheckter & Dr D Scheckter T: Mr A C Greeff
6	Okavango Delta	Mr Y Ramzan	3	52.0kg*	72	71	71	+4.25	9/2	B Y	—
7	Bank Robber	Mr L Mxothwa	5	60.0kg	80	56	56	+17.75	12/1	TT Y	—
8	Roquebrune	Mr E W Webber	8	61.0kg	82	79	79	+36.50	75/1	B TT Y	—

Lord Marshal

Mr S L Fortune · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

Won

12/1

MR 76 → 79

B Y

Norfolk Pine

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+0.50

2/1 Fav

MR 75 → 86

B Y

Spirit Of Song Line

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 2 · 55.5kg

+1.75

7/1

MR 71 → 67

B Y

Let's Blaze

Mr L J Ferraris (True) · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

+2.25

25/1

MR 73 → 77

Mio Grande

Mr G M Cheyne · Dw 6 · 59.0kg

+2.50

53/20

MR 79 → 72

TT Y

Okavango Delta

Mr Y Ramzan (True) · Dw 3 · 52.0kg

+4.25

9/2

MR 72 → 71

B Y

Bank Robber

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+17.75

12/1

MR 80 → 56

TT Y

Roquebrune

Mr E W Webber · Dw 8 · 61.0kg

+36.50

75/1

MR 82 → 79

B TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED A) ROQUEBRUNE, BANK ROBBER and NORFOLK PINE were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED A) ROQUEBRUNE (E Webber) which took an awkward stride shortly after the start, was encouraged forward to race from a handy position and tired badly from the 400m. B) Jockey G Cheyne reported that he felt something amiss with MIO GRANDE in the running. The Course Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. C) LET'S BLAZE (*L J Ferraris) proved difficult negotiating the turn. D) Shortly before the finish line, LORD MARSHAL (S Fortune) was brushed out by NORFOLK PINE (C Maujean) which shifted out away from the crop from the 200m. E) The winner LORD MARSHAL was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis, Trainer G paddock advised (LM). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES A) ROQUEBRUNE raced equipped with blinkers (06:40 - 23/10/2020). B) LET'S BLAZE raced without blinkers and unshod (09:00 - 23/10/2020). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER A) LET'S BLAZE raced equipped with a compression mask (13:00 - 23/10/2020). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED A) ROQUEBRUNE coughed post-race. B) MIO GRANDE nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS