Race 3: #YOUCANBETONUS! MAIDEN HANDICAP (For Maidens with 3 or more runs)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 07 August 2025 | 13:35

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R80,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:7.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.5 4yrs:0.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Gaslight Dancer 2 b. f 55.5kg 5 Mr C R Maujean - - 85 6/1
1st Time Will Tell TF 2 b. c 57.0kg 7 Mr S Khumalo - 83 69 1/1
2nd Inspector James 3 b. g 60.0kg 5 Mr M A Yeni 0.8 75 73 4/1
3rd Ringho 4 b. g 54.0kg 6 Mr P Mxoli 1.8 63 60 6/1
4 Jet Querari 3 b. c 57.5kg 2 Mr C J Habib 2.3 70 68 15/2
5 Smart Star 2 b. f 48.0kg (52.0) 8 Ms S T Valjalo 3.1 62 52 125/1
6 Cyber Spirit 2 b. f 51.5kg (55.5) 4 Mr M Mbuto 4.0 66 62 10/1
7 Touch Of Heaven 3 b. f 52.5kg 9 Mr J Penny 6.75 60 57 125/1
8 Chilli Marmalade 5 b. m 48.0kg (52.0) 3 Mr G Samo-Burthia 7.0 59 48 33/1
9 Red Sea Hills 3 b. c 52.0kg 1 Mr J Gates 10.75 40 40 125/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
58.36s
Average Time
57.51s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R725,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Time Will Tell 1 83 69 -14 + 7 -21
Inspector James 2 75 73 -2 -1 -1
Ringho 3 63 60 -3 -1 -2
Jet Querari 4 70 68 -2 -1 -1
Smart Star 5 62 52 -10 -2 -8
Cyber Spirit 6 66 62 -4 -2 -2
Touch Of Heaven 7 60 57 -3 -3
Chilli Marmalade 8 59 48 -11 -3 -8
Red Sea Hills 9 40 40 0 -4 + 4
Gaslight Dancer None - 85 - -188 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	SMART STAR (*S Valjalo) jumped inwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	JET QUERARI (C Habib) jumped outwards leaving the stalls.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	Shortly after the start, INSPECTOR JAMES (M Yeni), CYBER SPIRIT (*M Mbuto) and CHILLI MARMALADE (*G Samo-Burthia) were bumped out by JET QUERARI (C Habib), which jumped outwards leaving the stalls.	
b)	In the concluding stages, SMART STAR (*S Valjalo) was carried out marginally by RINGHO (P Mxoli), which shifted out away from the crop and was immediately straightened.
c)	Apprentice G Samo-Burthia reported that CHILLI MARMALADE did not stride out freely in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 	
d)	TIME WILL TELL (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer F Bronkhorst advised (AH).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	CHILLI MARMALADE was ridden by Apprentice G Samo-Burthia, who weighed out at 49,4kg, claiming 3kg of his 4kg apprentice allowance as declared (declared 5 August 2025 at 10H43).		
b)	SMART STAR: Apprentice S Valjalo weighed out at 50kg, only claiming 2kg of her 4kg apprentice allowance as declared. 
	
RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	CHILLI MARMALADE not striding out right front.
b)	INSPECTOR JAMES fatigued.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	GASLIGHT DANCER lame right front (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	


Race 3 contd.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.