4RACING WELCOMES YOU WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members) | 12 Dec 2023

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Duke Of Oxford	Mr Z I Lukhele	5	58.0kg	69	66	66	Won	17/2	TT Y	O: Mr W J Coates T: Late Mr B D Botes
2	Judgement Day	Mr P Mongqawa	2	58.0kg	—	90	90	+2.50	13/10Fav	Y	O: The Peoples Syndicate (Nom: Mr R L Richards) T: Mr A P Peter
3	Play With Fire Line	Mr V Sithetho	1	54.5kg	68	77	77	+3.00	14/1	B Y	O: Messrs F Bronkhorst & John van der Merwe, Mesdames M M De Wet, S H Keller & Dr M Taljaardt T: Mr F Bronkhorst
4	Pike Place	Mr T Ncume	4	60.0kg	63	57	57	+6.25	25/2	Y	O: Mr M C Baars T: Miss D N Stenger
5	District Twelve	Mr S Mosia	6	58.0kg	75	70	70	+6.50	4/1	Y	O: Estate Late Mr H Adams T: Mr W H Marwing
6	Well Loved	Mr C Mabaya	8	58.0kg	—	68	68	+13.75	7/2	Y	—
7	Three Bells	Mr T Matsoele	3	56.5kg	48	43	43	+20.50	66/1	TT Y	—
8	Pedasos	Mr N Ngqwangi	7	60.0kg	56	53	53	+34.50	100/1	B TT Y	—

Duke Of Oxford

Mr Z I Lukhele · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

Won

17/2

MR 69 → 66

TT Y

Judgement Day

Mr P Mongqawa · Dw 2 · 58.0kg

+2.50

13/10 Fav

MR — → 90

Play With Fire Line

Mr V Sithetho · Dw 1 · 54.5kg

+3.00

14/1

MR 68 → 77

B Y

Pike Place

Mr T Ncume · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+6.25

25/2

MR 63 → 57

District Twelve

Mr S Mosia · Dw 6 · 58.0kg

+6.50

4/1

MR 75 → 70

Well Loved

Mr C Mabaya · Dw 8 · 58.0kg

+13.75

7/2

MR — → 68

Three Bells

Mr T Matsoele · Dw 3 · 56.5kg

+20.50

66/1

MR 48 → 43

TT Y

Pedasos

Mr N Ngqwangi · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+34.50

100/1

MR 56 → 53

B TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) DUKE OF OXFORD (+ I Lukhele) was slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) JUDGEMENT DAY (+P Mongqawa) over-raced in the early stages. b) THREE BELLS (+T Matsoele) raced wide and without cover around the turn and into the straight. c) WELL LOVED (+C Mabaya) shifted both ways away from the crop from the 400m. d) Work Rider S Mosia reported that DISTRICT TWELVE made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. e) Work Rider T Ncume was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he, as the rider of PIKE PLACE, misused his crop by striking this gelding more than twelve times (13) which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. Work Rider T Ncume signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in one (1) work rider race. Date of Suspension: 11 January 2024. f) DUKE OF OXFORD (+I Lukhele), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee T D Monatisa, acting on behalf of Trainer B D Botes, was advised (MduP). WORK RIDER CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) DUKE OF OXFORD raced with a tongue tie on (declared 11 December 2023 at 16H30). b) THREE BELLS raced without blinkers (declared 12 December 2023 at 08H07). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) DISTRICT TWELVE examined post race, nothing obvious detected. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.