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29 April 2025 | Vaal | Race 8

NEXT TURFFONTEIN RACEMEETING THURSDAY 15 MAY WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden F & M)

Distance 1300m
Going Good
Win Time 78.37s
Stakes R95,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1 Mr P Mongqawa 1 60.0kg 67 63 63 Won 7/1
B TT Y
O: Mrs K N Riley, Adv N Riley, Messrs W H Ackerman & J T Mushwana
T: Mr A P Peter
2 Mr S Mosia 8 60.0kg 64 58 58 +4.30 10/1
Y
O: Mr G B K Jarvis
T: Mr W Marwing
3 Mr V Sithetho 6 60.0kg 56 56 56 +5.00 20/1
EM Y
O: Mr C Muthusami
T: Mr W Marwing
4 Mr S Mkhumbuzi 9 60.0kg 74 68 68 +5.20 3/1Fav
Y
O: Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd
T: Mr S G Tarry
5 Mr S Mthembu 2 60.0kg 56 61 61 +6.20 9/4
B Y
O: Mrs S Viljoen
T: Mr A P Peter
6 Mr G F Dadamasi 5 60.0kg 60 57 57 +6.80 25/1
Y
7 Mr A Feni 4 60.0kg 60 47 47 +7.00 10/1
B Y
8 Mr T Matsoele 10 60.0kg 59 50 50 +10.25 25/1
Y
9 Mr N Ngqwangi 7 57.0kg 52 52 +15.50 14/1
Y
10 Mr C Mabaya 3 60.0kg 60 48 48 +16.00 25/1
Y
Code 88 Mr T Lukhele 2 57.0kg 33/1
N
1
Mr P Mongqawa · Dw 1 · 60.0kg
Won
7/1
MR 6763
B TT Y
2
Mr S Mosia · Dw 8 · 60.0kg
+4.30
10/1
MR 6458
Y
3
Mr V Sithetho · Dw 6 · 60.0kg
+5.00
20/1
MR 5656
EM Y
4
Mr S Mkhumbuzi · Dw 9 · 60.0kg
+5.20
3/1 Fav
MR 7468
Y
5
Mr S Mthembu · Dw 2 · 60.0kg
+6.20
9/4
MR 5661
B Y
6
Mr G F Dadamasi · Dw 5 · 60.0kg
+6.80
25/1
MR 6057
Y
7
Mr A Feni · Dw 4 · 60.0kg
+7.00
10/1
MR 6047
B Y
8
Mr T Matsoele · Dw 10 · 60.0kg
+10.25
25/1
MR 5950
Y
9
Mr N Ngqwangi · Dw 7 · 57.0kg
+15.50
14/1
MR 52
Y
10
Mr C Mabaya · Dw 3 · 60.0kg
+16.00
25/1
MR 6048
Y
88
Mr T Lukhele · Dw 2 · 57.0kg
33/1
MR
N
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SAUDI SWEEP (+S Mkhumbuzi) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) WHISTLING STRAIT (+C Mabaya) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls, losing one length. c) AMERICAN SOCIALITE (+N Ngqwangi) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) LILAC SNOW (+S Mosia) hung in from the 500m. b) At approximately the 300m, POTATO SALAD (+A Feni) was carried in by SAUDI SWEEP (+S Mkhumbuzi), which hung in from 400m. Thereafter, Work Rider S Mkhumbuzi, the rider of SAUDI SWEEP, dropped his right-side rein at the 200m, which he only regained after the finish. c) Work Rider V Sithetho was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he, as the rider of MADAME POMPADOUR, misused his crop by striking this filly more than twelve times (16) which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. Work Rider A Feni signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in four (4) Work Rider Races. Suspension date: 15 May 2025, 29 May 2025 and two to TBA. d) Work Rider S B Mthembu was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he, as the rider of SASHA LEE, misused his crop by striking this filly more than twelve times (14) which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. Work Rider S B Mthembu signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in two (2) Work Rider Races. Suspension date: 15 May 2025 and 29 May 2025. e) LIKE A PRAYER (+P Mongqawa), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A P Peter advised (MS). WORK RIDER CHANGES: a) MADAME POMPADOUR was ridden by Work Rider V Sithetho (declared 25 April 2025 at 15H08). b) AMERICAN SOCIALITE was ridden by Work Rider N Ngqwangi (declared 29 April 2025 at 16H21). Race 8 contd. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) AFTERSHOCK raced equipped with alumites bar shoes in front, alumites behind (declared 23 April 2025 at 13H45) and without blinkers, a tongue tie (declared 28 April 2025 at 08H46). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SAUDI SWEEP coughing post race. SCRATCHED: a) FUTURE BUZZ deceased. Advised 28 April 2025 at 12H36. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.