24 August 2023 | Vaal | Race 2

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

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 98.31s

Avg Time 98.27s

Stakes R75,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Mondial	Mr K Matsunyane	2	57.0kg	—	115	115	Won	18/10	Y	O: Messrs Trevelen Pillay, Yagan Nair, Brian Peerimal, Kovilan Padayachee, Deven Govender & Power Of 5 Syndicate (Nom: Trevelen Pillay) T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
2	House Of Romanov	Mr C Zackey	5	57.0kg	—	81	81	+0.30	9/4Fav	Y	O: Mrs S Viljoen T: Mr A P Peter
3	Holocene Line	Mr J P van der Merwe	4	57.0kg	80	76	76	+4.00	5/1	Y	O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha) T: Mr M F de Kock
4	Mambo's Call	Mr C J Habib	1	57.0kg	82	79	79	+7.25	5/1	Y	O: Miss S H Keller & Mr F Bronkhorst T: Mr F Bronkhorst
5	Pearl Harbor	Mr J Penny	8	57.0kg	—	62	62	+9.50	50/1	Y	O: Messrs M S Cruickshank & S M Leahy T: Mr R R Magner
6	Le Fort Bion	Mr R Danielson	3	60.0kg	44	48	48	+9.75	100/1	TT N	—
7	Uncle Lucky	Mr J Gates	7	60.0kg	58	61	61	+10.50	100/1	B Y	—
8	Care Lair Fare	Mr M K Katjedi	9	60.0kg*	—	48	48	+12.00	66/1	Y	—
9	Brettski	Mr D de Gouveia	10	57.0kg	60	60	60	+12.50	40/1	TT Y	—
10	Kimbolton Castle	Mr D W Schwarz	6	60.0kg	50	48	48	+18.00	66/1	Y	—
Code 88	Purple Pitcher	—	5	57.0kg*	—	121	121	—	—	N	—

Mondial

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 2 · 57.0kg

Won

18/10

MR — → 115

House Of Romanov

Mr C Zackey · Dw 5 · 57.0kg

+0.30

9/4 Fav

MR — → 81

Holocene Line

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

+4.00

5/1

MR 80 → 76

Mambo's Call

Mr C J Habib · Dw 1 · 57.0kg

+7.25

5/1

MR 82 → 79

Pearl Harbor

Mr J Penny · Dw 8 · 57.0kg

+9.50

50/1

MR — → 62

Le Fort Bion

Mr R Danielson · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+9.75

100/1

MR 44 → 48

TT N

Uncle Lucky

Mr J Gates · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+10.50

100/1

MR 58 → 61

B Y

Care Lair Fare

Mr M K Katjedi (True) · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+12.00

66/1

MR — → 48

Brettski

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 10 · 57.0kg

+12.50

40/1

MR 60 → 60

TT Y

Kimbolton Castle

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+18.00

66/1

MR 50 → 48

Purple Pitcher

— (True) · Dw 5 · 57.0kg

—

MR — → 121

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) MAMBO'S CALL (C Habib) was stubborn loading and thereafter jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) KIMBOLTON CASTLE (D Schwarz) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. c) MONDIAL (K Matsunyane) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, HOLOCENE (J P van der Merwe) and HOUSE OF ROMANOV (C Zackey) were brushed in by KIMBOLTON CASTLE (D Schwarz), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) Shortly after the start, CARE LAIR FARE (*M K Katjedi) and PEARL HARBOR (J Penny) came together and bumped. c) KIMBOLTON CASTLE (D Schwarz) and HOUSE OF ROMANOV (C Zackey) over-raced in the early and middle stages. d) Jockey R Danielson reported that LE FORT BION made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. e) MONDIAL (K Matsunyane), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Azzie advised (LK). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) BRETTSKI raced with a tongue tie on (declared 22 August 2023 at 07H11). b) HOLOCENE raced equipped with cheek pieces and without blinkers (declared 24 August 2023 at 07H43). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) LE FORT BION coughing post race. b) BRETTSKI abnormal respiratory noise. SCRATCHED: a) PURPLE PITCHER ineligible, winner Vaal Racecourse, 17 August 2023. Advised 18 August 2023 at 10H57. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.