04 November 2025 | Vaal | Race 2

#YOUCANBETONUS! MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares)

Distance 1000m

Going Good

Win Time 56.36s

Avg Time 57.99s

Stakes R105,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Manyeleti	Mr C Zackey	11	59.0kg	—	93	93	Won	9/4	Y	O: Mr & Mrs Steven Jell & Ms R E Slack T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
2	Plumbago Park Line	Mr L M van Rensburg	1	59.0kg	77	77	77	+3.00	14/1	Y	O: Mr F Swart T: Mr B Webber
3	Varachino's Champ	Miss R A Venniker	2	57.5kg	—	75	75	+8.40	10/1	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
4	Kortvandraad	Mr K Matsunyane	6	60.0kg	65	71	71	+11.20	16/1	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr P P Vermeulen & Mrs J M Vermeulen
5	Master's Lady	Mr M A Yeni	8	59.0kg	81	69	69	+12.20	7/2	Y	O: Mr H D Long T: Mr R R Magner
6	Emerald Forge	Mr C Murray	10	59.0kg	81	75	75	+13.00	28/10Fav	Y	—
7	Dondoyaki	Mr Serino Moodley	7	59.0kg	80	71	71	+13.75	16/1	TT Y	—
8	Fire Within	Mr S Khumalo	9	59.0kg	—	52	52	+15.25	100/1	B Y	—
9	Mystical Butterfly	Mr G Samo-Burthia	5	56.5kg*	—	77	77	+20.00	40/1	EM N	—
10	Duchess Of Cognac	Mr T J Mayhew	4	57.5kg*	—	20	20	+23.20	50/1	Y	—
11	Erebus	Mr J R Syster	3	59.0kg	72	66	66	+23.50	66/1	B TT Y	—
Code 88	Gaslight Dancer	Mr C J Habib	9	59.0kg	—	85	85	—	10/1	N	—

Manyeleti

Mr C Zackey · Dw 11 · 59.0kg

Won

9/4

MR — → 93

Plumbago Park Line

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

+3.00

14/1

MR 77 → 77

Varachino's Champ

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

+8.40

10/1

MR — → 75

Kortvandraad

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+11.20

16/1

MR 65 → 71

Master's Lady

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 8 · 59.0kg

+12.20

7/2

MR 81 → 69

Emerald Forge

Mr C Murray · Dw 10 · 59.0kg

+13.00

28/10 Fav

MR 81 → 75

Dondoyaki

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 7 · 59.0kg

+13.75

16/1

MR 80 → 71

TT Y

Fire Within

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 9 · 59.0kg

+15.25

100/1

MR — → 52

B Y

Mystical Butterfly

Mr G Samo-Burthia (True) · Dw 5 · 56.5kg

+20.00

40/1

MR — → 77

EM N

Duchess Of Cognac

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+23.20

50/1

MR — → 20

Erebus

Mr J R Syster · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

+23.50

66/1

MR 72 → 66

B TT Y

Gaslight Dancer

Mr C J Habib · Dw 9 · 59.0kg

—

10/1

MR — → 85

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) MASTER'S LADY (M Yeni) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) DONDOYAKI (S Moodley) and DUCHESS OF COGNAC (*T Mayhew) were slow losing one length. c) Shortly after the start, EMERALD FORGE (C Murray) and FIRE WITHIN (S Khumalo) came together and bumped. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) The saddle on MASTER'S LADY (M Yeni) slipped back in running. This was confirmed by an Official. b) Jockey S Moodley reported that DONDOYAKI did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. c) MANYELETI (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M N Houdalakis advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) MYSTICAL BUTTERFLY raced equipped with ear muffs (declared 29 October 2025 at 14H47) and unshod (declared 3 November 2025 at 07H25). b) EREBUS raced equipped with blinkers (declared 3 November 2025 at 08H43). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) DONDOYAKI blowing post race. b) MASTER'S LADY blowing post race. c) EREBUS abnormal respiratory noise. SCRATCHED: a) GASLIGHT DANCER insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.