09 May 2023 | Vaal | Race 4

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Distance 1800m

Going Soft

Win Time 111.89s

Avg Time 112.32s

Stakes R75,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Spirit Princess	Mr P J Strydom	4	60.0kg	69	51	51	Won	9/4Fav	B Y	O: Camargue Stud Syndicate (Nom: Mr Brett van Laun) T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
2	Impersonation	Mr K Matsunyane	2	60.0kg	64	68	68	+1.75	8/1	TT Y	O: Messrs K A Waterston, G J Geyer, Lucky Houdalakis, K Jansen & G J Player & Natasha Sturdy T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
3	Antananarivo	Mr P Mxoli	3	60.0kg*	64	57	57	+3.50	5/1	B Y	O: Mr M Finlay T: Miss C T Dawson
4	Turnthebeataround	Mr K de Melo	10	60.0kg	73	64	64	+3.55	10/1	B Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr M F de Kock
5	Idabelle	Mr K A Brewer	5	60.0kg*	67	70	70	+5.25	3/1	Y	O: Canine Solutions CC (Nom: Mr D C O'Driscoll) & Messrs G A Basel & R N Bouwer T: Mr A G Laird
6	Raining Rubies	Mr Wesley Marwing	12	60.0kg	59	75	75	+6.50	50/1	TT Y	—
7	Dusky Rose	Mr D W Schwarz	6	60.0kg	60	58	58	+10.50	100/1	TT Y	—
8	Perform	Mr D de Gouveia	9	60.0kg	61	54	54	+10.75	20/1	TT Y	—
9	Aunt Pittypat	Mr G Pieterse	8	60.0kg	58	65	65	+11.50	25/1	TT Y	—
10	Ideal Heart	Mr M A Yeni	7	60.0kg	60	54	54	+12.75	20/1	B TT Y	—
11	Lady Dynamo	Mr J Penny	1	60.0kg	—	61	61	+12.80	100/1	N	—
12	Coffee In Brazil	Mr R Danielson	11	60.0kg	56	49	49	+25.00	66/1	B TT F	—

Spirit Princess

Mr P J Strydom · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

Won

9/4 Fav

MR 69 → 51

B Y

Impersonation

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+1.75

8/1

MR 64 → 68

TT Y

Antananarivo

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+3.50

5/1

MR 64 → 57

B Y

Turnthebeataround

Mr K de Melo · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+3.55

10/1

MR 73 → 64

B Y

Idabelle

Mr K A Brewer (True) · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+5.25

3/1

MR 67 → 70

Raining Rubies

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+6.50

50/1

MR 59 → 75

TT Y

Dusky Rose

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+10.50

100/1

MR 60 → 58

TT Y

Perform

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+10.75

20/1

MR 61 → 54

TT Y

Aunt Pittypat

Mr G Pieterse · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+11.50

25/1

MR 58 → 65

TT Y

Ideal Heart

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+12.75

20/1

MR 60 → 54

B TT Y

Lady Dynamo

Mr J Penny · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+12.80

100/1

MR — → 61

Coffee In Brazil

Mr R Danielson · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+25.00

66/1

MR 56 → 49

B TT F

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) LADY DYNAMO (J Penny) was restless in the stalls. b) ANTANANARIVO (*P Mxoli) and IMPERSONATION (K Matsunyane) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) RAINING RUBIES (Wes Marwing) over-raced in the early and middle stages. As a consequence, this filly raced with an awkward head carriage into and around the turn. b) Jockey Wes Marwing, the rider of RAINING RUBIES, lost the footing to his left-side stirrup iron at the 400m, which he only regained at the 200m. c) SPIRIT PRINCESS (P Strydom), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Azzie advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) TURNTHEBEATAROUND was ridden by Jockey K de Melo (declared 9 May 2023 at 11H28). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) LADY DYNAMO abnormal respiratory noise. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.