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23 October 2025 | Vaal | Race 5

RACING240 MR 76 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1450m

Going Good

Win Time 86.41s

Avg Time 86.68s

Stakes R100,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:8.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:10.5 4yrs:1.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Palace Prince	Mr P Mxoli	7	61.0kg	94	102	102	Won	11/2	Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
2	Deception Pass	Mr M A Yeni	1	61.0kg	78	77	77	+0.20	17/2	B Y	O: Sunstone Farming (Pty) Ltd (Miss C Soal) T: Mr M G Azzie
3	Father Christmas	Mr Serino Moodley	2	59.0kg	75	83	83	+0.90	7/2Fav	Y	O: Messrs Jamal Farah, J B Farah & Hyperpaint Syndicate (Nom: Mr D T Peter) T: Mr A P Peter
4	Prince Of Kildare Line	Mr C Murray	3	58.5kg	73	79	79	+1.00	7/2	TT Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mr B B Ruiters
5	Never Never Land	Mr K Matsunyane	8	56.0kg	84	84	84	+2.60	3/1	Y	O: Messrs D Chinsammy, Reon Barnard, Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd, L M Nestadt, B A Lane & Paul Marks T: Mr S T Pettigrew
6	Oklahoma Twister	Mr J R Syster	9	54.0kg	64	70	70	+3.30	16/1	Y	—
7	Eiffel Tower	Mr G Samo-Burthia	5	58.0kg*	77	69	69	+4.80	40/1	B TT Y	—
8	Bloomington	Mr M K Katjedi	6	59.5kg	75	67	67	+6.80	16/1	Y	—
9	Strewn Sky	Mr C J Habib	10	59.5kg	75	69	69	+7.80	33/1	N	—
10	Spirited Girl	Mr T J Mayhew	4	55.5kg*	70	60	60	+10.80	100/1	Y	—

Palace Prince

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 7 · 61.0kg

Won

11/2

MR 94 → 102

Deception Pass

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 1 · 61.0kg

+0.20

17/2

MR 78 → 77

B Y

Father Christmas

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

+0.90

7/2 Fav

MR 75 → 83

Prince Of Kildare Line

Mr C Murray · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+1.00

7/2

MR 73 → 79

TT Y

Never Never Land

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 8 · 56.0kg

+2.60

3/1

MR 84 → 84

Oklahoma Twister

Mr J R Syster · Dw 9 · 54.0kg

+3.30

16/1

MR 64 → 70

Eiffel Tower

Mr G Samo-Burthia (True) · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+4.80

40/1

MR 77 → 69

B TT Y

Bloomington

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 6 · 59.5kg

+6.80

16/1

MR 75 → 67

Strewn Sky

Mr C J Habib · Dw 10 · 59.5kg

+7.80

33/1

MR 75 → 69

Spirited Girl

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 4 · 55.5kg

+10.80

100/1

MR 70 → 60

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) PALACE PRINCE (P Mxoli) and NEVER NEVER LAND (K Matsunyane) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) PALACE PRINCE (P Mxoli) over raced in the early and middle stages. b) STREWN SKY (C Habib) raced wide on the turn and into the straight. c) FATHER CHRISTMAS (S Moodley) was hanging in from the 400m. d) In view of the performance of SPIRITED GIRL (*T Mayhew), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this mare. e) PALACE PRINCE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee P de Palma, acting on behalf of Trainer SJ Gray, was advised. (MS) JOCKEY CHANGES: a) *G Samo-Burthia rode EIFFEL TOWER (declared 07h12 on 20251023) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER None THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SPIRITED GIRL - examined post-race. Coughing THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None