28 September 2024 | Turffontein | Race 3

ALEXANDER LAIRD MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden F & M. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 99.78s

Stakes R90,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Fireburst	Mr G J Lerena	4	57.0kg	—	80	80	Won	15/10Fav	Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack), Messrs M F de Kock & C S Haynes, Mesdames N P Malherbe & F Sithebe, Dr J & Mrs A J McVeigh T: Mr M F de Kock
2	Glamorous Lady Line	Mr M A Yeni	3	57.0kg	78	76	76	+1.80	83/100	Y	O: Messrs M Donelly, W Marwing & Dr S J Coetzee T: Mr W Marwing
3	Quello Che	Mr M K Katjedi	7	57.0kg	77	61	61	+10.00	33/1	Y	O: Messrs R P Macnab, C D Brown, Mr D & Mrs S Sibanda T: Mr C Spies
4	Rising Russian	Mr P Mxoli	8	57.0kg	—	70	70	+10.70	33/1	B Y	O: Dr K G Bakos & Mr G M Bakos, Mrs N E Anderson, Mr C J & Mrs A Bakos T: Mr R R Sage
5	Messalina	Mr L M van Rensburg	6	57.0kg	78	71	71	+11.00	14/1	Y	O: Messers A J van Huyssteen, R P Macnab, S Poriazis & Corne Spies Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr C Spies
6	Perform	Mr C J Habib	5	60.0kg	58	54	54	+13.00	33/1	B TT Y	—
7	Ice Spa	Mr J R Syster	2	57.0kg	—	45	45	+18.25	125/1	Y	—
8	Musical Angel	Mr D de Gouveia	1	57.0kg	—	—	—	+34.50	125/1	Y	—

Fireburst

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

Won

15/10 Fav

MR — → 80

Glamorous Lady Line

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 3 · 57.0kg

+1.80

83/100

MR 78 → 76

Quello Che

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 7 · 57.0kg

+10.00

33/1

MR 77 → 61

Rising Russian

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 8 · 57.0kg

+10.70

33/1

MR — → 70

B Y

Messalina

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 6 · 57.0kg

+11.00

14/1

MR 78 → 71

Perform

Mr C J Habib · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+13.00

33/1

MR 58 → 54

B TT Y

Ice Spa

Mr J R Syster · Dw 2 · 57.0kg

+18.25

125/1

MR — → 45

Musical Angel

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 1 · 57.0kg

+34.50

125/1

MR — → —

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) QUELLO CHE (M K Katjedi) reared in the stalls and thereafter jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) RISING RUSSIAN (P Mxoli) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. c) FIREBURST (G Lerena) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. d) MESSALINA (M van Rensburg) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, PERFORM (C Habib) and MESSALINA (M van Rensburg) suffered varying degrees of interference when awkwardly placed between FIREBURST (G Lerena), which jumped outwards leaving the stalls, and QUELLO CHE (M K Katjedi), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls. As a result of this incident, Jockey M van Rensburg (MESSALINA) briefly lost the footing to his right-side stirrup iron. b) FIREBURST (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M F de Kock advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) RISING RUSSIAN was ridden by Jockey P Mxoli (declared 28 September 2024 at 12H49). Stipes permission as Jockey K A Brewer experienced vehicle complications. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.