14 August 2025 | Vaal | Race 3

PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

Distance 1000m

Going Good

Win Time 57.85s

Avg Time 56.80s

Stakes R100,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Faithful Neo	Mr C Zackey	6	58.5kg	75	78	78	Won	18/10Fav	Y	O: Mr S A Hanna & Hanna Brothers and Friends Syndicate (Nom: Mr L G Hanna) T: Mr A P Peter
2	Lonely As A Cloud Line	Mr Serino Moodley	2	58.0kg	71	71	71	+4.75	8/1	B Y	O: Messrs Suven Govender & Selvan Naidoo T: Miss C T Dawson
3	Deal Maker (GB)	Mr C A Little	5	58.5kg	75	77	77	+4.95	5/4	B Y	O: Mr W H Ackerman T: Mr A P Peter
4	Micke's Bomb	Mr C J Habib	7	54.5kg	65	60	60	+5.15	25/2	B TT Y	O: Mr C J Potgieter & Dr M Taljaardt T: Mr F Bronkhorst
5	Nkandla Gold	Mr M K Katjedi	4	60.0kg	72	60	60	+5.35	25/2	EM Y	O: Mr J W Webber & Mrs B I d'Oliveira T: Mr B Webber
6	Summer Shade	Mr L Nhlapo	3	56.0kg	66	52	52	+9.45	100/1	B Y	—
7	World Heritage	Mr J R Syster	1	51.0kg	55	55	55	+12.55	50/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Across The Bow	Mr K J Lihaba	10	52.0kg*	—	57	57	—	25/1	N	—
Code 88	The Navy Lark	Mr T J Mayhew	7	57.0kg*	—	74	74	—	—	N	—
Code 88	Western Wishes	Mr J Gates	9	56.5kg	—	74	74	—	5/1	N	—

Faithful Neo

Mr C Zackey · Dw 6 · 58.5kg

Won

18/10 Fav

MR 75 → 78

Lonely As A Cloud Line

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 2 · 58.0kg

+4.75

8/1

MR 71 → 71

B Y

Deal Maker (GB)

Mr C A Little · Dw 5 · 58.5kg

+4.95

5/4

MR 75 → 77

B Y

Micke's Bomb

Mr C J Habib · Dw 7 · 54.5kg

+5.15

25/2

MR 65 → 60

B TT Y

Nkandla Gold

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+5.35

25/2

MR 72 → 60

EM Y

Summer Shade

Mr L Nhlapo · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

+9.45

100/1

MR 66 → 52

B Y

World Heritage

Mr J R Syster · Dw 1 · 51.0kg

+12.55

50/1

MR 55 → 55

B Y

Across The Bow

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 10 · 52.0kg

—

25/1

MR — → 57

The Navy Lark

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 7 · 57.0kg

—

MR — → 74

Western Wishes

Mr J Gates · Dw 9 · 56.5kg

—

5/1

MR — → 74

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) DEAL MAKER (GB) (C Little) fly-jumped leaving the stalls, losing one length. Trainer A P Peter was advised to reschool this filly prior to her next engagement (LAS). b) SUMMER SHADE (L Nhlapo) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) FAITHFUL NEO (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A P Peter advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) WORLD HERITAGE: Jockey J R Syster weighed out at 51,4kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) DEAL MAKER (GB) abnormal respiratory noise. SCRATCHED: a) THE NAVY LARK lame right front (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) WESTERN WISHES insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). c) ACROSS THE BOW insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None. Race 3 contd.