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11 July 2026 | Turffontein | Race 8

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Distance 1160m

Going Good

Win Time 67.90s

Avg Time 67.62s

Stakes R100,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:7.5 3yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:1.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Winter In Auckland	Mr K Matsunyane	8	59.5kg	74	81	81	Won	16/1	Y	O: Messrs Jamal Farah, J B Farah & A P Peter T: Mr A P Peter
2	Geostorm	Miss R A Venniker	10	61.0kg	80	84	84	+1.30	9/2Fav	Y	O: Kestorm Investments (Nom: Mr Kenneth Pillay) T: Mr A P Peter
3	Evening Parade	Mr G J Lerena	9	57.5kg	84	—	—	+2.50	33/10	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr Clinton Binda
4	Nkandla Gold Line	Mr J R Syster	1	52.5kg	59	59	59	+4.00	10/1	EM Y	O: Mr J W Webber & Mrs B I d'Oliveira T: Mr B Webber
5	Valieva	Mr C R Maujean	5	60.0kg	74	74	74	+4.05	33/1	TT Y	O: Dr M Taljaardt & Messrs F Bronkhorst & M S Jolly T: Mr F Bronkhorst
6	Time Will Tell	Mr K Strydom	7	56.5kg	68	67	67	+5.30	5/1	B Y	—
7	Ice Dragon	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	6	59.5kg*	77	73	73	+7.00	50/1	Y	—
8	Michael Faraday	Mr C Ngcobo	3	57.5kg	69	68	68	+7.50	66/1	B TT Y	—
9	Gunboat	Mr L M van Rensburg	2	59.5kg	74	72	72	+7.70	6/1	TT Y	—
10	Ready Set Fire	Mr C Zackey	4	60.0kg	74	74	74	+9.10	4/1	TT Y	—
Code 88	Arizona Magic	Mr P Mxoli	8	59.5kg	—	73	73	—	—	N	—
Code 88	Peace Treaty	Mr G Samo-Burthia	2	55.0kg*	—	69	69	—	100/1	N	—
Code 88	Stage One	Mr D Ramkhalawon	7	51.0kg*	—	—	—	—	33/1	N	—

Winter In Auckland

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 8 · 59.5kg

Won

16/1

MR 74 → 81

Geostorm

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 10 · 61.0kg

+1.30

9/2 Fav

MR 80 → 84

Evening Parade

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 9 · 57.5kg

+2.50

33/10

MR 84 → —

Nkandla Gold Line

Mr J R Syster · Dw 1 · 52.5kg

+4.00

10/1

MR 59 → 59

EM Y

Valieva

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+4.05

33/1

MR 74 → 74

TT Y

Time Will Tell

Mr K Strydom · Dw 7 · 56.5kg

+5.30

5/1

MR 68 → 67

B Y

Ice Dragon

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 6 · 59.5kg

+7.00

50/1

MR 77 → 73

Michael Faraday

Mr C Ngcobo · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

+7.50

66/1

MR 69 → 68

B TT Y

Gunboat

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 2 · 59.5kg

+7.70

6/1

MR 74 → 72

TT Y

Ready Set Fire

Mr C Zackey · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+9.10

4/1

MR 74 → 74

TT Y

Arizona Magic

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 8 · 59.5kg

—

MR — → 73

Peace Treaty

Mr G Samo-Burthia (True) · Dw 2 · 55.0kg

—

100/1

MR — → 69

Stage One

Mr D Ramkhalawon (True) · Dw 7 · 51.0kg

—

33/1

MR — → —

DURING THE LOADING PROCESS, WINTER IN AUCKLAND BECAME RESTLESS AND KICKED THE BACKGATES, CAUSING ICE DRAGON TO BECOME RESTLESS AND BREAK THROUGH THE FRONT GATES. THIS GELDING WAS RESTRAINED BY APPRENTICE B MARX-JACOBSON, RETURNED TO THE START, EXAMINED BY THE VETERINARIAN, DECLARED FIT TO RACE, AND RELOADED. THIS CAUSED A DELAY TO THE START OF THIS RACE. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) During the loading process, WINTER IN AUCKLAND became restless and kicked the back gates, resulting in ICE DRAGON becoming restless and breaking through the front gates. ICE DRAGON was returned to the starting stalls, examined by the Veterinarian, passed fit to race, and reloaded. Trainer A P Peter was advised to reschool WINTER IN AUCKLAND prior to her next engagement (GT). b) ICE DRAGON jumped inwards leaving the stalls. c) VALIEVA was slow, losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) At approximately the 200m, NKANDLA GOLD, which commenced to hang out, and ICE DRAGON, which rolled in, came together and bumped. c) Jockey C Zackey reported that READY SET FIRE did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinarian was requested to examine. d) WINTER IN AUCKLAND, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A P Peter was advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. THE VETERINARIAN REPORTED: a) READY SET FIRE examined post-race; nothing obvious detected. SCRATCHED: a) ARIZONA MAGIC injured eye (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) STAGE ONE elevated temperature (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). c) PEACE TREATY not striding out (NHA / 16H05) (Rule 53.5 applies) Betting 100/1. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.