19 March 2024 | Vaal | Race 6

RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

Distance 1200m

Going Good

Win Time 69.64s

Avg Time 70.09s

Stakes R105,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Raining Rubies	Mr J R Syster	1	54.0kg	61	75	75	Won	25/1	TT EM Y	O: Mrs W van der Westhuizen, Messrs P J, N, R & Miss S Delport T: Mr H van der Westhuizen
2	Open Highway	Mr S Khumalo	8	59.5kg	76	94	94	+1.00	15/10Fav	Y	O: Messrs C J Potgieter & F Bronkhorst T: Mr F Bronkhorst
3	Empress Game Line	Mr C R Maujean	7	54.0kg	60	61	61	+2.50	16/1	TT Y	O: Messrs C J Potgieter & F Bronkhorst T: Mr F Bronkhorst
4	Samoa	Mr S Sosibo	5	54.0kg*	61	64	64	+3.25	25/1	B Y	O: Mr S M Nel & Mrs A J Wynne T: Miss B H Stidolph
5	Mix The Magic	Mr K A Brewer	10	54.0kg	60	52	52	+4.75	66/1	B TT Y	O: Messrs T J Shawe, P J, N, R & Miss S Delport T: Mr P P Labuschagne
6	Lady Elliot	Mr M A Yeni	6	56.0kg	72	72	72	+5.25	9/2	Y	—
7	Dark Tide	Mr M K Katjedi	4	53.5kg*	59	53	53	+8.00	66/1	Y	—
8	Thing Called Love	Mr G J Lerena	3	58.0kg	75	69	69	+9.50	8/1	Y	—
9	Midnight Fusion	Mr P J Strydom	2	60.0kg	79	67	67	+10.75	7/1	Y	—
10	Falcon Strike	Mr C J Habib	11	59.5kg	76	60	60	+13.00	10/1	B TT Y	—
11	Love Tap	Miss R A Venniker	9	56.5kg	75	69	69	+18.25	25/1	Y	—
Code 88	Risky Business	Mr Serino Moodley	11	52.0kg	—	75	75	—	7/1	N	—
Code 88	Vava Vegas	Mr P Mxoli	3	53.5kg	—	58	58	—	—	N	—

Raining Rubies

Mr J R Syster · Dw 1 · 54.0kg

Won

25/1

MR 61 → 75

TT EM Y

Open Highway

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 8 · 59.5kg

+1.00

15/10 Fav

MR 76 → 94

Empress Game Line

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 7 · 54.0kg

+2.50

16/1

MR 60 → 61

TT Y

Samoa

Mr S Sosibo (True) · Dw 5 · 54.0kg

+3.25

25/1

MR 61 → 64

B Y

Mix The Magic

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 10 · 54.0kg

+4.75

66/1

MR 60 → 52

B TT Y

Lady Elliot

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 6 · 56.0kg

+5.25

9/2

MR 72 → 72

Dark Tide

Mr M K Katjedi (True) · Dw 4 · 53.5kg

+8.00

66/1

MR 59 → 53

Thing Called Love

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 58.0kg

+9.50

8/1

MR 75 → 69

Midnight Fusion

Mr P J Strydom · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+10.75

7/1

MR 79 → 67

Falcon Strike

Mr C J Habib · Dw 11 · 59.5kg

+13.00

10/1

MR 76 → 60

B TT Y

Love Tap

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 9 · 56.5kg

+18.25

25/1

MR 75 → 69

Risky Business

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 11 · 52.0kg

—

7/1

MR — → 75

Vava Vegas

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 3 · 53.5kg

—

MR — → 58

THE STARTER HAD NO REPORTS. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, LOVE TAP (R A Venniker) was squeezed out when awkwardly placed between MIX THE MAGIC (K A Brewer) and OPEN HIGHWAY (S Khumalo), which jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) Jockey M Yeni reported that LADY ELLIOT did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. c) RAINING RUBIES (J R Syster), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer H van der Westhuizen advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: c) FALCON STRIKE raced equipped with blinkers (declared 19 March 2024 at 07H36). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) LADY ELLIOT not striding out. b) FALCON STRIKE coughing post race. c) THING CALLED LOVE scalp wound left hind. SCRATCHED: a) VAVA VEGAS insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) RISKY BUSINESS coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.