Race 8: NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING TUESDAY 28 APRIL FM 82 DIVIDED HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Tuesday, 21 April 2026 | 16:40

Distance: 1200m
Going: Yielding
Stakes: R105,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:10.5 3yrs:2.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:3.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
- Quiet Winter 2 b. f 56.5kg 1 Mr L M van Rensburg - - 79 7/1
- Caroline Island 2 b. f 60.0kg 5 Mr K Strydom - - 86 28/10
1st Sigrid Swing 4 b. f 54.0kg 1 Mr J Penny - 70 76 25/2
2nd Ada Lovelace 2 b. f 53.0kg 2 Mr P Mxoli 0.9 72 75 33/1
3rd Miss Novax TF 2 b. f 59.0kg 3 Mr M A Yeni 3.9 84 83 14/10
4 Lovable 3 b. f 56.5kg 8 Mr K de Melo 4.2 79 78 9/2
5 Bell Of Angelus 2 b. f 52.5kg 5 Mr J R Syster 4.5 71 69 100/1
6 Kylie's Angel 3 b. f 49.5kg (52.0) 7 Mr Jace Botes 5.0 57 57 16/1
7 Inspiration 2 b. f 56.5kg 6 Mr Serino Moodley 6.0 79 76 8/1
8 Royal Kailani 2 b. f 58.5kg 4 Mr Wesley Marwing 6.2 83 79 10/1
9 Wise Counsel 2 ch. f 59.0kg 10 Mr C J Habib 6.9 84 84 10/1
10 Valieva 3 b. f 58.0kg 9 Mr C R Maujean 9.9 78 76 25/2

Race Timing

Winning Time
70.24s
Average Time
69.77s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R802,000

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Sigrid Swing 1 70 76 +6 + 7 -1
Ada Lovelace 2 72 75 +3 -1 + 4
Miss Novax 3 84 83 -1 -2 + 1
Lovable 4 79 78 -1 -2 + 1
Bell Of Angelus 5 71 69 -2 -2
Kylie's Angel 6 57 57 0 -2 + 2
Inspiration 7 79 76 -3 -3
Royal Kailani 8 83 79 -4 -3 -1
Wise Counsel 9 84 84 0 -3 + 3
Valieva 10 78 76 -2 -4 + 2
Quiet Winter None - 79 - -193 -
Caroline Island None - 86 - -193 -
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	VALIEVA (C Maujean) and INSPIRATION (S Moodley) were slow into stride.
b)	Shortly after the start, ROYAL KAILANI (Wes Marwing) and BELL OF ANGELUS (J R Syster) came together and bumped. 

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded.
b)	KYLIE'S ANGEL (*J Botes) hung in from the 300m.
c)	Jockey Wes Marwing reported that ROYAL KAILANI made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 	
d)	SIGRID SWING (J Penny), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer H van der Westhuizen was advised (MduP).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
None.

RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER:
None.

THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	ROYAL KAILANI coughing post-race.	

SCRATCHED:
a)	CAROLINE ISLAND off feed (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	
b)	QUIET WINTER colic (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies).	

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.