30 March 2023 | Vaal | Race 4

RACING240 FOR RACING. FOR YOU MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 98.70s

Avg Time 97.02s

Stakes R90,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Knights Table	Mr C Zackey	2	60.0kg	—	73	73	Won	8/1	Y	O: Messrs D Shawe & T J Shawe T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
2	Us Open	Mr P Mxoli	8	60.0kg*	69	60	60	+3.25	9/2	Y	O: Mrs S Viljoen T: Mr F Bronkhorst
3	Broadway	Mr G J Lerena	5	60.0kg	57	59	59	+3.75	4/1	Y	O: Mr Joshua Peter T: Miss R L Klaasen
4	Williamson Line	Mr D B Geerthsen	6	57.5kg*	68	62	62	+5.25	15/2	B Y	O: Messrs P J, N, R & Miss S Delport & Mrs J Moffatt T: Mr S J Moffatt
5	Harold The Duke	Mr S Khumalo	11	60.0kg	58	86	86	+5.30	6/1Fav	Y	O: J Motaung, M Henderson, D de Andrade & S Gaskell T: Miss D N Stenger
6	Godfather	Mr C R Maujean	7	60.0kg	69	57	57	+7.50	4/1	B Y	—
7	California Boy	Mr R Munger	1	60.0kg	61	53	53	+14.50	25/2	B Y	—
8	Justcruisinalong	Mr J P van der Merwe	3	60.0kg	—	45	45	+15.00	33/1	Y	—
9	Kimbolton Castle	Mr D W Schwarz	10	60.0kg	—	48	48	+34.00	66/1	Y	—
10	San Marzano	Mr D de Gouveia	4	60.0kg	—	53	53	+35.50	50/1	B Y	—
11	Rabobi	Mr M K Katjedi	9	58.5kg*	—	10	10	+38.00	50/1	Y	—

Knights Table

Mr C Zackey · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

Won

8/1

MR — → 73

Us Open

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+3.25

9/2

MR 69 → 60

Broadway

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+3.75

4/1

MR 57 → 59

Williamson Line

Mr D B Geerthsen (True) · Dw 6 · 57.5kg

+5.25

15/2

MR 68 → 62

B Y

Harold The Duke

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+5.30

6/1 Fav

MR 58 → 86

Godfather

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+7.50

4/1

MR 69 → 57

B Y

California Boy

Mr R Munger · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+14.50

25/2

MR 61 → 53

B Y

Justcruisinalong

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+15.00

33/1

MR — → 45

Kimbolton Castle

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+34.00

66/1

MR — → 48

San Marzano

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+35.50

50/1

MR — → 53

B Y

Rabobi

Mr M K Katjedi (True) · Dw 9 · 58.5kg

+38.00

50/1

MR — → 10

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) JUSTCRUISINALONG (J P van der Merwe) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls. b) KIMBOLTON CASTLE (D Schwarz) was slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shorty after the start, KIMBOLTON CASTLE (D Schwarz) was brushed in by HAROLD THE DUKE (S Khumalo), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) At approximately the 400m, SAN MARZANO (D De Gouveia) was steadied inwards when awkwardly placed on the inside of HAROLD THE DUKE (S Khumalo) and on the heels of BROADWAY (G Lerena). c) Approaching the 300m, GODFATHER (C Maujean) was brushed out by WILLIAMSON (*D B Geerthsen), which shifted out away from the crop and was immediately straightened. Thereafter, GODFATHER (C Maujean) tired badly in the concluding stages. d) Jockey S Khumalo reported that HAROLD THE DUKE changed stride continually in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. e) KNIGHTS TABLE (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M N Houdalakis advised (LK). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) BROADWAY raced without a tongue tie (declared 29 March 2023 at 09H08). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) HAROLD THE DUKE examined post race, nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.