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01 January 2025 | Greyville | Race 5

BET WITH TABGOLD - THE INTELLIGENT BET! MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares)

Distance 1400m
Going Yielding
Win Time 85.50s
Avg Time 85.34s
Stakes R100,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1
Buttercup Baby
Miss R A Venniker 4 58.5kg — 103 103 Won 5/1
Y
O: Itssa It & Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd
T: Mr G S Kotzen
2
Takatalvi
Mr S S Hlengwa 6 60.0kg 70 64 64 +0.80 40/1
Y
O: Messrs Greg de Marigny, Nathan Pillay, G B Puller, Estate Late R Babulal & N Ramsook & Mr & Mrs D L A Matthews
T: Mr G B Puller
3
La Maddalena Line
Mr K Matsunyane 5 60.0kg 72 71 71 +2.80 6/1
Y
O: Mrs D Naidoo
T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
4
White Waters
Mr T Godden 3 60.0kg 78 71 71 +3.40 63/100Fav
Y
O: Gulf Racing Club Syndicate (Nom: Mr K Felix), Messrs Petrus du Toit, C R Felix, James Grant, S Singleton & Mr R R & Mrs S Boon
T: Mr M D Miller
5
Art Nouveau
Mr M J Thackeray 1 60.0kg 76 79 79 +6.90 8/1
Y
O: Messrs B J Sahd & Sterling M Miller
T: Mr M D Miller
6
Lightinthedarkness
Mr S D Veale 2 60.0kg 57 59 59 +8.60 33/1
TT Y
—
Code 88
La Vida Loca
Mr D Daniels 2 60.0kg — 68 68 — 5/1
N
—
Code 88
Roaming Spirit
— 8 60.0kg — 85 85 — —
N
—
1
Buttercup Baby
Miss R A Venniker · Dw 4 · 58.5kg
Won
5/1
MR — → 103
Y
2
Takatalvi
Mr S S Hlengwa · Dw 6 · 60.0kg
+0.80
40/1
MR 70 → 64
Y
3
La Maddalena Line
Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 5 · 60.0kg
+2.80
6/1
MR 72 → 71
Y
4
White Waters
Mr T Godden · Dw 3 · 60.0kg
+3.40
63/100 Fav
MR 78 → 71
Y
5
Art Nouveau
Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 1 · 60.0kg
+6.90
8/1
MR 76 → 79
Y
6
Lightinthedarkness
Mr S D Veale · Dw 2 · 60.0kg
+8.60
33/1
MR 57 → 59
TT Y
88
La Vida Loca
Mr D Daniels · Dw 2 · 60.0kg
—
5/1
MR — → 68
N
88
Roaming Spirit
— · Dw 8 · 60.0kg
—
—
MR — → 85
N
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) ART NOUVEAU (M Thackeray) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) BUTTERCUP BABY (R A Venniker) hung in between the 450m and the 250m. b) Jockey M Thackeray briefly dropped his right-side rein on two occasions between the 300m and the 100m. c) TAKATALVI (S Hlengwa) shifted in away from the crop in the concluding stages. d) In view of the performance of ART NOUVEAU (M Thackeray) (6.90 lengths, 8/1 in the betting), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) BUTTERCUP BABY (R A Venniker), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer J Buckler acting on behalf of Trainer G S Kotzen advised (SR). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) ART NOUVEAU : Not striding out right front. THE MEDICAL OFFICER REPORTED : a) Jockey J Jacobs was stood down after the running of Race 5 with dehydration and hypotension. Rule 25.12 applied. (Dr S Mohan). SCRATCHINGS : a) LA VIDA LOCA : Urticaria (Trainer - 31.12.2024/08h27). Rule 53.5 applies. (Veterinary Certificate supplied. Suitable for reinstatement - Dr A Sumaraj) b) ROAMING SPIRIT : No transport (Trainer - 29.12.2024/08h34). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.