21 September 2024 | Durbanville | Race 4

SOCIAL SQUAD SYNDICATE MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1800m

Going Good

Win Time 110.22s

Avg Time 113.15s

Stakes R110,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Commander Green	Mr J P van der Merwe	4	56.0kg	—	83	83	Won	5/1	Y	O: Greg & Gina Bortz T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
2	Courtly	Mr C Zackey	1	56.0kg	—	81	81	+0.50	5/1	Y	O: Messrs Kesavan Naidoo & Jonathan Snaith T: Mr S J Snaith
3	Wood World	Mr R D Fourie	6	56.5kg	78	74	74	+2.25	7/1	B Y	O: Messrs J I Bloch, E A Braun, W D Mealing & V L Thurling T: Mr V H Marshall
4	Dreamalittledream	Mr L Mxothwa	8	60.0kg	67	66	66	+2.30	40/1	Y	O: Mr G P C Glover & Mrs G MacGregor T: Mr B J Crawford
5	Congressman Line	Mr P C Orffer	3	60.0kg	73	93	93	+3.30	10/1	TT Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr W A Nel
6	Happy Days	Mr S D Veale	9	56.0kg	81	81	81	+5.05	14/10Fav	Y	—
7	Lucky Thirteen	Mr O Noach	2	56.5kg	56	49	49	+5.80	50/1	B Y	—
8	Heroic Power	Miss R A Venniker	12	58.5kg	64	62	62	+6.55	100/1	Y	—
9	Bomber Bay	Mr A D Andrews	5	56.0kg	78	60	60	+8.30	16/1	Y	—
10	Darling Girl	Mr K G Steyn	11	52.5kg	72	54	54	+10.80	40/1	Y	—
11	Flying Bomb	Mr I Taka	7	56.0kg*	76	66	66	+12.30	50/1	EM Y	—
12	Fly In Style	Mr K Matsunyane	10	60.0kg	—	48	48	+23.80	100/1	Y	—
Code 88	Gripen	—	7	60.0kg	—	58	58	—	—	N	—
Code 88	Pointdexter	—	—	60.0kg	—	62	62	—	—	N	—

Commander Green

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

Won

5/1

MR — → 83

Courtly

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

+0.50

5/1

MR — → 81

Wood World

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 6 · 56.5kg

+2.25

7/1

MR 78 → 74

B Y

Dreamalittledream

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+2.30

40/1

MR 67 → 66

Congressman Line

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+3.30

10/1

MR 73 → 93

TT Y

Happy Days

Mr S D Veale · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

+5.05

14/10 Fav

MR 81 → 81

Lucky Thirteen

Mr O Noach · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

+5.80

50/1

MR 56 → 49

B Y

Heroic Power

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 12 · 58.5kg

+6.55

100/1

MR 64 → 62

Bomber Bay

Mr A D Andrews · Dw 5 · 56.0kg

+8.30

16/1

MR 78 → 60

Darling Girl

Mr K G Steyn · Dw 11 · 52.5kg

+10.80

40/1

MR 72 → 54

Flying Bomb

Mr I Taka (True) · Dw 7 · 56.0kg

+12.30

50/1

MR 76 → 66

EM Y

Fly In Style

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+23.80

100/1

MR — → 48

Gripen

— · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

—

MR — → 58

Pointdexter

— · 60.0kg

—

MR — → 62

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) LUCKY THIRTEEN (O Noach) and BOMBER BAY (A Andrews) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) DREAMALITTLEDREAM (L Mxothwa) was hanging out in the straight. b) HAPPY DAYS (S Veale) shifted both ways away from the crop between the 300m and the 150m. c) Jockey JP van der Merwe was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (Appendix E) in that he mis-used his crop by striking COMMANDER GREEN forward of the saddle at the 150m. Jockey JP van der Merwe signed an admission of guilt and was fined R1 000.00. d) Jockey L Mxothwa was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that as the rider of DREAMALITTLEDREAM he misused his crop by striking DREAMALITTLEDREAM more than 12 times (14) which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. Jockey L Mxothwa signed an admission of guilt and was fined R4 000,00. e) COMMANDER GREEN, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer Gareth van Zyl was advised. (MB) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) *I Taka rode FLYING BOMB (declared 08h40 on 20240919) b) DREAMALITTLEDREAM raced with cheek pieces (declared 08h37 on 20240919) c) O Noach rode LUCKY THIRTEEN (declared 13h09 on 20240921) (Jockey D Schwarz stood down by the course Medical Officer. Rule 25.12 applied) d) R Fourie (WOOD WORLD) rode +0.5kg (56.8kgs) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) DARLING GIRL - scalp wound left front SCRATCHINGS: a) GRIPEN - swollen left hind. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 08h29 on 20240919) b) POINTDEXTER - reserve runner (declared 08h16 on 20240921)