29 November 2022 | Vaal | Race 8

NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER FM 69 HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

Distance 1450m

Going Good

Win Time 85.81s

Stakes R80,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:7.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.5 4yrs:0.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Strange Magic	Mr K de Melo	6	58.5kg	80	75	75	Won	8/1	Y	O: Messrs A J Cohen, J F & L M F Wernars T: Miss C T Dawson
2	Queen Of Smoke	Mr R M Simons	7	60.0kg	83	74	74	+1.25	7/2Fav	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr S T Pettigrew
3	Gilda Gray Line	Mr C R Maujean	3	57.0kg	63	64	64	+2.75	6/1	TT Y	O: Mr F Bronkhorst & Bryan & Taryn Spong T: Mr F Bronkhorst
4	Nyali Beach	Mr K Matsunyane	1	58.0kg	79	70	70	+2.95	9/2	Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mr M F de Kock
5	Big City Girl	Mr J P van der Merwe	5	53.5kg	56	59	59	+3.45	9/2	B Y	O: Mr J J Snyman T: Mr C Spies
6	Java House	Mr M A Yeni	8	52.5kg	54	52	52	+3.95	7/1	Y	—
7	Eastern World	Mr D de Gouveia	2	56.5kg	76	52	52	+6.20	40/1	Y	—
8	Treaty	Mr N Klink	10	52.0kg	67	48	48	+6.70	25/1	Y	—
9	Sacred Valley	Mr K A Brewer	4	55.5kg*	60	44	44	+6.90	40/1	B TT Y	—
10	Song Of Angels	Mr S Sosibo	9	48.0kg*	52	44	44	+14.15	66/1	B TT Y	—
11	Speechmaker	Mr L M van Rensburg	11	57.5kg	64	61	61	+99.99	25/2	B Y	—

Strange Magic

Mr K de Melo · Dw 6 · 58.5kg

Won

8/1

MR 80 → 75

Queen Of Smoke

Mr R M Simons · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+1.25

7/2 Fav

MR 83 → 74

Gilda Gray Line

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 3 · 57.0kg

+2.75

6/1

MR 63 → 64

TT Y

Nyali Beach

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 1 · 58.0kg

+2.95

9/2

MR 79 → 70

Big City Girl

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 5 · 53.5kg

+3.45

9/2

MR 56 → 59

B Y

Java House

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 8 · 52.5kg

+3.95

7/1

MR 54 → 52

Eastern World

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

+6.20

40/1

MR 76 → 52

Treaty

Mr N Klink · Dw 10 · 52.0kg

+6.70

25/1

MR 67 → 48

Sacred Valley

Mr K A Brewer (True) · Dw 4 · 55.5kg

+6.90

40/1

MR 60 → 44

B TT Y

Song Of Angels

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 9 · 48.0kg

+14.15

66/1

MR 52 → 44

B TT Y

Speechmaker

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 11 · 57.5kg

+99.99

25/2

MR 64 → 61

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) NYALI BEACH (K Matsunyane), GILDA GRAY (C Maujean), EASTERN WORLD (D De Gouveia) and BIG CITY GIRL (J P van der Merwe) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) TREATY (N Klink) and SONG OF ANGELS (*S Sosibo) raced wide around the turn and into the straight. Then, at approximately the 300m, SONG OF ANGELS (*S Sosibo) shifted in to avoid the heels of SPEECHMAKER (M van Rensburg), which had come to the end of its run and tired badly. Thereafter, Jockey M van Rensburg reported that he felt something amiss with SPEECHMAKER in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare. b) QUEEN OF SMOKE (R Simons) hung in from the 300m. c) STRANGE MAGIC (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Dawson advised (DR). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) SONG OF ANGELS: Apprentice S Sosibo weighed out at 49,2kg, only claiming 3kg of his 4kg apprentice allowance as declared. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SPEECHMAKER examined post race, nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.