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23 December 2025 | Vaal | Race 3

PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MR 76 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 2000m

Going Good

Win Time 123.60s

Avg Time 123.78s

Stakes R105,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:7.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:9.5 4yrs:1.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	One More Star	Mr C Murray	7	60.5kg	78	87	87	Won	11/2	TT Y	O: Dj Jazzy D Racing (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr C Mooloo) T: Mr A G Laird
2	Instant Attraction Line	Mr C R Maujean	1	53.0kg	63	65	65	+0.80	25/2	B TT Y	O: Messrs S Govender, R D Dukoff-Gordon, A Rosenthal & Mrs K L Mayhew-Munger T: Mr C J Mayhew
3	Casus Belli Line	Miss R A Venniker	5	51.5kg	63	63	63	+1.10	7/2	Y	O: Adv L L Cortese T: Mr P F Matchett
4	Eiffel Tower	Mr P Mxoli	6	59.0kg	74	69	69	+2.60	16/1	B TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
5	Sky Pillar Rock	Ms S T Valjalo	2	56.5kg*	78	85	85	+3.30	14/10Fav	Y	O: Messrs P M Chetty & R Chetty T: Miss R L Klaasen
6	Pretty Analia	Mr S Khumalo	3	57.0kg	70	64	64	+3.80	10/1	EM Y	—
7	Full Go	Mr K Matsunyane	4	52.0kg	54	58	58	+5.80	66/1	EM Y	—
8	Banha Bridge	Mr G J Lerena	8	59.0kg	74	70	70	+6.05	10/1	Y	—
Code 88	Bellerophon	Mr C Zackey	4	58.0kg	—	96	96	—	—	N	—
Code 88	Nkwenkwezi	Mr C J Habib	7	60.5kg	—	78	78	—	8/1	N	—

One More Star

Mr C Murray · Dw 7 · 60.5kg

Won

11/2

MR 78 → 87

TT Y

Instant Attraction Line

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 1 · 53.0kg

+0.80

25/2

MR 63 → 65

B TT Y

Casus Belli Line

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 5 · 51.5kg

+1.10

7/2

MR 63 → 63

Eiffel Tower

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 6 · 59.0kg

+2.60

16/1

MR 74 → 69

B TT Y

Sky Pillar Rock

Ms S T Valjalo (True) · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

+3.30

14/10 Fav

MR 78 → 85

Pretty Analia

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 3 · 57.0kg

+3.80

10/1

MR 70 → 64

EM Y

Full Go

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 4 · 52.0kg

+5.80

66/1

MR 54 → 58

EM Y

Banha Bridge

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 8 · 59.0kg

+6.05

10/1

MR 74 → 70

Bellerophon

Mr C Zackey · Dw 4 · 58.0kg

—

MR — → 96

Nkwenkwezi

Mr C J Habib · Dw 7 · 60.5kg

—

8/1

MR — → 78

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SKY PILLAR ROCK (*S Valjalo) was stubborn loading. b) EIFFEL TOWER (P Mxoli) was restless in the stalls. c) CASUS BELLI (*RA Venniker) and FULL GO (K Matsunyane) jumped slow, losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) BANHA BRIDGE (G Lerena) raced wide without cover around the turn. b) CASUS BELLI (*RA Venniker) was hanging in in the concluding stages. c) ONE MORE STAR, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer AG Laird was advised. (MdP) JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) *RA Venniker (CASUS BELLI) claimed 1kg of her 1.5kg allowance (52.1kgs). b) K Matsunyane (FULL GO) rode +0.5kg (52.5kgs). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) CASUS BELLI - blowing post-race. SCRATCHED: a) NKWENKWEZI - insufficient recovery time. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 06h52 on 20251223). b) BELLEROPHON - insufficient recovery time. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 08h19 on 20251219). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.