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17 April 2025 | Vaal | Race 5

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Distance 1700m
Going Good
Win Time 105.32s
Avg Time 104.37s
Stakes R120,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1
The Ultimate King
Mr A C Fortune 2 60.0kg 76 117 117 Won 1/4Fav
Y
O: Mrs S Viljoen
T: Mr A P Peter
2
Chieftain's Shield Line
Mr N Nastili 1 57.5kg* 64 80 80 +2.40 7/1
Y
O: Mr K P & Mrs N M Backos
T: Mr Tyrone Zackey
3
Blurred Vision
Mr M K Katjedi 4 60.0kg 67 56 56 +4.00 25/1
Y
O: Mr St John D Gray
T: Mr St John D Gray
4
Follow The Master
Mr J Gates 5 60.0kg 66 82 82 +4.30 10/1
Y
O: Messrs M G Bothma, G J Nassif, J Nassif & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif)
T: Mr F P P Habib
5
Gold De Grace
Mr N Klink 6 60.0kg 57 51 51 +8.50 25/1
B F
O: Mr & Mrs C Jonker
T: Mr C I Jonker
6
Urquhart Castle
Mr K J Lihaba 3 60.0kg* 30 37 37 +9.25 100/1
B Y
—
Code 88
Future King
— 6 60.0kg — 66 66 — 6/1
N
—
Code 88
Seventh Fleet
Mr P J Strydom 3 60.0kg — 63 63 — 6/1
N
—
1
The Ultimate King
Mr A C Fortune · Dw 2 · 60.0kg
Won
1/4 Fav
MR 76 → 117
Y
2
Chieftain's Shield Line
Mr N Nastili (True) · Dw 1 · 57.5kg
+2.40
7/1
MR 64 → 80
Y
3
Blurred Vision
Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 4 · 60.0kg
+4.00
25/1
MR 67 → 56
Y
4
Follow The Master
Mr J Gates · Dw 5 · 60.0kg
+4.30
10/1
MR 66 → 82
Y
5
Gold De Grace
Mr N Klink · Dw 6 · 60.0kg
+8.50
25/1
MR 57 → 51
B F
6
Urquhart Castle
Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 3 · 60.0kg
+9.25
100/1
MR 30 → 37
B Y
88
Future King
— · Dw 6 · 60.0kg
—
6/1
MR — → 66
N
88
Seventh Fleet
Mr P J Strydom · Dw 3 · 60.0kg
—
6/1
MR — → 63
N
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) FOLLOW THE MASTER (J Gates) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) CHIEFTAIN'S SHIELD (*N Nastili) and GOLD DE GRACE (N Klink) were slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) THE ULTIMATE KING (A Fortune), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee M Peter, acting on behalf of Trainer A P Peter, was advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) BLURRED VISION raced without blinkers (declared 15 April 2025 at 15H03). THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. SCRATCHED: a) SEVENTH FLEET off feed (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) FUTURE KING insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.