19 February 2026 | Turffontein | Race 3

#YOUCANBETONUS! MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 99.33s

Stakes R120,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Status	Mr C J Habib	8	60.0kg	—	75	75	Won	14/1	Y	O: Messrs Steven Chetty & S Govindsamy T: Mr A P Peter
2	Top Floor	Mr C Murray	7	60.0kg	—	85	85	+1.50	10/1	Y	O: Mr P M Murugasa T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
3	Pompeii Shield Line	Mr D W Schwarz	10	60.0kg	69	72	72	+2.10	14/1	Y	O: Mr E Blome T: Mr P P Labuschagne
4	Gimmethespotlight	Mr G J Lerena	6	60.0kg	—	78	78	+2.60	72/100Fav	Y	O: D de Andrade & S Gaskell & Messrs A E Sands & Jody van Heerden T: Miss D N Stenger
5	Quevano	Mr K de Melo	9	60.0kg	72	73	73	+3.60	5/1	TT Y	O: Messrs A Labuschagne, J B Janse van Rensburg & P B Hosking T: Mr J A Soma
6	Forever Red	Mr M A Yeni	3	60.0kg	64	69	69	+5.80	20/1	Y	—
7	Cronus	Mr T J Mayhew	4	60.0kg*	67	69	69	+6.80	33/1	Y	—
8	Second To Nunn	Miss R A Venniker	2	58.5kg	70	69	69	+14.80	100/1	B TT Y	—
9	Scented Path	Mr L M van Rensburg	5	60.0kg	—	52	52	+19.80	33/1	TT Y	—
10	Flower Road	Mr P Mxoli	1	60.0kg	—	—	—	+35.00	125/1	N	—

Status

Mr C J Habib · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

Won

14/1

MR — → 75

Top Floor

Mr C Murray · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+1.50

10/1

MR — → 85

Pompeii Shield Line

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+2.10

14/1

MR 69 → 72

Gimmethespotlight

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+2.60

72/100 Fav

MR — → 78

Quevano

Mr K de Melo · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+3.60

5/1

MR 72 → 73

TT Y

Forever Red

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+5.80

20/1

MR 64 → 69

Cronus

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+6.80

33/1

MR 67 → 69

Second To Nunn

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 2 · 58.5kg

+14.80

100/1

MR 70 → 69

B TT Y

Scented Path

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+19.80

33/1

MR — → 52

TT Y

Flower Road

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+35.00

125/1

MR — → —

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) STATUS (C Habib) was stubborn loading. b) SCENTED PATH (M van Rensburg) was restless in the stalls. c) GIMMETHESPOTLIGHT (G Lerena) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. d) SECOND TO NUNN (R A Venniker) was 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) POMPEII SHIELD (D Schwarz) hung out from the 300m. c) Jockey G Lerena appeared before the Board and was questioned regarding his ride on GIMMETHESPOTLIGHT. The Stipendiary Board have adjourned to review this ride. Trainer D N Stenger was requested to report back to the Stipendiary Board on the condition of GIMMETHESPOTLIGHT on return to stables. d) Jockey M van Rensburg reported that SCENTED PATH made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) Jockey G Lerena reported that GIMMETHESPOTLIGHT changed stride continually in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. f) STATUS (C Habib), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A P Peter advised (DR). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) GIMMETHESPOTLIGHT examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) SCENTED PATH blowing post-race. Race 3 contd. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.