RACING TODAY MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens) | 23 Dec 2025

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Copper Cliff	Miss R A Venniker	5	58.5kg	60	75	75	Won	25/2	Y	O: Messrs B S Tobias & G Bartlett T: Mr P F Matchett
2	Lance Alot	Ms S T Valjalo	7	55.0kg*	77	67	67	+0.20	11/2	TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
3	Milan's World Line	Mr C J Habib	1	60.0kg	72	72	72	+0.40	8/1	Y	O: Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
4	Babette's Feast	Mr C Murray	2	56.0kg	74	81	81	+1.20	6/1	Y	O: Ridgemont (Nom: Mr Craig Kieswetter) & Mr Devin Heffer T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
5	One Of Those Days	Mr C Zackey	6	59.0kg	—	81	81	+2.50	15/10Fav	Y	O: Kalinga Holdings (Pty) Ltd & Mrs Prakashni Pillay T: Mr S G Tarry
6	Shoreybomba	Mr S Khumalo	8	59.0kg	—	73	73	+2.75	4/1	Y	—
7	Inclusion	Mr P Mxoli	9	60.0kg	67	65	65	+6.00	33/1	Y	—
8	Afterburn	Mr K J Lihaba	3	60.0kg*	65	62	62	+7.50	100/1	B TT F	—
9	Eagles Rock	Mr N Klink	4	60.0kg	40	47	47	+12.00	125/1	Y	—
10	Brody	Mr T J Mayhew	10	59.0kg*	69	60	60	+13.00	125/1	Y	—
Code 88	Gavius Maximus	Mr G J Lerena	3	59.0kg	—	79	79	—	5/1	N	—

Copper Cliff

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 5 · 58.5kg

Won

25/2

MR 60 → 75

Lance Alot

Ms S T Valjalo (True) · Dw 7 · 55.0kg

+0.20

11/2

MR 77 → 67

TT Y

Milan's World Line

Mr C J Habib · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+0.40

8/1

MR 72 → 72

Babette's Feast

Mr C Murray · Dw 2 · 56.0kg

+1.20

6/1

MR 74 → 81

One Of Those Days

Mr C Zackey · Dw 6 · 59.0kg

+2.50

15/10 Fav

MR — → 81

Shoreybomba

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 8 · 59.0kg

+2.75

4/1

MR — → 73

Inclusion

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+6.00

33/1

MR 67 → 65

Afterburn

Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+7.50

100/1

MR 65 → 62

B TT F

Eagles Rock

Mr N Klink · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+12.00

125/1

MR 40 → 47

Brody

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 10 · 59.0kg

+13.00

125/1

MR 69 → 60

Gavius Maximus

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

—

5/1

MR — → 79

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) INCLUSION (P Mxoli) jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls. b) MILAN'S WORLD (C Habib) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) An Inquiry will be opened to establish why AFTERBURN (*KJ Lihaba) had to ease at the 300m. b) Jockey C Habib (MILAN'S WORLD) briefly dropped his right-side rein in the concluding stages. c) BABETTE'S FEAST (C Murray) was carried out marginally by LANCE ALOT (*S Valjalo), which hung out in the concluding stages d) COPPER CLIFF, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer PF Matchett was advised. (MS) JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS SCRATCHED: a) GAVIUS MAXIMUS - sold without engagement. (declared 08h17 on 20251222). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.