Race 2: RACING TODAY MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 11 December 2025 | 12:35

Distance: 1600m
Going: Good
Stakes: R120,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Agoge TF 3 b. g 59.0kg 6 Mr C Zackey - - 91 56/100
2nd Lance Alot 2 b. c 59.0kg 8 Mr P Mxoli 3.4 - 68 20/1
3rd District Attorney 3 b. g 59.0kg 2 Mr G J Lerena 4.9 74 74 17/2
4 Milan's World 2 b. c 60.0kg 1 Mr C J Habib 5.1 73 72 7/2
5 Smuggler 3 b. g 59.0kg 4 Mr K de Melo 5.4 - 68 20/1
6 Elusive Glow 3 b. g 56.5kg (59.0) 7 Mr M Mbuto 6.1 - 73 125/1
7 Millennium Warrior 2 b. c 59.0kg 3 Mr M K Katjedi 7.7 56 74 125/1
8 Gift Of Royal 3 b. g 60.0kg 11 Mr J R Syster 9.1 63 58 125/1
9 Blue Crystal 3 gr. g 60.0kg 5 Mr L Nhlapo 9.4 57 51 125/1
10 Scott's Guard 2 b. g 59.0kg 10 Mr J Gates 10.5 63 63 125/1
11 Big Sky Ranger 3 b. g 59.0kg 9 Mr T J Mayhew 21.5 - - 125/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
99.07s
Average Time
98.27s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,355,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Agoge 1 - 91 - + 25 -
Lance Alot 2 - 68 - + 15 -
District Attorney 3 74 74 0 -2 + 2
Milan's World 4 73 72 -1 -2 + 1
Smuggler 5 - 68 - -5 -
Elusive Glow 6 - 73 - -7 -
Millennium Warrior 7 56 74 +18 -3 + 21
Gift Of Royal 8 63 58 -5 -4 -1
Blue Crystal 9 57 51 -6 -4 -2
Scott's Guard 10 63 63 0 -4 + 4
Big Sky Ranger 11 - - - -17 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	MILLENNIUM WARRIOR (M K Katjedi) reared in the stalls.
b)	MILAN'S WORLD (C Habib) and SMUGGLER (K de Melo) were slow, losing one length.
c)	BIG SKY RANGER (*T Mayhew) was slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a) 	BLUE CRYSTAL (L Nhlapo) over-raced in the early stages, proving difficult to assist. 
b)	GIFT OF ROYAL (J R Syster) over-raced in the early stages. 
c)	MILLENNIUM WARRIOR (M K Katjedi) over-raced in the early and middle stages.
d)	LANCE ALOT (P Mxoli) was carried out marginally at the top of the straight by AGOGE (C Zackey), which rolled out. 
e)	AGOGE (C Zackey) hung out from the 400m. 
f)	AGOGE (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer M N Houdalakis advised (SM).

JOCKEY CHANGES:
None. 	

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
a)	BLUE CRYSTAL raced equipped with cheek pieces (declared 8 December 2025 at 06H47).	

THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS.

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.	








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