07 March 2026 | Turffontein | Race 1

4RACING WELCOMES YOU MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares)

Distance 1160m

Going Yielding

Win Time 70.39s

Avg Time 68.54s

Stakes R105,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Detailed Forecast	Mr C Murray	3	60.0kg	73	83	83	Won	4/1	Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
2	The Reason	Mr C Zackey	9	60.0kg	72	70	70	+1.20	8/1	Y	O: Mr L M Michael & Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
3	Power Of Pearls	Mr Serino Moodley	4	60.0kg	74	73	73	+1.70	2/1Fav	Y	O: Messrs James Grant, Suven Govender, Sterling M Miller, Desan Naicker & Mrs Tanya Govender T: Candice & Tammy Dawson
4	Onceinabluemoon Line	Miss R A Venniker	8	58.5kg	72	75	75	+2.20	7/2	B Y	O: Mr H P N Pretorius T: Mr P F Matchett
5	Takeachanceonme	Mr R Munger	2	60.0kg	—	67	67	+4.20	25/2	EM Y	O: Jan & Linda Stekhoven T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
6	Sweetsummerlove	Mr R Danielson	6	60.0kg	58	62	62	+6.70	20/1	Y	—
7	Bold Skitt	Mr D W Schwarz	1	60.0kg	—	—	—	+7.00	100/1	Y	—
8	Banana Split	Mr C Ngcobo	7	60.0kg	—	—	—	+13.50	40/1	Y	—
9	Artifact	Mr K de Melo	5	60.0kg	—	65	65	+28.25	8/1	Y	—

Detailed Forecast

Mr C Murray · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

Won

4/1

MR 73 → 83

The Reason

Mr C Zackey · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+1.20

8/1

MR 72 → 70

Power Of Pearls

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+1.70

2/1 Fav

MR 74 → 73

Onceinabluemoon Line

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 8 · 58.5kg

+2.20

7/2

MR 72 → 75

B Y

Takeachanceonme

Mr R Munger · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+4.20

25/2

MR — → 67

EM Y

Sweetsummerlove

Mr R Danielson · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+6.70

20/1

MR 58 → 62

Bold Skitt

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+7.00

100/1

MR — → —

Banana Split

Mr C Ngcobo · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+13.50

40/1

MR — → —

Artifact

Mr K de Melo · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+28.25

8/1

MR — → 65

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) POWER OF PEARLS (S Moodley) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) BANANA SPLIT (C Ngcobo) was slow, losing one length. c) Shortly after the start, SWEETSUMMERLOVE (R Danielson) and ARTIFACT (K de Melo) came together and brushed. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) BOLD SKITT (D Schwarz) raced green. c) POWER OF PEARLS (S Moodley) and ONCEINABLUEMOON (R A Venniker) hung in from the 200m. d) Jockey K de Melo (ARTIFACT) did not persevere with his riding from the 400m. Thereafter Jockey K de Melo reported that this filly choked up in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. e) DETAILED FORECAST (C Murray), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer Matthew de Kock was advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) ARTIFACT abnormal respiratory noise; raced with its tongue over the bit. b) POWER OF PEARLS cast its right front shoe in running. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.