#Java Stakes

The Handicappers were of the unanimous opinion that runner-up PUERTO MANZANO made for the ideal line horse here, leaving him unchanged on a mark of 120. The winner aside, there were no ratings increase for any other runner in this event, but five horses were given a rating's drop. PYROMANIAC is down from 110 to 108, ASTRIX was trimmed from 125 to…

One person who won't need much "charity" on Charity Mile Day at Turffontein Racecourse on Saturday is jockey Keagan de Melo. South Africa's new star of the saddle is able to rely purely on his burgeoning talent and fabulous run of form to get himself - and the punters - into the money. In just the past five days, De Melo, 28, has ridden nine…