28 January 2026 | Greyville | Race 3

GREYVILLE CONVENTION CENTRE MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1800m

Going Standard

Win Time 110.49s

Avg Time 110.76s

Stakes R120,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Ms Galore	Mr K de Melo	2	56.5kg	65	64	64	Won	4/1	Y	O: Messrs B A Reardon & R Ramnath T: Mr D C Howells
2	Desert Dog	Mr N Patel	3	58.0kg	80	80	80	+5.50	18/10Fav	Y	O: Mrs D Naidoo T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
3	Director Line	Mr S D Veale	7	58.0kg	77	78	78	+5.75	5/2	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
4	Light The Fire	Mr C F Dicken	9	58.0kg	69	74	74	+6.45	8/1	Y	O: Messrs W Luthi, S Poriazis & Sivan Ramsamy T: Mr G I Rich
5	Dee Dee's Delight	Mr T Godden	1	54.5kg	72	66	66	+7.05	14/1	B Y	O: The Racing Boys (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr Omer Iqbal) T: Mr M D Miller
6	Captain Lightning	Mr S S Hlengwa	6	58.0kg	59	66	66	+7.15	66/1	TT Y	—
7	Devil's Peak	Mr S Sosibo	8	58.0kg	62	66	66	+8.15	25/1	Y	—
8	Ada Lovelace	Mr M J Thackeray	5	54.5kg	61	74	74	+11.15	66/1	Y	—
9	Baba Joshua	Miss R A Venniker	4	58.5kg	—	—	—	+34.75	66/1	N	—
Code 88	Manikongo (AUS)	Mr J W Jacobs	10	60.0kg	—	55	55	—	—	N	—

Ms Galore

Mr K de Melo · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

Won

4/1

MR 65 → 64

Desert Dog

Mr N Patel · Dw 3 · 58.0kg

+5.50

18/10 Fav

MR 80 → 80

Director Line

Mr S D Veale · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

+5.75

5/2

MR 77 → 78

Light The Fire

Mr C F Dicken · Dw 9 · 58.0kg

+6.45

8/1

MR 69 → 74

Dee Dee's Delight

Mr T Godden · Dw 1 · 54.5kg

+7.05

14/1

MR 72 → 66

B Y

Captain Lightning

Mr S S Hlengwa · Dw 6 · 58.0kg

+7.15

66/1

MR 59 → 66

TT Y

Devil's Peak

Mr S Sosibo · Dw 8 · 58.0kg

+8.15

25/1

MR 62 → 66

Ada Lovelace

Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 5 · 54.5kg

+11.15

66/1

MR 61 → 74

Baba Joshua

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 4 · 58.5kg

+34.75

66/1

MR — → —

Manikongo (AUS)

Mr J W Jacobs · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

—

MR — → 55

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BABA JOSHUA (R A Venniker) lost 1 length. b) CAPTAIN LIGHTNING (S Hlengwa) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (JN) : a) Shortly after the start DESERT DOG (N Patel) which rolled in, was brushed by MS GALORE (K de Melo) which was bumped out by DEE DEE'S DELIGHT (T Godden). b) LIGHT THE FIRE (C F Dicken) jumped outwards leaving the starting stalls. c) MS GALORE (K de Melo) hung in from the 250m. d) At the 150m DIRECTOR (S Veale) shifted out away from the crop. e) In the concluding stages DESERT DOG (N Patel) shifted out away from the crop. As a result, LIGHT THE FIRE (C F Dicken) which raced on the outside of DESERET DOG (N Patel), was steadied to avoid running onto the heels of DESERT DOG (N Patel) shortly after the finish line. f) Jockey N Patel reported that DESERT DOG did not stride out freely in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. g) MS GALORE (K de Melo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer D C Howells was advised (MM). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) CAPTAIN LIGHTNING raced fitted with a tongue tie (advised 24.01.2026/08h36). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER : a) Nil. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) DESERT DOG : Lame left front. Suspended pending Veterinary Certificate. b) DIRECTOR : Post-race distress. SCRATCHINGS : a) MANIKONGO (AUS) : Elevated temperature (Trainer - 27.01.2026/07h36). Rule 53.5 applies. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.