Race 1: 4RACING WELCOMES YOU MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE (For 2 yo R100 000 Win BSA / RCS Bonus)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Saturday, 24 January 2026 | 11:40

Distance: 1200m
Going: Good
Stakes: R130,000

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Gimme A Vodka TF 2 b. c 60.0kg 5 Mr K de Melo - - - 56/100
2nd Nightshine 2 b. c 57.5kg (60.0) 3 Mr M Mbuto 1.9 - - 50/1
3rd Dear Doc 2 gr. c 60.0kg 6 Mr R Danielson 3.8 - - 50/1
4 Dads Dream 2 b. c 60.0kg 4 Mr K Matsunyane 4.2 - - 4/1
5 Theodore Rooseveld 2 b. c 60.0kg 2 Mr C J Habib 5.2 - - 6/1
6 The Name Of Dladla 2 b. c 60.0kg 1 Mr S Khumalo 11.6 - - 100/1
7 Silver Comet 2 b. g 60.0kg 8 Mr K J Lihaba 13.9 - - 20/1
8 Magic Path 2 b. g 60.0kg 7 Mr P Mxoli 26.5 - - 20/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
70.81s
Average Time
70.82s
Difference
%.2fs
Total Pool
R1,380,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Gimme A Vodka 1 - - - + 25 -
Nightshine 2 - - - + 15 -
Dear Doc 3 - - - + 10 -
Dads Dream 4 - - - -3 -
Theodore Rooseveld 5 - - - -5 -
The Name Of Dladla 6 - - - -7 -
Silver Comet 7 - - - -9 -
Magic Path 8 - - - -11 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	DADS DREAM (K Matsunyane) was restless in the stalls.
b)	MAGIC PATH (P Mxoli), NIGHTSHINE (*M Mbuto) and SILVER COMET (*K J Lihaba) were slow into stride.	

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	SILVER COMET (*K J Lihaba) raced green throughout. 
b)	GIMME A VODKA (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer S G Tarry advised (MS).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None,

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	MAGIC PATH fatigued.	

THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. 

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.