15 October 2023 | Greyville | Race 1

Welcome to the PinkDrive Charity Racemeeting MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1200m

Going Yielding

Win Time 71.36s

Avg Time 72.47s

Stakes R80,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Benni In The Area	Mr R D Fourie	3	60.0kg	72	78	78	Won	83/100Fav	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr G I Rich
2	Irish Luck	Mr K J Lihaba	4	55.0kg*	—	72	72	+1.80	66/1	Y	O: SA Punters Forum Syndicate (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr Deva Govender), Messrs W Annamalay, D C Howells, R Regnard, T L Tait, S D Tait & Mrs B E Tait T: Mr D C Howells
3	Race Against Time	Mr S S Hlengwa	10	60.0kg*	—	—	—	+5.20	33/1	Y	O: Mr R Chung T: Mrs A J Wright
4	Mount Meru Line	Mr C R Maujean	9	60.0kg	65	50	50	+6.20	16/1	B Y	O: Mr Roy Moodley T: Mr P M Gadsby
5	Mo King	Mr D Daniels	2	59.0kg	78	66	66	+7.00	25/2	B Y	O: Messrs P & R Gangiah, Nolan Maistry & Trevelen Pillay T: Mr D S Bosch
6	Torix Night	Mr T Godden	7	59.0kg	—	68	68	+8.20	25/1	Y	—
7	The Noah	Mr B J A Plaatjies	8	55.0kg*	56	68	68	+8.90	150/1	Y	—
8	General Byng	Mr Serino Moodley	1	59.0kg	76	75	75	+9.15	16/1	Y	—
9	Cappellino	Mr C J Habib	11	59.0kg	—	61	61	+9.55	10/1	Y	—
10	Mayor Of Merrivale	Mr K Matsunyane	12	60.0kg	70	59	59	+9.85	8/1	TT Y	—
11	Fireflare	Mr C Zackey	6	59.0kg	—	69	69	+10.15	25/1	Y	—
12	Master Owl	Mr A Mgudlwa	5	59.0kg	—	52	52	+13.95	25/2	Y	—
Code 88	Heart Of Thieves	Miss R A Venniker	11	58.5kg*	—	45	45	—	16/1	N	—
Code 88	Sir Ector	Mr M A Yeni	3	59.0kg	—	—	—	—	14/1	N	—

Benni In The Area

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

Won

83/100 Fav

MR 72 → 78

Irish Luck

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 4 · 55.0kg

+1.80

66/1

MR — → 72

Race Against Time

Mr S S Hlengwa (True) · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+5.20

33/1

MR — → —

Mount Meru Line

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+6.20

16/1

MR 65 → 50

B Y

Mo King

Mr D Daniels · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

+7.00

25/2

MR 78 → 66

B Y

Torix Night

Mr T Godden · Dw 7 · 59.0kg

+8.20

25/1

MR — → 68

The Noah

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 8 · 55.0kg

+8.90

150/1

MR 56 → 68

General Byng

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

+9.15

16/1

MR 76 → 75

Cappellino

Mr C J Habib · Dw 11 · 59.0kg

+9.55

10/1

MR — → 61

Mayor Of Merrivale

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+9.85

8/1

MR 70 → 59

TT Y

Fireflare

Mr C Zackey · Dw 6 · 59.0kg

+10.15

25/1

MR — → 69

Master Owl

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 5 · 59.0kg

+13.95

25/2

MR — → 52

Heart Of Thieves

Miss R A Venniker (True) · Dw 11 · 58.5kg

—

16/1

MR — → 45

Sir Ector

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

—

14/1

MR — → —

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) THE NOAH (*B Plaatjies) was restless in the stalls. Jumped awkwardly. b) TORIX NIGHT (T Godden) and RACE AGAINST TIME (*S Hlengwa) lost 1 length. c) FIREFLARE (C Zackey) lost 2 lengths. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) MAYOR OF MERRIVALE (K Matsunyane) over-raced in the early stages and thereafter was hanging in, in the concluding stages. b) RACE AGAINST TIME (*S Hlengwa) raced green. c) FIREFLARE (C Zackey) was hanging in from the 400m. d) TORIX NIGHT (T Godden) was hanging in from the 300m. e) THE NOAH (*B Plaatjies) was hanging in and shifted in from the 250m. f) In view of the performance of MAYOR OF MERRIVALE (K Matsunyane) (9.85 lengths, 8/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. g) BENNI IN THE AREA (R Fourie), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer G I Rich advised (DZ). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) MAYOR OF MERRIVALE raced with a tongue tie (advised 15.10.2023/07h18). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) MAYOR OF MERRIVALE : Nothing obvious detected. SCRATCHINGS : a) SIR ECTOR : Elevated temperature (Trainer - 15.10.2023/07h02). Rule 53.5 applies. b) HEART OF THIEVES : Not eating up (Trainer - 15.10.2023/06h13). Rule 53.5 applies. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.