25 September 2022 | Greyville | Race 3

Star Merchant MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1800m

Going Good

Win Time 111.07s

Stakes R80,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	El Rey Viene	Mr K de Melo	13	56.0kg	—	76	76	Won	16/1	B Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr D C Howells
2	Atlantic City	Mr C J Habib	7	60.0kg	61	58	58	+1.70	33/10	B EM F	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr Clinton Binda
3	Pirate Prince Line	Miss R A Venniker	2	54.5kg*	72	94	94	+2.10	15/10Fav	Y	O: Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge T: Mrs A J Wright
4	Cup Of Magic	Mr Serino Moodley	8	60.0kg	65	58	58	+6.10	8/1	Y	O: Messrs R C Marais, Nathan Pillay & G B Puller T: Mr G B Puller
5	Gijima Mfana	Mr A Arries	1	60.0kg	42	50	50	+8.00	75/1	B Y	O: Ms Nothemba Mlonzi T: Miss W Whitehead
6	Agamemnon	Mr T Godden	9	56.0kg	—	58	58	+10.00	17/2	Y	—
7	Direct Charge	Mr D B Geerthsen	3	53.5kg*	—	59	59	+12.50	100/1	B Y	—
8	Soul Captain	Mr M A Yeni	4	56.0kg	68	59	59	+14.90	11/2	Y	—
9	Prince Of Tides	Mr C Ngcobo	11	56.0kg	—	49	49	+16.40	75/1	B Y	—
10	Roy's Bolt	Mr M H Zuma	5	56.0kg*	38	44	44	+17.20	100/1	B Y	—
11	Set To Shine	Mr A Mgudlwa	12	56.0kg	—	30	30	+18.90	50/1	B Y	—
12	Blitzen	Mr J Gates	6	56.0kg	—	57	57	+24.70	100/1	B Y	—
13	One Man's Army	Mr C Zackey	10	60.0kg	32	32	32	+99.99	75/1	Y	—

El Rey Viene

Mr K de Melo · Dw 13 · 56.0kg

Won

16/1

MR — → 76

B Y

Atlantic City

Mr C J Habib · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+1.70

33/10

MR 61 → 58

B EM F

Pirate Prince Line

Miss R A Venniker (True) · Dw 2 · 54.5kg

+2.10

15/10 Fav

MR 72 → 94

Cup Of Magic

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+6.10

8/1

MR 65 → 58

Gijima Mfana

Mr A Arries · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+8.00

75/1

MR 42 → 50

B Y

Agamemnon

Mr T Godden · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

+10.00

17/2

MR — → 58

Direct Charge

Mr D B Geerthsen (True) · Dw 3 · 53.5kg

+12.50

100/1

MR — → 59

B Y

Soul Captain

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

+14.90

11/2

MR 68 → 59

Prince Of Tides

Mr C Ngcobo · Dw 11 · 56.0kg

+16.40

75/1

MR — → 49

B Y

Roy's Bolt

Mr M H Zuma (True) · Dw 5 · 56.0kg

+17.20

100/1

MR 38 → 44

B Y

Set To Shine

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 12 · 56.0kg

+18.90

50/1

MR — → 30

B Y

Blitzen

Mr J Gates · Dw 6 · 56.0kg

+24.70

100/1

MR — → 57

B Y

One Man's Army

Mr C Zackey · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+99.99

75/1

MR 32 → 32

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) CUP OF MAGIC (S Moodley) kicked the back gates. This gelding was removed, examined by the Veterinary Surgeon, passed fit to race and reloaded. b) PIRATE PRINCE (*R Venniker) was restless in the stalls and jumped inwards sharply. As a consequence, this gelding lost ground to the field. c) BLITZEN (J Gates) and SET TO SHINE (A Mgudlwa) were slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) Shortly after the start, SOUL CAPTAIN (M Yeni) and ROY'S BOLT (*M Zuma) were carried out by DIRECT CHARGE (*D Geerthsen) which jumped out leaving the starting stalls. As a result, BLITZEN (J Gates) was squeezed out. b) ROY'S BOLT (*M Zuma) over-raced in the early and middle stages. c) EL REY VIENE (K de Melo) was hanging out badly shortly before entering the final straight. Thereafter, this colt shifted in away from the crop between the 400m and the 300m. d) SOUL CAPTAIN (M Yeni) was hanging out throughout. In view of this colt's performance (14.90 lengths, 11/2 in the betting) the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) Jockey C Zackey reported that he felt something amiss with ONE MAN'S ARMY in the running and as a result did not persevere with his ride over the final 300m. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. f) EL REY VIENE (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer D C Howells advised (DZ). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) EL REY VIENE was ridden by Jockey K de Melo (advised 24.09.22/9h33). b) ROY'S BOLT raced equipped with blinkers (advised 24.09.22/2h46). c) SOUL CAPTAIN raced with pacifiers (advised 25.09.22/2h23). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) SOUL CAPTAIN : Nothing obvious detected. b) ONE MAN'S ARMY : Not striding out left front and coughing. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None