24 November 2022 | Vaal | Race 1

#THISISRACING WELCOMES YOU WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1200m

Going Good

Win Time 70.90s

Avg Time 70.76s

Stakes R90,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Princess Ilaria Line	Mrs V M Lerena	6	55.0kg	74	78	78	Won	13/10Fav	Y	O: Dr M Taljaardt T: Mr F Bronkhorst
2	Tiz Magic	Mr J Gwingwizha	3	56.5kg	65	52	52	+0.25	17/2	B Y	O: Mrs H Kuhn & Greenacres Trust (Nom: Mr N M Shirtliff) T: Mr S G Tarry
3	Silk Garden	Mr W A van Staden	2	57.5kg	55	56	56	+2.50	20/1	B Y	O: Messrs P J Moor & S M Nel & Ms Tia de Bruin Wahl T: Miss B H Stidolph
4	Writteninthesand	Mr T Matsoele	7	56.5kg	—	57	57	+2.60	8/1	Y	O: Messrs J Sarkis, J A Habib, J J Habib, P Maphanga, G J Nassif, J Nassif,S H Pieterse,Mr J H & Mrs A de Lange & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC(Nom: Mr Z L Nassif) T: Mr F P P Habib
5	Smelting	Mr B Nyambo	4	57.5kg	63	52	52	+5.10	13/2	B Y	O: Ms Tia de Bruin Wahl T: Miss B H Stidolph
6	Warbonnet Creek (IRE)	Mr T Ncume	1	60.0kg	57	56	56	+8.10	15/4	TT Y	—
7	Seven Wonders	Mr S Myendeki	8	59.0kg	48	48	48	+10.60	40/1	B TT Y	—
8	Captain Tik Tok	Mr C Mabaya	9	59.0kg	—	72	72	+10.85	16/1	Y	—
9	Agia Sofia	Mr B R Cossa	5	57.5kg	24	24	24	+16.10	66/1	EM Y	—

Princess Ilaria Line

Mrs V M Lerena · Dw 6 · 55.0kg

Won

13/10 Fav

MR 74 → 78

Tiz Magic

Mr J Gwingwizha · Dw 3 · 56.5kg

+0.25

17/2

MR 65 → 52

B Y

Silk Garden

Mr W A van Staden · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

+2.50

20/1

MR 55 → 56

B Y

Writteninthesand

Mr T Matsoele · Dw 7 · 56.5kg

+2.60

8/1

MR — → 57

Smelting

Mr B Nyambo · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+5.10

13/2

MR 63 → 52

B Y

Warbonnet Creek (IRE)

Mr T Ncume · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+8.10

15/4

MR 57 → 56

TT Y

Seven Wonders

Mr S Myendeki · Dw 8 · 59.0kg

+10.60

40/1

MR 48 → 48

B TT Y

Captain Tik Tok

Mr C Mabaya · Dw 9 · 59.0kg

+10.85

16/1

MR — → 72

Agia Sofia

Mr B R Cossa · Dw 5 · 57.5kg

+16.10

66/1

MR 24 → 24

EM Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) WARBONNET CREEK (IRE) (+T Ncume) fly-jumped leaving the stalls. b) AGIA SOFIA (+B Cossa) was slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) As the start was effected, SEVEN WONDERS (+S Myendeki) was brushed in by SMELTING (+B Nyambo), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) WARBONNET CREEK (IRE) (+T Ncume) over-raced in the early stages. c) At approximately the 1000m, SILK GARDEN (+W van Staden) took a number of awkward strides when bumped by SMELTING (+B Nyambo), which rolled in and was immediately corrected. d) SEVEN WONDERS (+S Myendeki) hung in from the 300m. e) PRINCESS ILARIA (+V Lerena) hung in from the 200m. f) In the concluding stages, SMELTING (+B Nyambo) was brushed in by WRITTENINTHESAND (+T Matsoele), which hung in from the 400m. g) PRINCESS ILARIA (+V Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer F Bronkhorst advised (AH). WORK RIDER CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) CAPTAIN TIK TOK is a gelding (gelded 10 July 2022). To be investigated. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) TIZ MAGIC blowing post race; cut into right front. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.