29 November 2022 | Vaal | Race 4

PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1800m

Going Good

Win Time 109.62s

Avg Time 112.32s

Stakes R90,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Billy Spellbound	Mr C J Habib	6	57.0kg	72	73	73	Won	5/2	B TT Y	O: Mesdames J P Gardner & Jane Truter & Messrs B G Gardner & K P Truter & Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
2	Main Mission	Mr R Danielson	7	57.0kg	74	71	71	+1.50	8/1	Y	O: Messrs S W Robinson & R R Magner T: Mr R R Magner
3	Sparkling Jubilee	Mr M A Yeni	1	53.5kg	—	76	76	+2.00	9/4Fav	Y	O: Mrs D de Kock & Mr C S Haynes T: Mr M F de Kock
4	Street's Ahead Line	Mr L M van Rensburg	11	53.5kg	58	55	55	+6.25	40/1	B Y	O: Mr D Dasrath & Mrs C Dasrath, Adv J J B Schutte, Mr X Spies & Corne Spies Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr C Spies
5	Ngokushesha	Mr R Munger	9	57.0kg	—	69	69	+6.65	25/1	Y	O: M & G Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd & Mrs A B Fortune T: Mrs A B Fortune
6	Countess Danza	Mr J Penny	10	53.5kg	73	51	51	+7.90	25/1	B N	—
7	Royal Raphael	Mr K de Melo	4	57.0kg	73	54	54	+8.00	16/1	B TT Y	—
8	Big Five	Mr P J Strydom	5	60.0kg	57	53	53	+8.20	16/1	TT Y	—
9	Skyjet	Mr R M Simons	8	57.0kg	72	57	57	+9.45	7/1	Y	—
10	I Am Who I Am	Mr S Sosibo	2	49.5kg*	68	64	64	+11.20	16/1	Y	—
11	Scabiosa	Mr C R Maujean	3	53.5kg	59	59	59	+30.95	40/1	Y	—
Code 88	London Paladium	Mr K A Brewer	5	53.5kg*	—	59	59	—	7/1	N	—

Billy Spellbound

Mr C J Habib · Dw 6 · 57.0kg

Won

5/2

MR 72 → 73

B TT Y

Main Mission

Mr R Danielson · Dw 7 · 57.0kg

+1.50

8/1

MR 74 → 71

Sparkling Jubilee

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 1 · 53.5kg

+2.00

9/4 Fav

MR — → 76

Street's Ahead Line

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 11 · 53.5kg

+6.25

40/1

MR 58 → 55

B Y

Ngokushesha

Mr R Munger · Dw 9 · 57.0kg

+6.65

25/1

MR — → 69

Countess Danza

Mr J Penny · Dw 10 · 53.5kg

+7.90

25/1

MR 73 → 51

B N

Royal Raphael

Mr K de Melo · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

+8.00

16/1

MR 73 → 54

B TT Y

Big Five

Mr P J Strydom · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+8.20

16/1

MR 57 → 53

TT Y

Skyjet

Mr R M Simons · Dw 8 · 57.0kg

+9.45

7/1

MR 72 → 57

I Am Who I Am

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 2 · 49.5kg

+11.20

16/1

MR 68 → 64

Scabiosa

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 3 · 53.5kg

+30.95

40/1

MR 59 → 59

London Paladium

Mr K A Brewer (True) · Dw 5 · 53.5kg

—

7/1

MR — → 59

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SPARKLING JUBILEE (M Yeni) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) BIG FIVE (P Strydom) and I AM WHO I AM (*S Sosibo) were slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) I AM WHO I AM (*S Sosibo) hung in from the 300m. b) Shortly before the finish line, COUNTESS DANZA (J Penny), which hung in, and BIG FIVE (P Strydom), which was switched out to avoid running onto the heels of NGOKUSHESHA (R Munger), came together and bumped on two occasions. c) BILLY SPELLBOUND (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S G Tarry was advised (RS). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) ROYAL RAPHAEL was ridden by Jockey K de Melo (declared 29 November 2022 at 09H36). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) SCABIOSA raced equipped with a compression mask (declared 29 November 2022 at 07H29). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) COUNTESS DANZA not striding out right front. b) STREET'S AHEAD mouth injury. SCRATCHED: a) LONDON PALADIUM pulled muscle (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.