Join the vibe! www.socialsquad.co.za MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens) | 18 Jan 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Deepest Water	Mr J W Jacobs	6	56.0kg	—	74	74	Won	33/1	Y	O: Mrs M D J Liley T: Mr A J Rivalland
2	Red Cardinal Line	Miss R A Venniker	8	57.5kg	79	76	76	+1.10	7/1	Y	O: Messrs I D Howard, A Balram, C Muthusami, Dr J Steytler, Mesdames M M Attree & A H Bernstein T: Miss W Whitehead
3	Bourbon's Beast	Mr C J Habib	1	59.0kg	79	69	69	+1.60	3/1Fav	Y	O: Miss C P Shaw, Messrs A Balram, I D Howard, Adv S M Shepstone & Mrs S Clarke T: Miss W Whitehead
4	Flag Champ	Mr S Khumalo	3	59.0kg	77	77	77	+1.65	33/20	Y	O: Messrs L M Nestadt, Reon Barnard, D D MacLean & Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
5	Hammerhead	Mr K Matsunyane	7	59.0kg	76	74	74	+4.25	7/2	Y	O: Mrs H Kuhn T: Mr D C Howells
6	Osmium	Mr C Zackey	2	60.0kg	—	59	59	+4.50	33/1	Y	—
7	Harpa	Mr M A Yeni	9	56.0kg	75	68	68	+4.70	14/1	Y	—
8	Thurloe Place	Mr A Mgudlwa	5	59.0kg	70	70	70	+5.40	100/1	B TT Y	—
9	Kissing Master	Mr C Murray	4	60.0kg	27	39	39	+8.40	100/1	B Y	—

Deepest Water

Mr J W Jacobs · Dw 6 · 56.0kg

Won

33/1

MR — → 74

Red Cardinal Line

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 8 · 57.5kg

+1.10

7/1

MR 79 → 76

Bourbon's Beast

Mr C J Habib · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

+1.60

3/1 Fav

MR 79 → 69

Flag Champ

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

+1.65

33/20

MR 77 → 77

Hammerhead

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 7 · 59.0kg

+4.25

7/2

MR 76 → 74

Osmium

Mr C Zackey · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+4.50

33/1

MR — → 59

Harpa

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

+4.70

14/1

MR 75 → 68

Thurloe Place

Mr A Mgudlwa · Dw 5 · 59.0kg

+5.40

100/1

MR 70 → 70

B TT Y

Kissing Master

Mr C Murray · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+8.40

100/1

MR 27 → 39

B Y

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) DEEPEST WATER (J Jacobs) lost 1 length. b) HAMMERHEAD (K Matsunyane) lost 2 lengths. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (JN) : a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. b) DEEPEST WATER (J Jacobs) over-raced in the early stages. c) FLAG CHAMP (S Khumalo) pulled hard in the early stages, proving difficult to settle, and as a consequence raced with an awkward head carriage around the turn and into the straight. d) At the 200m BOURBON'S BEAST (C Habib) and FLAG CHAMP (S Khumalo) came together and brushed. e) RED CARDINAL (R A Venniker) shifted out away from the crop in the concluding stages. f) DEEPEST WATER (J Jacobs), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A J Rivalland was advised (SP). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) Nil. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) No report. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS : DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.