19 December 2024 | Vaal | Race 1

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Distance 1450m

Going Good

Win Time 89.00s

Avg Time 88.81s

Stakes R120,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Primal Quest	Mr C Zackey	2	59.0kg	64	81	81	Won	8/1	Y	O: Bryan & Taryn Spong T: Mr P F Matchett
2	Spirito Selvaggio	Mr P Mxoli	8	59.0kg	—	77	77	+1.60	4/1	Y	O: Messrs M Z Mohungur & Wahzir Buckchady T: Mr B B Ruiters
3	Status	Mr K A Brewer	4	59.0kg	—	75	75	+2.00	10/1	Y	O: Messrs Steven Chetty & S Govindsamy T: Mr A P Peter
4	Danube Line	Mr C J Habib	3	59.0kg	73	72	72	+3.80	9/2	Y	O: Classic Racing (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr Willie Pieters) T: Mr A G Laird
5	Spy Story	Mr R Danielson	5	59.0kg	76	60	60	+4.10	28/10Fav	B TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
6	King Of Queen	Mr K Matsunyane	6	60.0kg	65	65	65	+6.35	5/1	Y	—
7	River Kitten	Mr L M van Rensburg	1	59.0kg	—	55	55	+10.85	33/1	Y	—
8	Ragamuffin	Mr Wesley Marwing	7	60.0kg	52	45	45	+14.00	100/1	Y	—
9	Blue Crystal	Mr D W Schwarz	9	59.0kg	—	51	51	+15.50	25/1	Y	—
10	Falcon Wings	Mr M K Katjedi	10	59.0kg	—	47	47	+99.99	66/1	Y	—

Primal Quest

Mr C Zackey · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

Won

8/1

MR 64 → 81

Spirito Selvaggio

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 8 · 59.0kg

+1.60

4/1

MR — → 77

Status

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 4 · 59.0kg

+2.00

10/1

MR — → 75

Danube Line

Mr C J Habib · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

+3.80

9/2

MR 73 → 72

Spy Story

Mr R Danielson · Dw 5 · 59.0kg

+4.10

28/10 Fav

MR 76 → 60

B TT Y

King Of Queen

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+6.35

5/1

MR 65 → 65

River Kitten

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

+10.85

33/1

MR — → 55

Ragamuffin

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+14.00

100/1

MR 52 → 45

Blue Crystal

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 9 · 59.0kg

+15.50

25/1

MR — → 51

Falcon Wings

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 10 · 59.0kg

+99.99

66/1

MR — → 47

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) KING OF QUEEN (K Matsunyane) jumped inwards and made contact with the inside gate leaving the stalls. b) BLUE CRYSTAL (D Schwarz) jumped outwards and made contact with the outside gate leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start SPY STORY (R Danielson) and STATUS (KA Brewer) were bumped inwards by KING OF QUEEN (K Matsunyane), which jumped in. b) FALCON WINGS (MK Katjedi) failed to muster speed and raced detached from the field throughout. c) At the 800m SPY STORY (R Danielson) was steadied to avoid running onto the heels of KING OF QUEEN (K Matsunyane), which rolled out. d) SPIRITO SELVAGGIO (P Mxoli) was hanging in from the 300m. e) Jockey K Matsunyane (KING OF QUEEN) accidentally dropped his crop at the 250m. f) At approximately the 100m DANUBE (C Habib) was steadied momentarily when awkwardly placed on the heels of STATUS (KA Brewer), which shifted in away from the crop and was corrected. g) Trainer PF Matchett was questioned regarding the improved performance of PRIMAL QUEST. However, he could offer no suitable explanation for this gelding's improvement today as opposed to his previous runs. Trainer Matchett's attention was drawn to the Rule pertaining to inconsistent running. h) PRIMAL QUEST, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer PF Matchett was advised. (MS) JOCKEY CHANGES: None RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER None THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None