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30 December 2025 | Turffontein | Race 3

PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1000m
Going Good
Win Time 58.65s
Avg Time 58.03s
Stakes R120,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1 Mr T J Mayhew 3 57.5kg* 73 70 70 Won 5/4Fav
Y
O: Mr D Chinsammy, Sunstone Farming (Pty) Ltd (Miss C Soal) & TKP Racing (Nom: Trevelen Pillay)
T: Mr M G Azzie
2 Mr C Zackey 4 60.0kg 88 88 +1.20 9/2
Y
O: Mr D Shawe
T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
3 Mr K J Lihaba 5 57.5kg* 56 61 61 +3.90 20/1
Y
O: Messrs J A Maroun, D Anthony, V J Backos, A A Dormehl, D Palmer, D Erasmus, D A Simpson & Jaco Viljoen
T: Mr Mark Khan
4 Mr C R Maujean 1 60.0kg 75 72 72 +5.30 9/4
B N
O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech)
T: Mr Clinton Binda
5 Mr L Nhlapo 6 60.0kg 66 63 63 +6.50 33/1
Y
O: Messrs John Fourie & Lee Harvey
T: Mr D J Nieuwenhuizen
6 Mickaelle Michel 2 58.5kg 52 58 58 +7.60 33/1
B Y
7 Mr P Mxoli 7 60.0kg +8.80 20/1
Y
Code 88 Mr K Matsunyane 1 60.0kg 25/1
N
Code 88 Mr C J Habib 8 60.0kg 60 60 40/1
N
1
Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 3 · 57.5kg
Won
5/4 Fav
MR 7370
Y
2
Mr C Zackey · Dw 4 · 60.0kg
+1.20
9/2
MR 88
Y
3
Mr K J Lihaba (True) · Dw 5 · 57.5kg
+3.90
20/1
MR 5661
Y
4
Mr C R Maujean · Dw 1 · 60.0kg
+5.30
9/4
MR 7572
B N
5
Mr L Nhlapo · Dw 6 · 60.0kg
+6.50
33/1
MR 6663
Y
6
Mickaelle Michel · Dw 2 · 58.5kg
+7.60
33/1
MR 5258
B Y
7
Mr P Mxoli · Dw 7 · 60.0kg
+8.80
20/1
MR
Y
88
Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 1 · 60.0kg
25/1
MR
N
88
Mr C J Habib · Dw 8 · 60.0kg
40/1
MR 60
N
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) JAMMY DODGER (P Mxoli) and STONEYWOOD (C Zackey) were restless in the stalls. b) CHARLESTON DAWN (*KJ Lihaba) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) FRANKIE FAHRENHEIT (L Nhlapo) shifted in away from crop from the 300m. b) TAKING A RISK, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer MG Azzie was advised. (MdP) JOCKEY CHANGES: a) *KJ Lihaba rode CHARLESTON DAWN. (declared 07h53 on 20251230) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) ROCK MUSIC raced without cheek pieces and with blinkers. (declared 16h10 on 20251222) THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) ROCK MUSIC - fatigued post-race. b) FRANKIE FAHRENHEIT - fatigued post-race. SCRATCHED: a) EDELSTEEN - nasal discharge. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 08h02 on 20251229) b) SABRAGE - nasal discharge. Rule 53.5 applied. (declared 07h16 on 20251230) DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.