14 October 2025 | Vaal | Race 8

NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 75 and below)

Distance 2400m

Going Good

Win Time 149.54s

Stakes R100,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Arlington Action	Mr P Mxoli	10	56.0kg	67	73	73	Won	10/1	B Y	O: Mr K P & Mrs N M Backos T: Mr Tyrone Zackey
2	Cartagena	Mr L M van Rensburg	3	54.0kg	67	77	77	+2.50	9/4Fav	TT Y	O: Mr Andre du Plessis T: Mrs H E Adamson
3	Trident King Line	Mr C J Habib	5	58.0kg	69	65	65	+3.20	10/1	Y	O: Mrs V G Koterba T: Mr D J Nieuwenhuizen
4	Majalun	Mr G Samo-Burthia	12	50.0kg*	66	54	54	+3.50	6/1	B Y	O: Messrs M G Azzie, A Christoforou & G Morris T: Mr M G Azzie
5	Volte Face	Mr J R Syster	7	58.0kg	68	66	66	+4.00	16/1	B F	O: Mrs W van der Westhuizen T: Mr H van der Westhuizen
6	Rosy Lemon	Mr Serino Moodley	2	56.0kg	69	71	71	+5.00	5/1	Y	—
7	Romeo's Magic	Ms S T Valjalo	9	56.0kg*	74	69	69	+5.50	16/1	Y	—
8	Gold De Grace	Mr M K Katjedi	11	52.0kg	56	51	51	+8.20	80/1	B TT F	—
9	Royal Mazarin	Mr C R Maujean	4	58.0kg	71	70	70	+8.30	14/1	B TT Y	—
10	Nuclear Force	Mr C Murray	6	56.0kg	67	59	59	+12.10	20/1	B Y	—
11	Party Punch	Mr M A Yeni	8	56.0kg	72	57	57	+13.20	14/1	Y	—
12	That's Magical	Mr K J Lihaba	1	52.5kg*	61	54	54	+24.00	40/1	B Y	—

Arlington Action

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 10 · 56.0kg

Won

10/1

MR 67 → 73

B Y

Cartagena

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 3 · 54.0kg

+2.50

9/4 Fav

MR 67 → 77

TT Y

Trident King Line

Mr C J Habib · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+3.20

10/1

MR 69 → 65

Majalun

Mr G Samo-Burthia (True) · Dw 12 · 50.0kg

+3.50

6/1

MR 66 → 54

B Y

Volte Face

Mr J R Syster · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

+4.00

16/1

MR 68 → 66

B F

Rosy Lemon

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 2 · 56.0kg

+5.00

5/1

MR 69 → 71

Romeo's Magic

Ms S T Valjalo (True) · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

+5.50

16/1

MR 74 → 69

Gold De Grace

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 11 · 52.0kg

+8.20

80/1

MR 56 → 51

B TT F

Royal Mazarin

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 4 · 58.0kg

+8.30

14/1

MR 71 → 70

B TT Y

Nuclear Force

Mr C Murray · Dw 6 · 56.0kg

+12.10

20/1

MR 67 → 59

B Y

Party Punch

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 8 · 56.0kg

+13.20

14/1

MR 72 → 57

That's Magical

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 1 · 52.5kg

+24.00

40/1

MR 61 → 54

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) VOLTE FACE (JR Syster), ROSY LEMON (S Moodley) and GOLD DE GRACE (MK Katjedi) jumped slow, losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) MAJALUN (*G Samo-Burthia) over raced in the early stages. Thereafter, at approximately the 1900m, Apprentice G Samo-Burthia adopted a more sedate pace, which resulted in CARTAGENA (M van Rensburg), PARTY PUNCH (M Yeni) and THAT'S MAGICAL (*KJ Lihaba) commencing to over race. Apprentice G Samo-Burthia appeared before the Board and was advised to maintain the same, consistent racing pace so as not to cause bunching. b) Jockey S Moodley reported that ROSY LEMON made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare. c) ARLINGTON ACTION, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee P Jevu, acting on behalf of Trainer T Zackey, was advised. (MdP) JOCKEY CHANGES: None RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) ROMEO'S MAGIC raced with cheek pieces (declared 08h08 on 20251011) b) TRIDENT KING raced with a compression mask and blinkers (declared 09h08 on 20251012) THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) ROSY LEMON - examined post-race. Not striding out right hind b) PARTY PUNCH - blowing c) THAT'S MAGICAL -blowing THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None