25 March 2025 | Vaal | Race 4

PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens. R15 000 Win bonus ROA Members)

Distance 2000m

Going Good

Win Time 125.42s

Avg Time 125.62s

Stakes R120,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Instant Attraction Line	Mr R Munger	11	56.5kg	72	65	65	Won	1/1Fav	TT Y	O: Messrs S Govender, R D Dukoff-Gordon, A Rosenthal & Mrs K L Mayhew-Munger T: Mr C J Mayhew
2	Heroic Act	Mr N Nastili	6	57.5kg*	62	62	62	+0.75	100/1	Y	O: Mr K P & Mrs N M Backos T: Mr Tyrone Zackey
3	Chieftain's Shield	Mr C J Habib	2	60.0kg	65	80	80	+2.25	5/1	Y	O: Mr K P & Mrs N M Backos T: Mr Tyrone Zackey
4	Gift Of Royal	Mr J R Syster	3	60.0kg	73	56	56	+3.35	16/1	Y	O: Mr Q M Loubser T: Mr B Webber
5	Stop The Traffic	Mr P Mxoli	1	60.0kg	55	64	64	+5.05	125/1	EM Y	O: Mr P J Louwrens T: Mr C J Lensley
6	Manz Knight	Mr K A Brewer	5	60.0kg	65	60	60	+5.75	16/1	TT Y	—
7	Gold De Grace	Mr M K Katjedi	9	60.0kg	60	51	51	+7.00	25/1	B F	—
8	Pass The Baton	Mr N Klink	4	56.5kg	62	48	48	+10.40	33/1	TT Y	—
9	Tibbott Bourke	Mr K Matsunyane	7	60.0kg	62	51	51	+10.50	50/1	B Y	—
10	Battle Ofthe Bulge	Mr M A Yeni	12	60.0kg	—	60	60	+11.75	4/1	Y	—
11	Beverly Baby	Mr J Gates	10	56.5kg	56	53	53	+16.50	125/1	B TT F	—
12	Sky On Fire	Mr V Jodhee	8	56.0kg*	61	60	60	+99.99	125/1	Y	—

Instant Attraction Line

Mr R Munger · Dw 11 · 56.5kg

Won

1/1 Fav

MR 72 → 65

TT Y

Heroic Act

Mr N Nastili (True) · Dw 6 · 57.5kg

+0.75

100/1

MR 62 → 62

Chieftain's Shield

Mr C J Habib · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+2.25

5/1

MR 65 → 80

Gift Of Royal

Mr J R Syster · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+3.35

16/1

MR 73 → 56

Stop The Traffic

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+5.05

125/1

MR 55 → 64

EM Y

Manz Knight

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+5.75

16/1

MR 65 → 60

TT Y

Gold De Grace

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+7.00

25/1

MR 60 → 51

B F

Pass The Baton

Mr N Klink · Dw 4 · 56.5kg

+10.40

33/1

MR 62 → 48

TT Y

Tibbott Bourke

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+10.50

50/1

MR 62 → 51

B Y

Battle Ofthe Bulge

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+11.75

4/1

MR — → 60

Beverly Baby

Mr J Gates · Dw 10 · 56.5kg

+16.50

125/1

MR 56 → 53

B TT F

Sky On Fire

Mr V Jodhee (True) · Dw 8 · 56.0kg

+99.99

125/1

MR 61 → 60

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) MANZ KNIGHT (K A Brewer), HEROIC ACT (*N Nastili) and SKY ON FIRE (*V Jodhee) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) At approximately the 200m, SKY ON FIRE stumbled badly dislodging Apprentice V Jodhee, who was attended to by the course paramedics, transferred to the medical centre for further examination and was dispatched to hospital for further treatment. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine SKY ON FIRE. b) In view of the performance of BATTLE OFTHE BULGE (M Yeni), (distance 11,75 lengths, betting 4/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) INSTANT ATTRACTION (R Munger), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Mayhew advised (DR). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD was ridden by Jockey C Habib (declared 25 March 2025 at 14H03). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) MANZ KNIGHT raced with a cornell collar (declared 10 September 2024). b) CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD without a tongue tie (declared 23 March 2025 at 10H34). c) SKY ON FIRE raced without blinkers (declared 23 March 2025 at 10H34). d) TIBBOTT BOURKE raced equipped with blinkers (declared 24 March 2025 at 09H11). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SKY ON FIRE examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) BATTLE OFTHE BULGE not striding out left front and right front. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.