11 December 2025 | Vaal | Race 2

RACING TODAY MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 99.07s

Avg Time 98.27s

Stakes R120,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Agoge	Mr C Zackey	6	59.0kg	—	91	91	Won	56/100Fav	Y	O: Mr D Shawe T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
2	Lance Alot	Mr P Mxoli	8	59.0kg	—	67	67	+3.40	20/1	TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
3	District Attorney Line	Mr G J Lerena	2	59.0kg	74	74	74	+4.90	17/2	Y	O: Wernars Family & A Joannides T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
4	Milan's World	Mr C J Habib	1	60.0kg	73	72	72	+5.10	7/2	Y	O: Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
5	Smuggler	Mr K de Melo	4	59.0kg	—	68	68	+5.40	20/1	TT Y	O: Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd, Messrs M A Currie, A Lahoud, Jarryd Lahoud, Larry Pogir, B G Gardner & Mrs J P Gardner T: Mr S G Tarry
6	Elusive Glow	Mr M Mbuto	7	56.5kg*	—	73	73	+6.10	125/1	Y	—
7	Millennium Warrior	Mr M K Katjedi	3	59.0kg	56	78	78	+7.70	125/1	Y	—
8	Gift Of Royal	Mr J R Syster	11	60.0kg	63	56	56	+9.10	125/1	Y	—
9	Blue Crystal	Mr L Nhlapo	5	60.0kg	57	51	51	+9.40	125/1	Y	—
10	Scott's Guard	Mr J Gates	10	59.0kg	63	63	63	+10.50	125/1	TT Y	—
11	Big Sky Ranger	Mr T J Mayhew	9	59.0kg*	—	—	—	+21.50	125/1	Y	—

Agoge

Mr C Zackey · Dw 6 · 59.0kg

Won

56/100 Fav

MR — → 91

Lance Alot

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 8 · 59.0kg

+3.40

20/1

MR — → 67

TT Y

District Attorney Line

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

+4.90

17/2

MR 74 → 74

Milan's World

Mr C J Habib · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+5.10

7/2

MR 73 → 72

Smuggler

Mr K de Melo · Dw 4 · 59.0kg

+5.40

20/1

MR — → 68

TT Y

Elusive Glow

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 7 · 56.5kg

+6.10

125/1

MR — → 73

Millennium Warrior

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

+7.70

125/1

MR 56 → 78

Gift Of Royal

Mr J R Syster · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+9.10

125/1

MR 63 → 56

Blue Crystal

Mr L Nhlapo · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+9.40

125/1

MR 57 → 51

Scott's Guard

Mr J Gates · Dw 10 · 59.0kg

+10.50

125/1

MR 63 → 63

TT Y

Big Sky Ranger

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 9 · 59.0kg

+21.50

125/1

MR — → —

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) MILLENNIUM WARRIOR (M K Katjedi) reared in the stalls. b) MILAN'S WORLD (C Habib) and SMUGGLER (K de Melo) were slow, losing one length. c) BIG SKY RANGER (*T Mayhew) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) BLUE CRYSTAL (L Nhlapo) over-raced in the early stages, proving difficult to assist. b) GIFT OF ROYAL (J R Syster) over-raced in the early stages. c) MILLENNIUM WARRIOR (M K Katjedi) over-raced in the early and middle stages. d) LANCE ALOT (P Mxoli) was carried out marginally at the top of the straight by AGOGE (C Zackey), which rolled out. e) AGOGE (C Zackey) hung out from the 400m. f) AGOGE (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M N Houdalakis advised (SM). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) BLUE CRYSTAL raced equipped with cheek pieces (declared 8 December 2025 at 06H47). THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None. Race 2 contd.