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05 February 2026 | Vaal | Race 5

SA DERBY 4 APRIL FM 79 DIVIDED HANDICAP (F & M) (For Fillies and Mares)

Distance 1800m

Going Good

Win Time 111.69s

Avg Time 109.35s

Stakes R105,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.5 4yrs:0.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Duchess Of Paloma	Mr C Zackey	1	59.0kg	77	91	91	Won	4/1	B Y	O: Stone Hill Stud (Nom: Mr H C W Rix), Mrs C Appalsamy, Messrs M Appalsamy & C Van Rooyen T: Mr J I Crawford
2	Special Star	Mr C Murray	4	56.5kg	82	79	79	+4.40	16/1	Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
3	Lady Blunt Line	Mr C J Habib	5	59.5kg	88	86	86	+5.50	7/1	Y	O: Mr F Swart T: Mr B Webber
4	Rosy Lemon	Mr M A Yeni	2	56.5kg	72	71	71	+5.75	10/1	B Y	O: Messrs P A de Lange, A M Sinovich & J Wolff T: Mr F Bronkhorst
5	Artic Silver	Mr D D E Louw	9	56.0kg*	79	76	76	+5.80	14/1	Y	O: Kestorm Investments (Nom: Mr Kenneth Pillay) T: Mr S G Tarry
6	Chickasaw	Mr R Munger	6	54.0kg	76	67	67	+6.80	8/1	Y	—
7	Kensal Green	Mr G J Lerena	3	55.5kg	80	93	93	+7.10	18/10Fav	Y	—
8	Surprise Party	Mr P Mxoli	7	57.0kg	83	82	82	+7.80	8/1	B F	—
9	Ariel's Jet	Mr Damyan Pillay	8	54.5kg*	73	67	67	+8.20	100/1	Y	—
Code 88	Into Dancing	—	7	51.5kg*	—	88	88	—	—	N	—
Code 88	Merryweather	—	4	59.5kg*	—	88	88	—	6/1	N	—

Duchess Of Paloma

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 59.0kg

Won

4/1

MR 77 → 91

B Y

Special Star

Mr C Murray · Dw 4 · 56.5kg

+4.40

16/1

MR 82 → 79

Lady Blunt Line

Mr C J Habib · Dw 5 · 59.5kg

+5.50

7/1

MR 88 → 86

Rosy Lemon

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

+5.75

10/1

MR 72 → 71

B Y

Artic Silver

Mr D D E Louw (True) · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

+5.80

14/1

MR 79 → 76

Chickasaw

Mr R Munger · Dw 6 · 54.0kg

+6.80

8/1

MR 76 → 67

Kensal Green

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 55.5kg

+7.10

18/10 Fav

MR 80 → 93

Surprise Party

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 7 · 57.0kg

+7.80

8/1

MR 83 → 82

B F

Ariel's Jet

Mr Damyan Pillay (True) · Dw 8 · 54.5kg

+8.20

100/1

MR 73 → 67

Into Dancing

— (True) · Dw 7 · 51.5kg

—

MR — → 88

Merryweather

— (True) · Dw 4 · 59.5kg

—

6/1

MR — → 88

THE START OF THIS RACE WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE DELAY IN THE PREVIOUS RACE. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) KENSAL GREEN (G Lerena) reared in the stalls. b) SPECIAL STAR (C Murray) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) At approximately the 200m, ARTIC SILVER (*D D Louw), which hung in from the 300m, was bumped by SURPRISE PARTY (P Mxoli), which rolled out. Thereafter, shortly before the finish line, SURPRISE PARTY (P Mxoli) was steadied when awkwardly placed between CHICKASAW (R Munger) and ARTIC SILVER (*D D Louw), which rolled in. c) DUCHESS OF PALOMA (C Zackey), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer T Woodruff, acting on behalf of Trainer J Crawford, was advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) CHICKASAW: Jockey R Munger weighed out at 54,2kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. SCRATCHED: a) MERRYWEATHER Stipes permission. Advised 4 February 2026 at 07H22. b) INTO DANCING insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.