DRAKENSTEIN STUD PROGRESS PLATE (For Maidens, 1, 2 & 3 time winners) | 07 Jan 2022

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Seventh Gear	Mr K de Melo	6	60.0kg	96	99	99	Won	25/1	Y	O: Khaya Stables (Pty) Ltd T: Mr D M Kannemeyer
2	Izapha	Mr G van Niekerk	3	58.0kg	84	74	74	+0.10	25/2	TT Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr W A Nel
3	My Bestie	Mr J M Solomons	2	56.5kg*	98	61	61	+0.60	4/1	Y	O: Messrs Philip Bamford & G S Kotzen T: Mr G S Kotzen
4	Bayberry	Miss R A Venniker	8	55.5kg*	105	104	104	+2.35	25/2	B Y	O: Nancy Hossack T: Mr S J Snaith
5	Hyde Park	Mr S Khumalo	4	61.0kg	100	95	95	+3.10	91/20	Y	O: Messrs E A Braun, D Musikanth & K P Truter & Mrs Jane Truter T: Mr S J Snaith
6	Sachdev	Mr A Marcus	7	61.0kg	108	101	101	+3.60	25/4	Y	—
7	Winchester Mansion	Mr L Mxothwa	9	54.5kg	85	129	129	+3.65	25/2	Y	—
8	Waiting For Summer	Mr R D Fourie	5	54.0kg	99	79	79	+3.70	100/33Fav	Y	—
9	Darjeeling	Mr C Zackey	1	54.0kg	87	78	78	+3.95	25/3	Y	—

Seventh Gear

Mr K de Melo · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

Won

25/1

MR 96 → 99

Izapha

Mr G van Niekerk · Dw 3 · 58.0kg

+0.10

25/2

MR 84 → 74

TT Y

My Bestie

Mr J M Solomons (True) · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

+0.60

4/1

MR 98 → 61

Bayberry

Miss R A Venniker (True) · Dw 8 · 55.5kg

+2.35

25/2

MR 105 → 104

B Y

Hyde Park

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 4 · 61.0kg

+3.10

91/20

MR 100 → 95

Sachdev

Mr A Marcus · Dw 7 · 61.0kg

+3.60

25/4

MR 108 → 101

Winchester Mansion

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 9 · 54.5kg

+3.65

25/2

MR 85 → 129

Waiting For Summer

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 5 · 54.0kg

+3.70

100/33 Fav

MR 99 → 79

Darjeeling

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 54.0kg

+3.95

25/3

MR 87 → 78

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) Fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) BAYBERRY (*R Venniker) and IZAPHA (G van Niekerk) proved difficult to settle in the early stages. b) WINCHESTER MANSION (L Mxothwa) was difficult to settle in the early and middle stages, commenced to hang outwards from the 1100m and proved difficult to assist. As a consequence, this colt raced wide on the bend. c) HYDE PARK (S Khumalo) commenced to hang out under pressure in the closing stages. d) Jockey L Mxothwa was charged with a contravention of Rule 66.4 (read with Guideline 1 on overweight) in that he, as the rider of WINCHESTER MANSION, weighed back in at 55.6kgs, 1.1kg in excess of the weight at which he was declared out. (54.5kgs) e) SEVENTH GEAR, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer DM Kannemeyer was advised. (TJ) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) L Mxothwa rode +0.5kg (54.9kgs) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) WINCHESTER MANSION - mild abnormal respiratory noise detected post-race THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS