NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 3 JUNE CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 71 and below) | 01 Jun 2021

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Funky Music	Mr C J Habib	6	60.0kg	73	83	83	Won	5/3Fav	B Y	O: Messrs A C Fortune & M Donelly T: Mrs A B Fortune
2	El Romiachi Line	Mr G J Lerena	7	58.0kg	66	77	77	+1.75	5/2	B Y	O: Miss C Bowles T: Mr St John D Gray
3	Bridge Of Spies	Mr M H Zuma	10	50.0kg*	50	48	48	+2.00	75/1	Y	O: Dr D C Pretorius T: Dr D C Pretorius
4	My Kingdom	Mr D W Schwarz	2	58.0kg	65	53	53	+2.75	40/1	B Y	O: Mr R Esterhuizen T: Mr J S Roux
5	Florida Keys	Mr L Hewitson	9	56.0kg	70	54	54	+3.00	25/2	B TT Y	O: Mr M B Javett T: Mr S G Tarry
6	Opening Gambit	Mr P Mxoli	5	55.5kg*	66	58	58	+3.75	25/1	B TT F	—
7	Amberglo Star	Mr M A Yeni	3	54.0kg	61	50	50	+4.00	25/3	B Y	—
8	Evening Rise	Mr J R Syster	8	54.5kg*	66	54	54	+7.00	50/3	Y	—
9	Purple Shadow	Mr X Jacobs	1	54.0kg*	72	62	62	+10.00	50/1	N	—
10	Brooklyn Bridge	Mr C Zackey	11	58.0kg	71	60	60	+12.00	10/1	TT Y	—
11	Essence	Mr L J Ferraris	4	58.0kg	71	67	67	+15.50	50/3	Y	—
Code 88	Louvain	Mr J G Sampson	3	58.0kg	—	66	66	—	25/3	N	—

Funky Music

Mr C J Habib · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

Won

5/3 Fav

MR 73 → 83

B Y

El Romiachi Line

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

+1.75

5/2

MR 66 → 77

B Y

Bridge Of Spies

Mr M H Zuma (True) · Dw 10 · 50.0kg

+2.00

75/1

MR 50 → 48

My Kingdom

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 2 · 58.0kg

+2.75

40/1

MR 65 → 53

B Y

Florida Keys

Mr L Hewitson · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

+3.00

25/2

MR 70 → 54

B TT Y

Opening Gambit

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 5 · 55.5kg

+3.75

25/1

MR 66 → 58

B TT F

Amberglo Star

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 3 · 54.0kg

+4.00

25/3

MR 61 → 50

B Y

Evening Rise

Mr J R Syster (True) · Dw 8 · 54.5kg

+7.00

50/3

MR 66 → 54

Purple Shadow

Mr X Jacobs (True) · Dw 1 · 54.0kg

+10.00

50/1

MR 72 → 62

Brooklyn Bridge

Mr C Zackey · Dw 11 · 58.0kg

+12.00

10/1

MR 71 → 60

TT Y

Essence

Mr L J Ferraris · Dw 4 · 58.0kg

+15.50

50/3

MR 71 → 67

Louvain

Mr J G Sampson · Dw 3 · 58.0kg

—

25/3

MR — → 66

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) OPENING GAMBIT (*P Mxoli) was slow into stride. b) AMBERGLO STAR (M Yeni) was slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) FUNKY MUSIC (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A B Fortune advised (RS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) OPENING GAMBIT raced equipped with alumites in front and unshod behind (declared 26 May 2021 at 14H08). b) FLORIDA KEYS raced equipped with blinkers (declared 1 June 2021 at 08H42). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) ESSENCE brush wound left hind pastern. SCRATCHED: a) LOUVAIN cast in box (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.