30 March 2021 | Turffontein | Race 6

CHAMPIONS DAY 1 MAY GRADUATION PLATE (Maidens,1 & 2 time winners)

Distance 1450m

Going Good

Win Time 88.79s

Avg Time 87.97s

Stakes R77,500

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Willow Express Line	Mr L Hewitson	2	60.0kg	103	82	82	Won	73/20	TT Y	O: Messrs A Lahoud, M A Currie, Craig Zoghby, Riethaan Beleggings CC (Nom:Yana Da Corte) & Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
2	Bowie	Mr J M Solomons	6	54.0kg*	85	82	82	+0.15	17/4	EM Y	O: Mr C J H van Niekerk T: Mr S G Tarry
3	Euro Cent	Mr W B Kennedy	1	57.0kg	78	80	80	+0.85	12/1	Y	O: Hyperpaint Syndicate (Nom: Mr J T Peter) & Mr L & Mrs S Meistre T: Mr P A Peter
4	Herodotus	Mr G J Lerena	3	60.0kg	97	102	102	+3.00	43/20Fav	EM Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars & Green Street Bloodstock (Pty) Ltd T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
5	Bartholdi	Mr S Khumalo	8	60.0kg	96	117	117	+5.50	31/10	Y	O: Mrs J P Gardner & Messrs R G Coppin, B G Gardner & C J Millar T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
6	My Kingdom	Mr C R Maujean	7	54.0kg	51	53	53	+5.75	100/1	B Y	—
7	Aristachus	Mr C F Dicken	5	58.0kg*	84	77	77	+7.00	75/1	Y	—
8	Ice Man Cometh	Mr R Munger	4	56.0kg	80	67	67	+21.00	25/1	Y	—
Code 88	Corvette Captain	—	6	57.0kg	—	75	75	—	101/1	N	—

Willow Express Line

Mr L Hewitson · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

Won

73/20

MR 103 → 82

TT Y

Bowie

Mr J M Solomons (True) · Dw 6 · 54.0kg

+0.15

17/4

MR 85 → 82

EM Y

Euro Cent

Mr W B Kennedy · Dw 1 · 57.0kg

+0.85

12/1

MR 78 → 80

Herodotus

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+3.00

43/20 Fav

MR 97 → 102

EM Y

Bartholdi

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+5.50

31/10

MR 96 → 117

My Kingdom

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 7 · 54.0kg

+5.75

100/1

MR 51 → 53

B Y

Aristachus

Mr C F Dicken (True) · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+7.00

75/1

MR 84 → 77

Ice Man Cometh

Mr R Munger · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

+21.00

25/1

MR 80 → 67

Corvette Captain

— · Dw 6 · 57.0kg

—

101/1

MR — → 75

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) ARISTACHUS (*C F Dicken) was stubborn loading. b) HERODOTUS (G Lerena) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. c) ARISTACHUS (*C F Dicken), ICE MAN COMETH (R Munger) and MY KINGDOM (C Maujean) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) BOWIE (*J Solomons) hung in from the 500m, proving difficult to assist. b) Jockey S Khumalo reported that BARTHOLDI took no interest in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) WILLOW EXPRESS (L Hewitson), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S G Tarry advised (LN). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) MY KINGDOM was ridden by Jockey C Maujean (declared 30 March 2021 at 14H57). Permission was granted for the change as Jockey C Storey experienced transport problems. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) BARTHOLDI examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) ARISTACHUS blowing post race. c) BOWIE cast its right front shoe in running. SCRATCHED: a) CORVETTE CAPTAIN not striding out (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.