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01 August 2026 | Turffontein | Race 2

RACING TODAY NOVICE HANDICAP (Maidens & 1 time winners)

Distance 1160m
Going Good
Win Time 67.42s
Avg Time 67.43s
Stakes R100,000
WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:7.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.5 4yrs:0.5
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1
Sakura Hanami
Mr K de Melo 5 57.5kg 75 80 80 Won 9/2
Y
O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha)
T: Mr S G Tarry
2
Trompe L'Oeil
Mr G J Lerena 3 56.5kg 87 91 91 +0.60 9/4Fav
Y
O: Messrs R P Macnab, S Poriazis, D Dasrath & Mrs C Dasrath
T: Xander & Corne Spies
3
One Tiger Line
Mr B Marx - Jacobson 1 57.0kg* 77 77 77 +2.60 7/2
TT Y
O: TKP Racing (Nom: Trevelen Pillay) & Mr D Chinsammy
T: Mr F P P Habib
4
Sherlock Holmes
Mr K Matsunyane 6 56.0kg 86 85 85 +4.10 17/10
Y
O: Messrs G C Kalil, D K Du Preez, G, K & M M Nassif, Mrs E Du Preez & Swiss Guard Racing Syndicate (Nom: A P Peter)
T: Mr A P Peter
5
Matroosberg
Mr M K Katjedi 2 59.5kg 79 79 79 +4.70 40/1
Y
O: D Chinsammy,M A Currie,A Lahoud,J Lahoud,E Naicker,L Pogir,S Poriazis,Sean Tarry Racing,TKP Racing (Trevelen Pillay) & Haraka Bloodstock (J Pieters)
T: Mr S G Tarry
6
Spy Story
Mr J R Syster 4 52.5kg 60 60 60 +7.10 40/1
TT Y
—
Code 88
Geostorm
Mr K Strydom 7 62.0kg — 84 84 — 11/2
N
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1
Sakura Hanami
Mr K de Melo · Dw 5 · 57.5kg
Won
9/2
MR 75 → 80
Y
2
Trompe L'Oeil
Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 56.5kg
+0.60
9/4 Fav
MR 87 → 91
Y
3
One Tiger Line
Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 1 · 57.0kg
+2.60
7/2
MR 77 → 77
TT Y
4
Sherlock Holmes
Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 6 · 56.0kg
+4.10
17/10
MR 86 → 85
Y
5
Matroosberg
Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 2 · 59.5kg
+4.70
40/1
MR 79 → 79
Y
6
Spy Story
Mr J R Syster · Dw 4 · 52.5kg
+7.10
40/1
MR 60 → 60
TT Y
88
Geostorm
Mr K Strydom · Dw 7 · 62.0kg
—
11/2
MR — → 84
N
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SHERLOCK HOLMES jumped inwards leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) Shortly after the start, SAKURA HANAMI, TROMPE L'OEIL and SPY STORY suffered varying degrees of interference when bumped in by SHERLOCK HOLMES, which jumped sharply inwards leaving the stalls. c) SHERLOCK HOLMES hung in from the 600m. d) SAKURA HANAMI hung in in the concluding stages. e) SAKURA HANAMI, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee J Nosasa, acting on behalf of Trainer S G Tarry, was advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) SPY STORY: Jockey J R Syster weighed out at 52,7kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight. THE VETERINARIAN REPORTED: a) SHERLOCK HOLMES fatigued. SCRATCHED: a) GEOSTORM off feed (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.