16 January 2022 | Scottsville | Race 7

MICHAEL ROBERTS STAKES (Listed) (For All Horses)

Distance 1750m

Going Yielding

Win Time 108.61s

Avg Time 105.58s

Stakes R100,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Gentleman's Wager	Mr T Godden	7	58.5kg	103	106	106	Won	25/2	B Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars, Mesdames A Devachander & T J Wernars T: Mr P B Muscutt
2	Sir Michael	Mr K de Melo	5	52.5kg	90	81	81	+0.70	5/1	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr D M Kannemeyer
3	Fight Song Line	Mr M T Ntuli	14	52.0kg	90	94	94	+0.95	25/1	Y	O: Mr G G Palmer & Mrs D Palmer T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
4	Decorated	Mr L M van Rensburg	8	52.5kg	81	96	96	+1.45	50/1	Y	O: Mr Dudley Cherry T: Mr L F Robinson
5	Astrix	Mr W B Kennedy	1	61.0kg	112	118	118	+3.15	5/2Fav	B Y	O: Mr G D Tooch & Hyperpaint Syndicate (Nom: Mr J T Peter) T: Mr P A Peter
6	Crown Towers (AUS)	Mr A Marcus	2	61.5kg	117	113	113	+3.75	4/1	EM Y	—
7	Capoeira	Mr D de Gouveia	4	60.5kg	109	102	102	+3.90	20/1	B Y	—
8	G G's Dynasty	Mr D Dillon	9	58.5kg	103	100	100	+4.30	100/7	Y	—
9	Tread Swiftly	Mr Serino Moodley	11	54.5kg	95	90	90	+5.05	20/1	B Y	—
10	News Stream	Mr A Arries	13	53.5kg	93	83	83	+5.35	100/3	Y	—
11	Magical Midlands	Mr C F Dicken	12	52.0kg*	90	79	79	+10.75	100/3	Y	—
12	Wealthy	Mr A Mgudlwa	3	52.5kg	91	90	90	+11.35	50/1	TT Y	—
13	Spring Fling	Mr S Khumalo	6	53.0kg	92	96	96	+13.55	100/7	Y	—
14	Sea Master	Mr N Patel	10	52.0kg	88	99	99	+14.45	25/1	Y	—
Code 88	Tristful	Mr S D Veale	12	61.0kg	—	107	107	—	50/7	N	—

Gentleman's Wager

Mr T Godden · Dw 7 · 58.5kg

Won

25/2

MR 103 → 106

B Y

Sir Michael

Mr K de Melo · Dw 5 · 52.5kg

+0.70

5/1

MR 90 → 81

Fight Song Line

Mr M T Ntuli · Dw 14 · 52.0kg

+0.95

25/1

MR 90 → 94

Decorated

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 8 · 52.5kg

+1.45

50/1

MR 81 → 96

Astrix

Mr W B Kennedy · Dw 1 · 61.0kg

+3.15

5/2 Fav

MR 112 → 118

B Y

Crown Towers (AUS)

Mr A Marcus · Dw 2 · 61.5kg

+3.75

4/1

MR 117 → 113

EM Y

Capoeira

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 4 · 60.5kg

+3.90

20/1

MR 109 → 102

B Y

G G's Dynasty

Mr D Dillon · Dw 9 · 58.5kg

+4.30

100/7

MR 103 → 100

Tread Swiftly

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 11 · 54.5kg

+5.05

20/1

MR 95 → 90

B Y

News Stream

Mr A Arries · Dw 13 · 53.5kg

+5.35

100/3

MR 93 → 83

Magical Midlands

Mr C F Dicken (True) · Dw 12 · 52.0kg

+10.75

100/3

MR 90 → 79

Wealthy

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 3 · 52.5kg

+11.35

50/1

MR 91 → 90

TT Y

Spring Fling

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 6 · 53.0kg

+13.55

100/7

MR 92 → 96

Sea Master

Mr N Patel · Dw 10 · 52.0kg

+14.45

25/1

MR 88 → 99

Tristful

Mr S D Veale · Dw 12 · 61.0kg

—

50/7

MR — → 107

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SEA MASTER (N Patel) was stubborn to load. b) SIR MICHAEL (K de Melo) and G G'S DYNASTY (D Dillon) lost 1 length, respectively. c) WEALTHY (A Mgudlwa) stumbled leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) From a deep draw, FIGHT SONG (M Ntuli) was restrained into a rear-ward position. b) GENTLEMAN'S WAGER (T Godden), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer P B Muscutt advised (NS). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) CAPOEIRA was ridden by Jockey D De Gouveia (advised 15.01.22/8h37). b) FIGHT SONG was ridden by Jockey M Ntuli (advised 16.01.22/8h20). c) DECORATED raced without blinkers (advised 16.01.22/8h19). d) SEA MASTER raced with a compression mask. e) SIR MICHAEL Jockey K de Melo weighed out at 53.3kg, 0.5kg over the carded weight of 52.5kg. f) DECORATED Jockey M V'Rensburg weighed out at 52.6kg, 0.5kg over the carded weight of 52kg. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) TREAD SWIFTLY : Blowing. SCRATCHINGS : a) TRISTFUL : Abnormal blood count (Trainer - 16.01.22/7h24). Rule 53.5 applies.