16 December 2023 | Kenilworth | Race 1

GrandSlots WORK RIDERS' MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1000m

Going Good

Win Time 59.11s

Avg Time 60.12s

Stakes R120,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Escarpment	Mr W Bambiso	7	62.0kg	—	79	79	Won	8/1	Y	O: Mesdames K Bosman & N Botha, Messrs M B Bloemstein, M A Govender, M Le Roux & W G Weiss T: Mr P A W Botha
2	Riverstone	Mr X C Machaieie	1	62.0kg	—	84	84	+0.75	10/1	Y	O: Mr G J Player T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
3	Casino Ace Line	Mr M P Njengele	4	62.0kg	68	56	56	+1.25	7/2	Y	O: Mr M H Maingard & Mrs B Maingard T: Mr M H Maingard
4	Always Free	Mr S H Feni	8	62.0kg	—	—	—	+3.00	2/1Fav	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert), Nancy Hossack & Mr N Jonsson T: Mr S J Snaith
5	Captain Cool	Ms H Richardson	3	60.5kg	72	72	72	+3.50	16/1	B TT Y	O: Mr G Hodges T: Mr P D Reeves
6	Gimme's Captain	Mr L Burke	5	62.0kg	—	66	66	+3.80	8/1	Y	—
7	Tom's Diner	Mr M Sigenu	10	62.0kg	—	94	94	+5.55	66/1	Y	—
8	Snow Cloud	Ms C C Austin	2	60.5kg	60	58	58	+7.30	10/1	TT EM Y	—
9	J Roops	Miss K M Meaker	13	60.5kg	—	58	58	+7.50	100/1	Y	—
10	Red Skyline	Mr B Nkunzi	12	62.0kg	—	62	62	+7.70	50/1	B Y	—
11	Winning Captain	Mr P Fama	9	62.0kg	64	54	54	+8.00	33/1	B Y	—
12	Land Of Heaven	Mr S Booi	14	62.0kg	—	58	58	+9.75	40/1	Y	—
13	Isiphekepheke	Mr L Geledu	6	62.0kg	64	60	60	+10.25	100/1	Y	—
14	Newton Heath	Mr S Qhwaba	11	62.0kg	67	60	60	+10.35	33/1	Y	—
Code 88	Black Hole Sun	—	—	59.5kg*	—	53	53	—	—	N	—
Code 88	Teresa Mendoza	—	2	59.5kg*	—	59	59	—	33/1	N	—

Escarpment

Mr W Bambiso · Dw 7 · 62.0kg

Won

8/1

MR — → 79

Riverstone

Mr X C Machaieie · Dw 1 · 62.0kg

+0.75

10/1

MR — → 84

Casino Ace Line

Mr M P Njengele · Dw 4 · 62.0kg

+1.25

7/2

MR 68 → 56

Always Free

Mr S H Feni · Dw 8 · 62.0kg

+3.00

2/1 Fav

MR — → —

Captain Cool

Ms H Richardson · Dw 3 · 60.5kg

+3.50

16/1

MR 72 → 72

B TT Y

Gimme's Captain

Mr L Burke · Dw 5 · 62.0kg

+3.80

8/1

MR — → 66

Tom's Diner

Mr M Sigenu · Dw 10 · 62.0kg

+5.55

66/1

MR — → 94

Snow Cloud

Ms C C Austin · Dw 2 · 60.5kg

+7.30

10/1

MR 60 → 58

TT EM Y

J Roops

Miss K M Meaker · Dw 13 · 60.5kg

+7.50

100/1

MR — → 58

Red Skyline

Mr B Nkunzi · Dw 12 · 62.0kg

+7.70

50/1

MR — → 62

B Y

Winning Captain

Mr P Fama · Dw 9 · 62.0kg

+8.00

33/1

MR 64 → 54

B Y

Land Of Heaven

Mr S Booi · Dw 14 · 62.0kg

+9.75

40/1

MR — → 58

Isiphekepheke

Mr L Geledu · Dw 6 · 62.0kg

+10.25

100/1

MR 64 → 60

Newton Heath

Mr S Qhwaba · Dw 11 · 62.0kg

+10.35

33/1

MR 67 → 60

Black Hole Sun

— (True) · 59.5kg

—

MR — → 53

Teresa Mendoza

— (True) · Dw 2 · 59.5kg

—

33/1

MR — → 59

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) CAPTAIN COOL (+H Richardson) jumped inwards and bumped SNOW CLOUD (+C Austin). b) TOM'S DINER (+M Sigenu) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) After being bumped at the start, Work Rider C Austin (SNOW CLOUD) lost her footing to her right-side stirrup iron, which she only regained at the 700m. b) Work Rider H Richardson reported that CAPTAIN COOL made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) ESCARPMENT, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer PAW Botha was advised. (WM) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) +S Booi rode LAND OF HEAVEN (declared 08h12 on 20231216) b) +C Austin rode SNOW CLOUD (declared 10h30 on 20231215) c) CAPTAIN COOL raced with blinkers (declared 06h27 on 20231216) d) RED SKYLINE raced with blinkers (declared 12h33 on 20231214) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) CAPTAIN COOL - examined post-race. Abnormal respiratory noise SCRATCHED: a) TERESA MENDOZA - skin disease. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 10h25 on 20231215) b) BLACK HOLE SUN - reserve runner (declared 08h15 on 20231216)