24 December 2023 | Scottsville | Race 4

www.tabgold.co.za MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1600m

Going Yielding

Win Time 96.72s

Avg Time 98.11s

Stakes R80,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Scampton	Mr J W Jacobs	7	59.0kg	78	70	70	Won	9/4Fav	Y	O: World Sports Betting (Nom: Mr W Tannous) & Mr F Vahab T: Mr G S Kotzen
2	Wyatt's Choice	Mr S S Hlengwa	8	60.0kg*	—	71	71	+1.70	11/2	Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr W A Nel
3	Player X	Mr M A Yeni	1	59.0kg	76	65	65	+5.40	7/2	Y	O: Mr J E Finlayson T: Mr P V Lafferty
4	Electric Storm	Mr C R Maujean	6	59.0kg	75	70	70	+5.60	16/1	B Y	O: Mr H C N Da Costa T: Mr D S Bosch
5	Specmagic Line	Miss R A Venniker	5	57.5kg*	71	70	70	+6.80	25/2	B Y	O: Blue Sky Thoroughbreds T: Mr G B Puller
6	Sweeper Keeper	Mr Serino Moodley	2	59.0kg	74	70	70	+6.95	5/1	Y	—
7	Mazatlan	Mr K J Lihaba	10	57.5kg*	60	58	58	+8.85	20/1	Y	—
8	Chief Of Staff	Mr D Daniels	4	59.0kg	—	58	58	+11.15	33/1	TT Y	—
9	Cappellino	Mr C J Habib	11	59.0kg	72	61	61	+23.35	33/1	Y	—
10	Trieditfourtimes	Mr A Mgudlwa	9	60.0kg	—	—	—	+28.05	50/1	Y	—
11	Prince Of Dubai	Mr S D Veale	3	59.0kg	64	54	54	+33.75	40/1	B TT Y	—

Scampton

Mr J W Jacobs · Dw 7 · 59.0kg

Won

9/4 Fav

MR 78 → 70

Wyatt's Choice

Mr S S Hlengwa (True) · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+1.70

11/2

MR — → 71

Player X

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

+5.40

7/2

MR 76 → 65

Electric Storm

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 6 · 59.0kg

+5.60

16/1

MR 75 → 70

B Y

Specmagic Line

Miss R A Venniker (True) · Dw 5 · 57.5kg

+6.80

25/2

MR 71 → 70

B Y

Sweeper Keeper

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

+6.95

5/1

MR 74 → 70

Mazatlan

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 10 · 57.5kg

+8.85

20/1

MR 60 → 58

Chief Of Staff

Mr D Daniels · Dw 4 · 59.0kg

+11.15

33/1

MR — → 58

TT Y

Cappellino

Mr C J Habib · Dw 11 · 59.0kg

+23.35

33/1

MR 72 → 61

Trieditfourtimes

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+28.05

50/1

MR — → —

Prince Of Dubai

Mr S D Veale · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

+33.75

40/1

MR 64 → 54

B TT Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) KING OF NUMBERS (C Orffer) was examined at the start by the course Veterinary Surgeon and withdrawn. b) CONNERY (R Danielson) and MELA STRENGTH (A Andrews) were restless in the stalls. c) MELA STRENGTH (A Andrews) and THREE ANCHOR BAY (C Bantam) jumped slow, losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) After leaving the parade ring correctly shod, PRINCE OF TIBET cast its right front shoe on the way to the start which had to be replaced, causing a delay. b) CONNERY (R Danielson), which pulled hard in the early and middle stages, took an awkward stride approaching the 600m. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt. c) In view of the performance of THE NIGHT FERRY (JP van der Merwe), which over raced in the early stages, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) Jockey B Fayd'Herbe reported that PRINCE OF TIBET felt uncomfortable in its action and did not respond to his riding in the latter stages. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. e) SOLOMONS SEAL, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AE Sands was advised. (TJ) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) RUN FOR ME raced without blinkers and with cheek pieces (declared 08h02 on 20231220) b) CONNERY raced with blinkers (declared 09h54 on 20231222) c) B Fayd'Herbe (PRINCE OF TIBET) rode +0.5kg (59.9kgs) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) KING OF NUMBERS -coughing at the start b) PRINCE OF TIBET - examined post-race. Nothing obvious detected c) CONNERY - examined post-race. Not striding out behind d) THE NIGHT FERRY - examined post-race. Coughing e) SOLOMONS SEAL - cast right front shoe f) HOUSE OF SUSSEX - mild abnormal respiratory noise SCRATCHED: a) KING OF NUMBERS - coughing. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 14h27 on 20231223)