05 February 2026 | Vaal | Race 3

GUINEAS DAY 7 FEBRUARY MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 99.09s

Avg Time 98.27s

Stakes R120,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Palace Guard	Mr T J Mayhew	1	60.0kg*	65	68	68	Won	7/1	TT Y	O: Messrs A Christoforou & M G Azzie T: Mr M G Azzie
2	Millennium Warrior	Mr M K Katjedi	4	60.0kg	69	78	78	+3.30	10/1	Y	O: SA Punters Forum Syndicate (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mr Deva Govender) & Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
3	Rock My Boat	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	2	56.0kg*	62	72	72	+3.60	15/2	TT F	O: TKP Racing (Nom: Trevelen Pillay) T: Mr C I Jonker
4	Smuggler Line	Mr P Mxoli	8	60.0kg	—	68	68	+3.90	18/10Fav	TT Y	O: Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd, Messrs M A Currie, A Lahoud, Jarryd Lahoud, Larry Pogir, B G Gardner & Mrs J P Gardner T: Mr S G Tarry
5	Terrence	Mr C J Habib	5	60.0kg	—	78	78	+3.95	7/2	Y	O: Mr G A Triggol T: Mr A G Laird
6	Underdog	Mr C R Maujean	6	60.0kg	60	58	58	+4.75	15/2	Y	—
7	Cuzzie	Mr J Gates	3	60.0kg	53	60	60	+7.25	20/1	B Y	—
8	Anonymous	Mr D W Schwarz	9	60.0kg	52	50	50	+14.50	100/1	B TT Y	—
9	Jawbreaker	Mr Jace Botes	7	57.5kg*	—	62	62	+14.80	100/1	Y	—
Code 88	Indian Spice	Mr R Munger	3	60.0kg	—	70	70	—	28/10	N	—

Palace Guard

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

Won

7/1

MR 65 → 68

TT Y

Millennium Warrior

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+3.30

10/1

MR 69 → 78

Rock My Boat

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 2 · 56.0kg

+3.60

15/2

MR 62 → 72

TT F

Smuggler Line

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+3.90

18/10 Fav

MR — → 68

TT Y

Terrence

Mr C J Habib · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+3.95

7/2

MR — → 78

Underdog

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+4.75

15/2

MR 60 → 58

Cuzzie

Mr J Gates · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+7.25

20/1

MR 53 → 60

B Y

Anonymous

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+14.50

100/1

MR 52 → 50

B TT Y

Jawbreaker

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 7 · 57.5kg

+14.80

100/1

MR — → 62

Indian Spice

Mr R Munger · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

—

28/10

MR — → 70

INDIAN SPICE (R MUNGER) WAS SUBJECT TO A LATE VETERINARY EXAMINATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY SCRATCHED. TIME WAS ALLOTTED FOR THE BETTING PUBLIC TO RESTRUCTURE THEIR BETS. THEREAFTER, ROCK MY BOAT (*B MARX-JACOBSON) PROVED STUBBORN LOADING. THESE INCIDENTS CAUSED A DELAY TO THE START OF THIS RACE. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) ROCK MY BOAT (*B Marx-Jacobson) was stubborn loading and reared in the stalls. Trainer C I Jonker was advised to reschool this gelding prior to his next engagement (GT). b) PALACE GUARD (*T Mayhew) and SMUGGLER (P Mxoli) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) PALACE GUARD (*T Mayhew), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer M G Azzie advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) ANONYMOUS raced equipped with blinkers (declared 2 February 2026 at 07H02). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) JAWBREAKER blowing post-race. SCRATCHED: a) INDIAN SPICE not striding out (NHA / 13H44) (Rule 53.5 applies) Betting 28/10. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.