NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 8 AUGUST MR 74 HANDICAP (Open) | 01 Aug 2024

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Ride On	Mr C J Habib	3	60.5kg	75	87	87	Won	9/2	Y	O: Messrs P M Chetty & R Chetty T: Mr A P Peter
2	Prince Of Kildare Line	Mr P Mxoli	8	56.0kg	66	79	79	+1.75	4/1	B TT Y	O: Estate Late Mr Barry Marais T: Mr B B Ruiters
3	Dark Tide	Mr J Penny	1	52.0kg	55	53	53	+3.75	20/1	Y	O: Dr M Taljaardt T: Mr F Bronkhorst
4	Stroke Of Mercy	Mr M A Yeni	9	57.5kg	69	52	52	+4.25	8/1	Y	O: Mr C J Lensley & Mrs E L Lensley T: Mr C J Lensley
5	Pendragon	Mr G J Lerena	2	59.0kg	72	73	73	+4.35	3/1Fav	B TT Y	O: Jan & Linda Stekhoven T: Mr F Bronkhorst
6	Kotinos	Mr T J Mayhew	6	59.5kg*	78	57	57	+4.75	4/1	Y	—
7	Lulu's Boy	Mr S Khumalo	5	59.5kg	73	71	71	+5.50	8/1	TT Y	—
8	Meteoric	Mr K Matsunyane	7	61.0kg	76	76	76	+15.50	33/1	B Y	—
9	Miraculous Man	Mr N Klink	4	52.0kg	50	45	45	+27.00	75/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Micke's Bomb	Mr D W Schwarz	3	59.0kg	—	60	60	—	4/1	N	—

Ride On

Mr C J Habib · Dw 3 · 60.5kg

Won

9/2

MR 75 → 87

Prince Of Kildare Line

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 8 · 56.0kg

+1.75

4/1

MR 66 → 79

B TT Y

Dark Tide

Mr J Penny · Dw 1 · 52.0kg

+3.75

20/1

MR 55 → 53

Stroke Of Mercy

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 9 · 57.5kg

+4.25

8/1

MR 69 → 52

Pendragon

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

+4.35

3/1 Fav

MR 72 → 73

B TT Y

Kotinos

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 6 · 59.5kg

+4.75

4/1

MR 78 → 57

Lulu's Boy

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 5 · 59.5kg

+5.50

8/1

MR 73 → 71

TT Y

Meteoric

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 7 · 61.0kg

+15.50

33/1

MR 76 → 76

B Y

Miraculous Man

Mr N Klink · Dw 4 · 52.0kg

+27.00

75/1

MR 50 → 45

B Y

Micke's Bomb

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

—

4/1

MR — → 60

THE START OF THIS RACE WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE DELAY IN THE PREVIOUS RACE AS WELL AS THE STARTING STALLS HAVING TO BE POSITIONED ON THE TRACK. THE STARTER HAD NO REPORTS. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) RIDE ON (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) MIRACULOUS MAN raced equipped with blinkers, without a tongue tie and cheek pieces (declared 27 August 2024 at 18H56). b) LULU'S BOY raced without cheek pieces (declared 29 July 2024 at 16H14). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) LULU'S BOY abnormal respiratory noise. b) PRINCE OF KILDARE coughing post race. SCRATCHED: a) MICKE'S BOMB insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.