01 November 2022 | Vaal | Race 1

#THISISRACING WELCOMES YOU MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 98.96s

Avg Time 97.02s

Stakes R90,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Dj Junior	Mr K Matsunyane	10	60.0kg	69	75	75	Won	7/2Fav	Y	O: Mr & Mrs E R Grace & Mr D D Savadier T: Mr E Verdonese
2	World's Best	Mr R M Simons	2	58.0kg	—	87	87	+3.75	18/10	Y	O: Mrs D de Kock T: Mr M F de Kock
3	Royal Raphael	Mr R Munger	11	58.0kg	58	54	54	+4.15	50/1	B Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
4	What Say You	Mr K de Melo	13	58.0kg	74	72	72	+4.25	10/1	B TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
5	Us Open	Mr G J Lerena	3	58.0kg	—	60	60	+5.50	17/2	Y	O: Mrs S Viljoen T: Mr F Bronkhorst
6	To The King Line	Mr S Khumalo	5	58.0kg	—	66	66	+8.50	40/1	Y	—
7	Celtic Rush	Mr C R Maujean	1	58.0kg	—	69	69	+9.50	14/1	Y	—
8	Atlantic City	Mr C J Habib	12	60.0kg	61	58	58	+9.75	6/1	B EM F	—
9	All Black Captain	Mr J Penny	8	58.0kg	—	55	55	+12.00	100/1	N	—
10	Arctic Time	Mr Wesley Marwing	7	58.0kg	—	49	49	+14.25	50/1	EM Y	—
11	The Merciful	Mr G Pieterse	6	56.5kg*	63	54	54	+15.00	40/1	B Y	—
12	Fantastic Impact (AUS)	Mr M A Yeni	16	60.0kg	52	47	47	+22.00	40/1	B Y	—
13	Blyde River	Mr D de Gouveia	15	60.0kg	—	48	48	+23.25	66/1	TT Y	—
14	Sky Runner	Mr P Mxoli	9	60.0kg*	50	42	42	+24.25	100/1	B F	—
15	Luke Skywalker	Mr J H Greyling	14	60.0kg	46	42	42	+25.25	80/1	Y	—
16	Northern King	Mr J P van der Merwe	4	58.0kg	60	57	57	+26.25	66/1	B Y	—

Dj Junior

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

Won

7/2 Fav

MR 69 → 75

World's Best

Mr R M Simons · Dw 2 · 58.0kg

+3.75

18/10

MR — → 87

Royal Raphael

Mr R Munger · Dw 11 · 58.0kg

+4.15

50/1

MR 58 → 54

B Y

What Say You

Mr K de Melo · Dw 13 · 58.0kg

+4.25

10/1

MR 74 → 72

B TT Y

Us Open

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 58.0kg

+5.50

17/2

MR — → 60

To The King Line

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+8.50

40/1

MR — → 66

Celtic Rush

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 1 · 58.0kg

+9.50

14/1

MR — → 69

Atlantic City

Mr C J Habib · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+9.75

6/1

MR 61 → 58

B EM F

All Black Captain

Mr J Penny · Dw 8 · 58.0kg

+12.00

100/1

MR — → 55

Arctic Time

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

+14.25

50/1

MR — → 49

EM Y

The Merciful

Mr G Pieterse (True) · Dw 6 · 56.5kg

+15.00

40/1

MR 63 → 54

B Y

Fantastic Impact (AUS)

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 16 · 60.0kg

+22.00

40/1

MR 52 → 47

B Y

Blyde River

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 15 · 60.0kg

+23.25

66/1

MR — → 48

TT Y

Sky Runner

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+24.25

100/1

MR 50 → 42

B F

Luke Skywalker

Mr J H Greyling · Dw 14 · 60.0kg

+25.25

80/1

MR 46 → 42

Northern King

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 4 · 58.0kg

+26.25

66/1

MR 60 → 57

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SKY RUNNER (*P Mxoli), BLYDE RIVER (D De Gouveia) and ARCTIC TIME (Wes Marwing) were slow losing one length. b) ALL BLACK CAPTAIN (J Penny) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls. c) CELTIC RUSH (C Maujean) reared in the stalls. Trainer D Nieuwenhuizen was advised to reschool this colt prior to its next engagement (GT). THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, SKY RUNNER (*P Mxoli) was carried out by ALL BLACK CAPTAIN (J Penny) which jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) ATLANTIC CITY (C Habib) took an awkward stride at the 1300m. c) A number of Riders reported that their respective mounts took awkward strides during the running of the race. A track inspection was to follow. d) DJ JUNIOR (K Matsunyane), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer E Verdonese advised (LN). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) ARCTIC TIME raced with earmuffs (declared 31 October 2022 at 08H46). b) LUKE SKYWALKER raced without blinkers (declared 1 November 2022 at 09H01). c) ROYAL RAPHAEL raced equipped with blinkers (declared 1 November 2022 at 08H20). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) DJ JUNIOR lame right front. Veterinary Certificate required prior to racing (Rule 49.7 applies). Specimens collected for analysis. Trainer E Verdonese advised (MB). b) BLYDE RIVER coughing. c) CELTIC RUSH blowing. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.