CONGRATULATIONS S'MANGA KHUMALO ON YOUR JULY DAY WINNER MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens) | 12 Jul 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Echo Check	Mr S Khumalo	2	57.0kg	—	91	91	Won	5/1	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
2	Monkey Puzzle	Mr C Murray	8	60.0kg	70	79	79	+4.10	5/1Fav	Y	O: Messrs Ross Kieswetter & E G van den Berg, Mrs G MacGregor, Andy & Denise Turk T: Mr J I Crawford
3	Amandla Ngawethu Line	Mr C J Habib	5	60.0kg	73	72	72	+5.50	33/10	B N	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr Clinton Binda
4	Onceinabluemoon	Mr P Mxoli	1	54.5kg	—	75	75	+5.90	9/4	Y	O: Mr H P N Pretorius T: Mr P F Matchett
5	In The Willows	Mr K Matsunyane	9	57.0kg	—	54	54	+10.60	125/1	Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
6	Best Candidate	Mr C R Maujean	10	57.0kg	—	76	76	+10.80	14/1	Y	—
7	Lannyboy	Mr M A Yeni	4	57.0kg	—	65	65	+11.00	40/1	Y	—
8	Echoes Of War	Mr G J Lerena	7	57.0kg	—	74	74	+12.70	8/1	Y	—
9	Ember King	Mr K J Lihaba	6	57.0kg*	—	70	70	+17.00	125/1	Y	—
10	God's Country	Mr J Gates	3	57.0kg	—	60	60	+18.25	33/1	Y	—

Echo Check

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 2 · 57.0kg

Won

5/1

MR — → 91

Monkey Puzzle

Mr C Murray · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+4.10

5/1 Fav

MR 70 → 79

Amandla Ngawethu Line

Mr C J Habib · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+5.50

33/10

MR 73 → 72

B N

Onceinabluemoon

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 1 · 54.5kg

+5.90

9/4

MR — → 75

In The Willows

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 9 · 57.0kg

+10.60

125/1

MR — → 54

Best Candidate

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 10 · 57.0kg

+10.80

14/1

MR — → 76

Lannyboy

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

+11.00

40/1

MR — → 65

Echoes Of War

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 7 · 57.0kg

+12.70

8/1

MR — → 74

Ember King

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 6 · 57.0kg

+17.00

125/1

MR — → 70

God's Country

Mr J Gates · Dw 3 · 57.0kg

+18.25

33/1

MR — → 60

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BEST CANDIDATE (C Maujean) was stubborn loading. b) EMBER KING (*K J Lihaba) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) In the concluding stages, LANNYBOY (M Yeni) was carried in by BEST CANDIDATE (C Maujean), which hung in from the 300m. b) GOD'S COUNTRY (J Gates) hung out in the concluding stages. c) ECHO CHECK (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer F P Habib advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) MONKEY PUZZLE was ridden by Jockey C Murray (declared 12 July 2025 at 09H15). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) AMANDLA NGAWETHU raced equipped with blinkers (declared 11 July 2025 at 07H38). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) LANNYBOY abnormal respiratory noise. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.