PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens) | 23 Dec 2022

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Warbonnet Creek (IRE)	Mr L Mxothwa	6	60.0kg	55	56	56	Won	2/1	TT Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mr W G C Miller
2	Opening Ceremony	Mr R D Fourie	5	60.0kg	56	55	55	+1.50	4/1	Y	O: Messrs Robin Strydom & D A Mckenzie T: Mr D A Mckenzie
3	This Time Round	Mr M Mjoka	7	60.0kg	56	54	54	+1.55	50/1	F	O: YDJ Trading (Pty) Ltd (Nom:Yavonqa de Jonge) & Justin Turner T: Montana Turner
4	Goom Goom	Mr J P van der Merwe	3	60.0kg	57	59	59	+2.55	8/1	Y	O: Messrs D Bokhoree, D Ramdhun, R Ramdhun & Mrs S T Ramdhun T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
5	Siberian Fox	Mr R Munger	4	60.0kg	62	62	62	+4.80	10/1	TT F	O: Mr Z Oosthuizen T: Mr Z Oosthuizen
6	Greek Mafia	Mr S R Khathi	2	60.0kg	54	45	45	+10.30	25/1	Y	—
7	Kind Of Blue	Mr S Khumalo	1	57.5kg	69	58	58	+10.80	9/4Fav	B Y	—

Warbonnet Creek (IRE)

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

Won

2/1

MR 55 → 56

TT Y

Opening Ceremony

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+1.50

4/1

MR 56 → 55

This Time Round

Mr M Mjoka · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+1.55

50/1

MR 56 → 54

Goom Goom

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+2.55

8/1

MR 57 → 59

Siberian Fox

Mr R Munger · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+4.80

10/1

MR 62 → 62

TT F

Greek Mafia

Mr S R Khathi · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+10.30

25/1

MR 54 → 45

Kind Of Blue

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 1 · 57.5kg

+10.80

9/4 Fav

MR 69 → 58

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) KIND OF BLUE (S Khumalo) and WARBONNET CREEK (IRE) (L Mxothwa) were stubborn loading. b) GREEK MAFIA (S Khathi) jumped awkwardly and was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) SIBERIAN FOX (R Munger) proved difficult to settle in the early and middle stages. b) Jockey S Khumalo reported that KIND OF BLUE did not stride out freely in running. The veterinary surgeon was requested to examine this filly. c) WARBONNET CREEK (IRE), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer WGC Miller was advised. (LM) d) OPENING CEREMONY, the second-placed horse, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer DA McKenzie was advised (LM). JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) S Khathi rode GREEK MAFIA (declared 08h36 on 20221223) b) M Mjoka rode THIS TIME ROUND c) SIBERIAN FOX raced with blinkers and a compression mask (declared 08h50 on 20221223) d) THIS TIME ROUND raced without cheek pieces (declared 17h12 on 20221222) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) KIND OF BLUE - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected. Trainer GD Smith was advised to report back should he find anything amiss with this filly on her return to the stables. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS