18 July 2026 | Durbanville | Race 6

FOLLOW GALLOP TV ON SOCIAL MEDIA CLASS 4 (Open. Benchmark at 60.0kg = 82)

Distance 1250m

Going Good

Win Time 74.29s

Stakes R125,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:9.0 3yrs:1.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:2.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Lyrical Gangster	Mr J P van der Merwe	7	58.0kg	80	80	80	Won	7/2	Y	O: Greg & Gina Bortz, Itssa It & Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S J Snaith
2	Cork Bay	Mr K de Melo	2	60.0kg	82	82	82	+0.75	91/100Fav	Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr W A Nel
3	Behave Harris	Mr C Zackey	3	58.0kg	80	80	80	+1.05	16/1	Y	O: Mr M & Mrs R Harris T: Mr A N Marcus
4	Follow Your Heart	Mr A C Fortune	5	60.5kg	85	85	85	+2.80	25/1	Y	O: BassRacing(Pty)LtdT/ACentenarySyndicate, MGovender, SSGovender, TGovender, N&VMcFall, CPillay, WSmith, JSteytler, GreenacresTrust, MBass&Candice Bass T: Candice Bass
5	Escarpment	Mr B J A Plaatjies	6	57.5kg	77	77	77	+3.30	80/1	Y	O: Miss K Bosman, Messrs Jace Chetty, A R Rapp & W G Weiss & Dare 2 Dream Racing Syndicate (Nom: Piet Botha) T: Mr P A W Botha
6	Worldly	Mr S Bungane	4	54.5kg*	76	76	76	+3.60	25/1	TT Y	—
7	Meet The King	Mr T Godden	10	57.0kg	78	78	78	+5.85	25/1	Y	—
8	Another Hero	Mickaelle Michel	9	51.0kg	85	—	—	+6.15	25/1	Y	—
9	Jou Lekker Ding	Mr S D Veale	8	59.0kg	80	80	80	+10.15	25/1	B Y	—
10	Sooty	Mr R D Fourie	1	56.5kg	75	75	75	+13.40	6/1	Y	—

Lyrical Gangster

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

Won

7/2

MR 80 → 80

Cork Bay

Mr K de Melo · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+0.75

91/100 Fav

MR 82 → 82

Behave Harris

Mr C Zackey · Dw 3 · 58.0kg

+1.05

16/1

MR 80 → 80

Follow Your Heart

Mr A C Fortune · Dw 5 · 60.5kg

+2.80

25/1

MR 85 → 85

Escarpment

Mr B J A Plaatjies · Dw 6 · 57.5kg

+3.30

80/1

MR 77 → 77

Worldly

Mr S Bungane (True) · Dw 4 · 54.5kg

+3.60

25/1

MR 76 → 76

TT Y

Meet The King

Mr T Godden · Dw 10 · 57.0kg

+5.85

25/1

MR 78 → 78

Another Hero

Mickaelle Michel · Dw 9 · 51.0kg

+6.15

25/1

MR 85 → —

Jou Lekker Ding

Mr S D Veale · Dw 8 · 59.0kg

+10.15

25/1

MR 80 → 80

B Y

Sooty

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 1 · 56.5kg

+13.40

6/1

MR 75 → 75

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) WORLDLY jumped awkwardly with its head up, losing one length. b) JOU LEKKER DING jumped awkwardly and took an awkward stride leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. (14h32) b) CORK BAY and BEHAVE HARRIS brushed shortly before the finish when BEHAVE HARRIS rolled out marginally. c) SOOTY returned with a bilateral epistaxis due to an exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage and is suspended for a period of 60 days from racing in any race under the jurisdiction of The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa in terms of Rule 93.1. (Dr E Reynders). Trainer PD Reeves was advised. d) LYRICAL GANGSTER, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer SJ Snaith was advised. (TJ) JOCKEY CHANGES: a) Nil THE VETERINARIAN REPORTED: a) SOOTY - bilateral epistaxis. Suspended 60 days. Rule 93.1 applied. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.