Turffontein Race 4 Results — 01 Aug 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Mount Pinatubo	Mr K de Melo	3	60.0kg	113	115	115	Won	17/10Fav	Y	O: Wernars Family, D C Stonebridge, Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
2	Whistle The Tune Line	Mr C J Habib	5	60.0kg	115	115	115	+0.20	17/2	Y	O: Itssa It & Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd T: Candice & Tammy Dawson
3	African Pride	Mr Jace Botes	6	57.5kg*	110	110	110	+0.30	4/1	Y	O: I Spy Racing Syndicate (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr C D Brown) T: Xander & Corne Spies
4	Almond Sea	Mr G J Lerena	4	60.0kg	116	116	116	+0.70	7/2	B Y	O: Paardeberg Stud (Nom: Sally Anne Bruss) & Hyperpaint Syndicate (Nom: Mr D T Peter) T: Mr A P Peter
5	Karate Kid	Mr P Mxoli	1	58.0kg	108	108	108	+2.20	4/1	B Y	O: Miss E L Maguire, Messrs R L Bruss & R S Maguire T: Mr P F Matchett
6	Chieftain	Mr C Murray	2	56.0kg	105	103	103	+5.10	25/1	Y	—
Code 88	Espinoza	—	3	51.5kg*	—	102	102	—	14/1	N	—
Code 88	Yamadori	—	5	54.0kg*	—	94	94	—	20/1	N	—

Mount Pinatubo

Mr K de Melo · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

Won

17/10 Fav

MR 113 → 115

Whistle The Tune Line

Mr C J Habib · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+0.20

17/2

MR 115 → 115

African Pride

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 6 · 57.5kg

+0.30

4/1

MR 110 → 110

Almond Sea

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+0.70

7/2

MR 116 → 116

B Y

Karate Kid

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 1 · 58.0kg

+2.20

4/1

MR 108 → 108

B Y

Chieftain

Mr C Murray · Dw 2 · 56.0kg

+5.10

25/1

MR 105 → 103

Espinoza

— (True) · Dw 3 · 51.5kg

—

14/1

MR — → 102

Yamadori

— (True) · Dw 5 · 54.0kg

—

20/1

MR — → 94

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) ALMOND SEA jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) MOUNT PINATUBO, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J J van Vuuren was advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. THE VETERINARIAN REPORTED: a) ALMOND SEA bilateral nasal discharge; blowing post-race. b) AFRICAN PRIDE fatigued. c) CHIEFTAIN cast its right-front shoe in running. SCRATCHED: a) ESPINOZA under 8 days suspension. Advised 31 July 2026 at 12H54. b) YAMADORI insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.

#YOUCANBETONUS! PINNACLE STAKES (Open)