4RACING WELCOMES YOU MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden F & M. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members) | 12 May 2024

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Oxalis Gold	Mr L M van Rensburg	6	56.0kg	—	107	107	Won	77/100Fav	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr M F de Kock
2	The Crown	Mr K A Brewer	3	60.0kg	—	70	70	+0.25	7/2	Y	O: Phoenix Syndicate (Nom: Mrs B J Gerber) T: Mr A G Laird
3	City Lights Line	Mr C R Maujean	5	60.0kg	67	52	52	+2.00	16/1	B TT Y	O: Mr T J Shawe T: Mr F Bronkhorst
4	Messalina	Miss R A Venniker	1	54.5kg	—	71	71	+3.00	25/2	Y	O: Messers A J van Huyssteen, R P Macnab, S Poriazis & Corne Spies Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr C Spies
5	Twostep Queen	Mr J R Syster	2	56.0kg	—	101	101	+3.50	66/1	Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
6	Rainbow River	Mr R D Fourie	4	60.0kg	72	66	66	+3.75	11/2	EM Y	—
7	Spirit In The Wind	Mr Serino Moodley	8	60.0kg	63	60	60	+4.00	80/1	N	—
8	Berriesofthestraw	Mr C Zackey	7	60.0kg	—	34	34	+21.75	100/1	Y	—

Oxalis Gold

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 6 · 56.0kg

Won

77/100 Fav

MR — → 107

The Crown

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+0.25

7/2

MR — → 70

City Lights Line

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+2.00

16/1

MR 67 → 52

B TT Y

Messalina

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 1 · 54.5kg

+3.00

25/2

MR — → 71

Twostep Queen

Mr J R Syster · Dw 2 · 56.0kg

+3.50

66/1

MR — → 101

Rainbow River

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+3.75

11/2

MR 72 → 66

EM Y

Spirit In The Wind

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+4.00

80/1

MR 63 → 60

Berriesofthestraw

Mr C Zackey · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+21.75

100/1

MR — → 34

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BERRIESOFTHESTRAW (C Zackey) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) SPIRIT IN THE WIND (S Moodley) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, OXALIS GOLD (M van Rensburg) was bumped by BERRIESOFTHESTRAW (C Zackey), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) RAINBOW RIVER (R Fourie), BERRIESOFTHESTRAW (C Zackey) and TWOSTEP QUEEN (J R Syster) over-raced in the early stages. c) OXALIS GOLD (M van Rensburg), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer P D Lhamini, acting on behalf of Trainer M F de Kock, was advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) SPIRIT IN THE WIND was ridden by Jockey S Moodley (declared 12 May 2024 at 11H43). Stipes permission as Jockey R Danielson experienced flight complications returning from Zimbabwe. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) RAINBOW RIVER blowing post race. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.