06 March 2025 | Vaal | Race 9

NEXT VAAL MEETING TUESDAY 25 MARCH MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

Distance 1700m

Going Good

Win Time 104.37s

Avg Time 104.96s

Stakes R120,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Hat Furious	Mr R Munger	4	60.0kg	54	58	58	Won	5/1	B Y	O: Mr W G de Koker & Isabella Lombard T: Mr E Verdonese
2	Sovereign Crown	Mr C Zackey	5	60.0kg	68	68	68	+3.50	7/2	B Y	O: Hyperpaint Syndicate (Nom: Mr D T Peter) T: Mr A P Peter
3	Gift Of Royal	Mr J R Syster	7	60.0kg	76	56	56	+3.70	5/1	Y	O: Mr Q M Loubser T: Mr B Webber
4	Snow Moon Line	Mr K A Brewer	8	60.0kg	73	70	70	+3.80	33/20Fav	Y	O: Mr M Pandaram T: Mr M Pandaram
5	Blue Crystal	Mr P Mxoli	2	60.0kg	59	51	51	+6.55	25/2	Y	O: Mr E Blome T: Mr P P Labuschagne
6	Divine Messenger	Mr J Gates	3	60.0kg	55	55	55	+9.15	33/1	B Y	—
7	Beartic	Mr K J Lihaba	1	60.0kg*	50	54	54	+9.85	50/1	B Y	—
8	Urquhart Castle	Mr Wesley Marwing	6	60.0kg	—	37	37	+22.00	10/1	Y	—
Code 88	Dylan's Champ	Mr A C Fortune	6	60.0kg	—	85	85	—	63/100	N	—
Code 88	Euphrates	Mr C R Maujean	5	60.0kg	—	70	70	—	66/1	N	—

Hat Furious

Mr R Munger · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

Won

5/1

MR 54 → 58

B Y

Sovereign Crown

Mr C Zackey · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+3.50

7/2

MR 68 → 68

B Y

Gift Of Royal

Mr J R Syster · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+3.70

5/1

MR 76 → 56

Snow Moon Line

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+3.80

33/20 Fav

MR 73 → 70

Blue Crystal

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+6.55

25/2

MR 59 → 51

Divine Messenger

Mr J Gates · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+9.15

33/1

MR 55 → 55

B Y

Beartic

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+9.85

50/1

MR 50 → 54

B Y

Urquhart Castle

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+22.00

10/1

MR — → 37

Dylan's Champ

Mr A C Fortune · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

—

63/100

MR — → 85

Euphrates

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

—

66/1

MR — → 70

THE START OF THIS RACE WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE DELAY IN THE PREVIOUS RACE AS WELL AS DYLAN'S CHAMP (A FORTUNE) BEING SUBJECT TO A LATE VETERINARY EXAMINATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEING SCRATCHED. TIME WAS ALLOTTED FOR THE BETTING PUBLIC TO RESTRUCTURE THEIR BETS. THIS CAUSED A FURTHER DELAY TO THE START OF THIS RACE. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SOVEREIGN CROWN (C Zackey) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) GIFT OF ROYAL (J R Syster) was slow losing one length. c) URQUHART CASTLE (Wes Marwing) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Jockey Wes Marwing reported that he felt something amiss with URQUHART CASTLE in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt. b) The saddle on BEARTIC (*K J Lihaba) slipped back in running. This was confirmed by the patrol film. c) HAT FURIOUS (R Munger), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer E Verdonese advised (AH). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) SOVEREIGN CROWN was ridden by Jockey C Zackey (declared 6 March 2025 at 15H41). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) DIVINE MESSENGER raced equipped with blinkers (declared 27 February 2025 at 17H40). b) SNOW MOON raced without ear muffs (declared 1 March 2025 at 08H14). c) BLUE CRYSTAL raced without blinkers (declared 1 March 2025 at 08H54). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) URQUHART CASTLE abnormal respiratory noise. SCRATCHED: a) EUPHRATES virus (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) DYLAN'S CHAMP (NHA / 17H08) not striding out right front (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.