4RACING WELCOMES YOU WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SAMUEL SHARPE (+T Matsoele) 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) UNDERDOG (+S B Mthembu) shifted out both ways away from the crop from the 300m. c) The Clerk of Scales lodged an objection against Work Rider S Mkhumbuzi in terms of Rule 68.2.11 in that he weighed in 0,8kg under the weight at which he was declared out at. After giving regard to the evidence, the objection was upheld, and in terms of Rule 69.7, JABBERWOCKY was disqualified. It was established upon investigation that Work Rider S Mkhumbuzi had weighed out wearing a body protector and thereafter had removed it on return to the jockey room and forgot to put it back on, which resulted in him racing and weighing in without it. Work Rider S Mkhumbuzi was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.11 in that he did not wear a body protector. Work Rider S Mkhumbuzi signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in two (2) Work Rider races. Suspension dates: 12 March 2026 and 19 March 2026. d) Work Rider T Matsoele was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he, as the rider of SAMUEL SHARPE, misused his crop by striking this gelding more than twelve times (15), which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. Work Rider T Matsoele signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in two (2) Work Rider races. Suspension dates: 12 March 2026 and 19 March 2026. e) Work Rider S B Mthembu was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he, as the rider of UNDERDOG, misused his crop by striking this gelding more than twelve times (14), which was not warranted when considering the circumstances of the race. Work Rider S B Mthembu signed an Admission of Guilt and is suspended from riding in one (1) Work Rider race. Suspension date: 12 March 2026. f) STOKESY (+C Mabaya), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer Matthew de Kock was advised (MduP). WORK RIDER CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) JABBERWOCKY raced equipped with blinkers and without a compression mask (declared 24 February 2026 at 10H53). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) SAMUEL SHARPE coughing post-race. SCRATCHED: a) SECOND TO NUNN insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) JABBERWOCKY disqualified in terms of Rule 68.2.11. Race 1 contd.