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08 January 2026 | Vaal | Race 1

4RACING WELCOMES YOU WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares)

Distance 1800m
Going Good
Win Time 111.41s
Avg Time 112.32s
Stakes R95,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1
Hubertus Hunt Line
Mr N S Jobose 2 58.0kg 77 75 75 Won 5/2
Y
O: Mr Tony Moodley
T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
2
Blood Of Eden
Mr N Ngqwangi 3 58.0kg 79 72 72 +0.20 2/1Fav
B TT Y
O: ASSM Racing Syndicate (Nom: Mr A Chadha)
T: Mr A Ndzilana
3
Chickasaw
Mr V Sithetho 8 58.0kg 72 67 67 +1.60 6/1
Y
O: Bryan & Taryn Spong
T: Mr F Bronkhorst
4
Cool Reggae
Mr T Lukhele 7 60.0kg 53 63 63 +3.70 20/1
B TT Y
O: Mr & Mrs C Jonker
T: Mr C I Jonker
5
Comic Artist
Mr P Mlangeni 5 58.0kg 67 67 67 +5.00 25/2
TT Y
O: Messrs D Chinsammy, W G Jackson, G J Nassif, J Nassif, G, K & M M Nassif & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif)
T: Mr F P P Habib
6
Red Enchantress
Mr S Mthembu 6 58.0kg 69 66 66 +5.75 10/1
Y
—
7
Codeword
Mr T Mango 1 60.0kg 58 50 50 +7.35 10/1
TT Y
—
8
Festival Of Light
Mr G F Dadamasi 4 58.0kg 63 74 74 +14.35 20/1
B TT Y
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1
Hubertus Hunt Line
Mr N S Jobose · Dw 2 · 58.0kg
Won
5/2
MR 77 → 75
Y
2
Blood Of Eden
Mr N Ngqwangi · Dw 3 · 58.0kg
+0.20
2/1 Fav
MR 79 → 72
B TT Y
3
Chickasaw
Mr V Sithetho · Dw 8 · 58.0kg
+1.60
6/1
MR 72 → 67
Y
4
Cool Reggae
Mr T Lukhele · Dw 7 · 60.0kg
+3.70
20/1
MR 53 → 63
B TT Y
5
Comic Artist
Mr P Mlangeni · Dw 5 · 58.0kg
+5.00
25/2
MR 67 → 67
TT Y
6
Red Enchantress
Mr S Mthembu · Dw 6 · 58.0kg
+5.75
10/1
MR 69 → 66
Y
7
Codeword
Mr T Mango · Dw 1 · 60.0kg
+7.35
10/1
MR 58 → 50
TT Y
8
Festival Of Light
Mr G F Dadamasi · Dw 4 · 58.0kg
+14.35
20/1
MR 63 → 74
B TT Y
ON ARRIVAL AT THE START, WORK RIDER S B MTHEMBU (RED ENCHANTRESS) NOTICED AN IRREGULARITY WITH HIS SADDLE. HE REPORTED IT TO THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS, AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, HE WAS RETURNED TO THE CLERK OF SCALE TO REWEIGH. THIS CAUSED A DELAY TO THE START OF THIS RACE. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) COMIC ARTIST (+P Mlangeni) and FESTIVAL OF LIGHT (+G Dadamasi) were slow, losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) At approximately the 300m, RED ENCHANTRESS (+S B Mthembu), which shifted out away from the crop, was carried in by BLOOD OF EDEN (+N Ngqwangi). As a consequence of this, RED ENCHANTRESS (+S B Mthembu) had to check and switch out to avoid the heels of BLOOD OF EDEN (+N Ngqwangi). Work Rider N Ngqwangi was charged with a contravention of Rule 62.2.7 in that he, as the rider of BLOOD OF EDEN, failed to ensure that he did not cause interference to RED ENCHANTRESS (+S B Mthembu) when he shifted in at approximately the 300m. Work Rider N Ngqwangi signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in one (1) Work Rider race. Suspension date: 29 January 2025. c) HUBERTUS HUNT (+N Jobose), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M N Houdalakis advised (MduP). WORK RIDER CHANGES: a) BLOOD OF EDEN was ridden by Work Rider N Ngqwangi (declared 8 January 2026 at 09H45). b) FESTIVAL OF LIGHT was ridden by Work Rider G Dadamasi (declared 8 January 2026 at 11H45). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) RED ENCHANTRESS raced with a cornell collar (declared 2 July 2025). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) FESTIVAL OF LIGHT mild post-race distress. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.