13 June 2023 | Vaal | Race 2

RACING240 FOR RACING. FOR YOU MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden F&M. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

Distance 1000m

Going Good

Win Time 57.47s

Avg Time 57.99s

Stakes R75,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Jasiri	Mr K de Melo	3	57.0kg	—	82	82	Won	9/2	Y	O: Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
2	Fairy Circle	Mr C Zackey	8	57.0kg	—	52	52	+0.75	40/1	Y	O: Messrs Howard Pillay & A R Rapp T: Mr S J Moffatt
3	Empress Game	Mr G J Lerena	9	60.0kg	—	61	61	+1.00	56/100Fav	Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars & Mrs T J Wernars T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
4	Wilkies	Mr C J Habib	7	60.0kg	62	50	50	+2.00	33/1	B Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
5	Look To The Stars Line	Mr D W Schwarz	5	60.0kg	61	58	58	+2.75	33/1	TT EM Y	O: Mrs J M Vermeulen T: Mr P P Vermeulen & Mrs J M Vermeulen
6	Together Again	Mr S Khumalo	1	60.0kg	56	53	53	+4.25	20/1	B Y	—
7	World Heritage	Mr Wesley Marwing	6	60.0kg	52	55	55	+5.00	100/1	B Y	—
8	Southern Style	Mr R Danielson	2	60.0kg	61	54	54	+6.75	14/1	B Y	—
9	My Best Friend	Mr P Mxoli	4	57.0kg*	—	50	50	+9.40	20/1	Y	—
10	Vathomvlaffie	Mr M A Yeni	10	57.0kg	—	56	56	+9.50	40/1	Y	—

Jasiri

Mr K de Melo · Dw 3 · 57.0kg

Won

9/2

MR — → 82

Fairy Circle

Mr C Zackey · Dw 8 · 57.0kg

+0.75

40/1

MR — → 52

Empress Game

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+1.00

56/100 Fav

MR — → 61

Wilkies

Mr C J Habib · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+2.00

33/1

MR 62 → 50

B Y

Look To The Stars Line

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+2.75

33/1

MR 61 → 58

TT EM Y

Together Again

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+4.25

20/1

MR 56 → 53

B Y

World Heritage

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+5.00

100/1

MR 52 → 55

B Y

Southern Style

Mr R Danielson · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+6.75

14/1

MR 61 → 54

B Y

My Best Friend

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

+9.40

20/1

MR — → 50

Vathomvlaffie

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 10 · 57.0kg

+9.50

40/1

MR — → 56

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) LOOK TO THE STARS (D Schwarz) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) JASIRI (K de Melo) was slow losing two lengths. c) SOUTHERN STYLE (R Danielson) and VATHOMVLAFFIE (M Yeni) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) At approximately the 150m, Jockey G Lerena was momentarily unbalanced on EMPRESS GAME, which ducked out sharply away from the crop and was corrected. b) Jockey C Habib reported that WILKIES changed stride continually in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. c) JASIRI (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J J van Vuuren advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) WORLD HERITAGE raced equipped with blinkers (declared 7 June 2023 at 18H57). b) LOOK TO THE STARS raced equipped with a compression mask (declared 9 June 2023 at 09H00) and with ear muffs (declared 12 June 2023 at 12H18). c) TOGETHER AGAIN raced equipped with blinkers (declared 13 June 2023 at 08H03). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) WILKIES examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) EMPRESS GAME abnormal respiratory noise. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.