26 July 2025 | Kenilworth | Race 3

CELEBRATING CENTURION MEMBER JOHN KOSTER'S BIRTHDAY MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE (Fillies) (For 2 year old Fillies)

Distance 1200m

Going Soft

Win Time 77.23s

Avg Time 73.34s

Stakes R125,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Splash Of Colour	Mr B J A Plaatjies	4	58.5kg*	—	74	74	Won	7/2Fav	Y	O: Mr T J Jagers & Miss B A M Giddy T: Mr V H Marshall
2	Beach Verse	Mr A Domeyer	7	60.0kg	—	111	111	+2.25	28/10	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Candice Bass
3	Piteraq	Mr L Mxothwa	1	60.0kg	—	68	68	+3.75	9/2	Y	O: Akber Investments (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr Dave Pearce), Mr A J Brand & Mrs G MacGregor T: Mr J I Crawford
4	Chickasaw	Mr O Noach	8	60.0kg	—	67	67	+4.25	7/1	Y	O: Itssa It & Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd & Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd T: Candice Bass
5	Lebombo Gold	Mr R D Fourie	2	60.0kg	—	73	73	+4.75	7/1	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Mr S J Snaith
6	Morfeliha	Mr G Wright	3	60.0kg	—	79	79	+5.50	40/1	Y	—
7	Up In Flames	Mr K G Steyn	5	60.0kg	—	69	69	+5.60	20/1	Y	—
8	Endeared	Mr S Bungane	6	56.0kg*	—	68	68	+6.60	66/1	Y	—
9	Island Jewel	Mr C Zackey	9	60.0kg	—	51	51	+8.60	16/1	Y	—
10	Zarafa	Mr J P van der Merwe	10	60.0kg	—	—	—	+14.10	20/1	Y	—

Splash Of Colour

Mr B J A Plaatjies (True) · Dw 4 · 58.5kg

Won

7/2 Fav

MR — → 74

Beach Verse

Mr A Domeyer · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+2.25

28/10

MR — → 111

Piteraq

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+3.75

9/2

MR — → 68

Chickasaw

Mr O Noach · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+4.25

7/1

MR — → 67

Lebombo Gold

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+4.75

7/1

MR — → 73

Morfeliha

Mr G Wright · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+5.50

40/1

MR — → 79

Up In Flames

Mr K G Steyn · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+5.60

20/1

MR — → 69

Endeared

Mr S Bungane (True) · Dw 6 · 56.0kg

+6.60

66/1

MR — → 68

Island Jewel

Mr C Zackey · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+8.60

16/1

MR — → 51

Zarafa

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+14.10

20/1

MR — → —

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) UP IN FLAMES (K Steyn) got its head into the adjacent stall and had to be corrected. b) LEBOMBO GOLD (R Fourie), CHICKASAW (O Noach) and ISLAND JEWEL (C Zackey) jumped slow, losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, MORFELIHA (G Wright) rolled in and bumped LEBOMBO GOLD (R Fourie). b) PITERAQ (L Mxothwa) was hanging out in the latter stages. c) In view of the debut performance of ISLAND JEWEL (C Zackey), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. d) Jockey JP van der Merwe reported that the bit on ZARAFA, which raced green and was hanging out, pulled through this filly's mouth. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) SPLASH OF COLOUR, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer VH Marshall was advised. (KG) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) Nil RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) ISLAND JEWEL - examined post-race. Scalp wound right hind b) ZARAFA - examined post-race. Bit pulled through mouth. Nothing obvious detected THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS