Race 6: PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 FM 76 DIVIDED HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

VAAL RACECOURSE | Thursday, 14 May 2026 | 15:35

Distance: 1000m
Going: Good
Stakes: R100,000
Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:9.5 3yrs:1.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:2.5

Race Results

Pos Horse A.C.S. Weight Draw Jockey Len MR CMR Odds
1st Lovable TF 3 b. f 59.5kg 9 Mr K de Melo - 78 81 4/1
2nd Taking A Risk 2 b. f 55.5kg 1 Mr T J Mayhew 0.75 70 70 8/1
3rd Jazz Pianist 2 b. f 59.5kg 4 Mr Serino Moodley 2.25 78 77 8/1
4 Quiet Winter 2 b. f 60.0kg 3 Mr M K Katjedi 2.65 79 78 10/1
5 Wings Of Kildra 3 b. f 59.0kg 2 Mr L M van Rensburg 2.85 77 76 6/1
6 Blindfire 2 ch. f 60.0kg 7 Mr K Strydom 3.05 79 78 8/1
7 Waiting On Charlie 2 b. f 56.5kg (56.0) 5 Mr D W Schwarz 3.25 71 69 25/2
8 Amazonian 2 b. f 57.0kg 10 Mr C R Maujean 5.5 73 70 66/1
9 Clairwood Rose 2 b. f 59.0kg 13 Mr K J Lihaba 5.8 77 75 50/1
10 Duchess Zahra 3 b. f 57.0kg (58.5) 6 Mr M Mbuto 6.3 76 74 33/1
11 Crystal Grove 2 b. f 60.0kg 8 Mr C Zackey 6.35 79 77 25/2
12 Eight Hats 2 b. f 52.5kg 11 Mr P Mxoli 7.6 64 64 11/2
13 Raining Rubies 5 b. m 59.5kg 12 Mr Wesley Marwing 7.65 75 75 66/1

Race Timing

Winning Time
56.88s
Average Time
56.66s
Difference
+%.2fs
Total Pool
R833,219

Rating Analysis

Horse Pos MR Before MR After Official Δ Expected Δ Discrepancy
Lovable 1 78 81 +3 + 7 -4
Taking A Risk 2 70 70 0 -1 + 1
Jazz Pianist 3 78 77 -1 -1
Quiet Winter 4 79 78 -1 -1
Wings Of Kildra 5 77 76 -1 -1
Blindfire 6 79 78 -1 -2 + 1
Waiting On Charlie 7 71 69 -2 -2
Amazonian 8 73 70 -3 -2 -1
Clairwood Rose 9 77 75 -2 -2
Duchess Zahra 10 76 74 -2 -3 + 1
Crystal Grove 11 79 77 -2 -3 + 1
Eight Hats 12 64 64 0 -3 + 3
Raining Rubies 13 75 75 0 -3 + 3
Note: Expected changes are calculated using simplified algorithms. Official NHRA algorithms from the PDF will provide accurate benchmarking.

Stipes Report

THE STARTER REPORTED:
a)	WAITING ON CHARLIE jumped outwards leaving the stalls.
b)	CRYSTAL GROVE, CLAIRWOOD ROSE, WINGS OF KILDRA and DUCHESS ZAHRA were slow into stride.

THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED:
a)	All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded.
b)	At approximately the 400m, BLINDFIRE was steadied momentarily when tightened for galloping room between RAINING RUBIES and LOVABLE, which rolled in. 
c)	In the concluding stages, EIGHT HATS was eased when awkwardly placed on the heels of CLAIRWOOD ROSE, which rolled out. 
d)	Jockey C Zackey reported that CRYSTAL GROVE made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. 
The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. 	
e)	LOVABLE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis.	
Trainer S G Tarry was advised (MS).
	
JOCKEY CHANGES:
a)	QUIET WINTER was ridden by Jockey M K Katjedi (declared 14 May 2026 at 07H11).		
b)	WAITING ON CHARLIE: Jockey D Schwarz weighed out at 56,7kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight.
	
THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED:
a)	CRYSTAL GROVE choked up.	
b)	RAINING RUBIES blowing post-race.
c)	WAITING ON CHARLIE blowing post-race.
	
THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.

DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER:

None.