24 February 2025 | Scottsville | Race 1

AUSTEN SMITH MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1600m

Going Soft

Win Time 100.98s

Avg Time 98.11s

Stakes R110,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Deputy Chief	Mr Serino Moodley	5	60.0kg	71	64	64	Won	25/2	B Y	O: D de Andrade & S Gaskell T: Mr M J Odendaal
2	Prince Florian Line	Mr B J A Plaatjies	6	57.5kg*	75	73	73	+1.00	8/1	Y	O: Alac (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr A L A Crabbia) T: Mr D M Kannemeyer
3	White Seahorse	Mr C F Dicken	2	60.0kg	76	81	81	+1.40	28/10	B Y	O: Messrs B D Abrahams, C de Wet, C R Felix, J R Higgs, M C Higgs, T Muthusamy & Sivan Ramsamy & Mr F L & Mrs P Oostendorp T: Mr G S Kotzen
4	Vencedor	Miss R A Venniker	3	58.5kg	76	64	64	+3.60	4/1	Y	O: Messrs C J P Correia, R G Hampson & H F Schwegmann T: Mr M L Roberts
5	O Space O	Mr S D Veale	8	60.0kg	78	59	59	+3.75	9/4Fav	B Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr M J Odendaal
6	Limelight Legend	Mr J W Jacobs	11	60.0kg	—	75	75	+5.05	40/1	Y	—
7	Parliament Square	Mr S S Hlengwa	4	60.0kg	66	53	53	+6.95	40/1	Y	—
8	Mind How You Go	Mr Jace Botes	9	56.0kg*	—	59	59	+7.75	66/1	B Y	—
9	Cuzzie	Mr M J Thackeray	1	60.0kg	—	60	60	+11.45	25/1	B Y	—
10	Claymore	Mr D Daniels	7	60.0kg	62	58	58	+15.25	66/1	Y	—
11	Twocantango	Mr C A Little	10	60.0kg	68	67	67	+15.55	20/1	Y	—
12	Samuel Longsword	Mr A Mgudlwa	12	60.0kg	61	56	56	+21.55	66/1	Y	—
Code 88	Off The Charts	—	13	57.5kg*	—	65	65	—	33/1	N	—
Code 88	Tickalox	—	5	60.0kg	—	67	67	—	33/1	N	—

Deputy Chief

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

Won

25/2

MR 71 → 64

B Y

Prince Florian Line

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 6 · 57.5kg

+1.00

8/1

MR 75 → 73

White Seahorse

Mr C F Dicken · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+1.40

28/10

MR 76 → 81

B Y

Vencedor

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+3.60

4/1

MR 76 → 64

O Space O

Mr S D Veale · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+3.75

9/4 Fav

MR 78 → 59

B Y

Limelight Legend

Mr J W Jacobs · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+5.05

40/1

MR — → 75

Parliament Square

Mr S S Hlengwa · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+6.95

40/1

MR 66 → 53

Mind How You Go

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

+7.75

66/1

MR — → 59

B Y

Cuzzie

Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+11.45

25/1

MR — → 60

B Y

Claymore

Mr D Daniels · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+15.25

66/1

MR 62 → 58

Twocantango

Mr C A Little · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+15.55

20/1

MR 68 → 67

Samuel Longsword

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+21.55

66/1

MR 61 → 56

Off The Charts

— (True) · Dw 13 · 57.5kg

—

33/1

MR — → 65

Tickalox

— · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

—

33/1

MR — → 67

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) A fair start. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED : a) O SPACE O (S Veale) did not parade in front of the grandstand. Trainer M J Odendaal was advised that should this gelding behave in a similar manner in future, it may be suspended. b) Shortly after the start PRINCE FLORIAN (*B Plaatjies) which was slow into stride, was inconvenienced when close to the heels of CLAYMORE (D Daniels) which jumped in leaving the starting stalls. c) PRINCE FLORIAN (*B Plaatjies) hung out from the 500m. d) CLAYMORE (D Daniels) hung in from the 400m. e) WHITE SEAHORSE (C F Dicken) hung out between the 300m and the 150m. f) DEPUTY CHIEF (S Moodley), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M J Odendaal was advised (NS). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) CUZZIE raced equipped with blinkers (advised 19.02.2025/14h57). b) PRINCE FLORIAN raced without blinkers (advised 17.02.2025/09h56). c) Jockey M Thackeray was the rider of CUZZIE (advised 23.02.2025/18h28). d) Jockey S Moodley was the rider of DEPUTY CHIEF (advised 23.02.2025/08h12). e) Apprentice B Plaatjies (claiming 2.5kg) was the rider of PRINCE FLORIAN (advised 24.02.2025/10h41). f) Jockey C Little was the rider of TWOCANTANGO (advised 23.02.2025/13h05). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) CLAYMORE : Returned post-race having cast the left front shoe. SCRATCHINGS : a) TICKALOX : Change of date (Trainer - 23.02.2025/18h13). b) OFF THE CHARTS : Swollen right front fetlock (Trainer - 24.02.2025/07h15). Rule 53.5 applies. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.