02 April 2026 | Vaal | Race 3

PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1200m

Going Good

Win Time 71.36s

Avg Time 70.76s

Stakes R48,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Hat's Mambo	Mr L M van Rensburg	2	60.0kg	—	78	78	Won	11/10	B Y	O: Mr Jaime & Mrs Mariza Vilela T: Mr A P Peter
2	Purple Rain	Mr R Munger	1	57.5kg	—	63	63	+1.30	91/100Fav	Y	O: Messrs G M Bernstein,M A Currie,C A Horter, A Lahoud,Jarryd Lahoud,Larry Pogir, S Poriazis,Nicholas Riley, Cliff Simaan & Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
3	Gunboat Line	Mr J Penny	3	60.0kg	74	74	74	+4.00	10/1	Y	O: Messrs J A Maroun, D Anthony, V J Backos, A A Dormehl, D Palmer, D Erasmus, D A Simpson & Jaco Viljoen T: Mr Mark Khan
Code 88	Arizona Magic	Mr P Mxoli	1	60.0kg	—	73	73	—	—	N	—
Code 88	Lance Attack	Mr M A Yeni	4	57.0kg	—	—	—	—	5/1	N	—
Code 88	Lookout Mountain	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	3	57.5kg*	—	69	69	—	—	N	—
Code 88	Noble Chiefdom	Mr D W Schwarz	9	57.0kg	—	—	—	—	6/1	N	—
Code 88	Onceinabluemoon	Mr C Zackey	2	57.5kg	—	75	75	—	—	N	—
Code 88	Sherlock Holmes	Mr G J Lerena	8	57.0kg	—	—	—	—	72/100	N	—

Hat's Mambo

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

Won

11/10

MR — → 78

B Y

Purple Rain

Mr R Munger · Dw 1 · 57.5kg

+1.30

91/100 Fav

MR — → 63

Gunboat Line

Mr J Penny · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+4.00

10/1

MR 74 → 74

Arizona Magic

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

—

MR — → 73

Lance Attack

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

—

5/1

MR — → —

Lookout Mountain

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

—

MR — → 69

Noble Chiefdom

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 9 · 57.0kg

—

6/1

MR — → —

Onceinabluemoon

Mr C Zackey · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

—

MR — → 75

Sherlock Holmes

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 8 · 57.0kg

—

72/100

MR — → —

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) PURPLE RAIN (R Munger) 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) GUNBOAT (J Penny) jumped a patch at the 1000m. c) At approximately the 150m, GUNBOAT (J Penny) was steadied momentarily when carried out by PURPLE RAIN (R Munger), which shifted out sharply away from the crop. d) HAT'S MAMBO (M van Rensburg), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer M Peter, acting on behalf of Trainer A P Peter, was advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) HAT'S MAMBO raced equipped with blinkers (declared 30 March 2026 at 11H06). THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. SCRATCHED: a) LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN deceased. Advised 27 March 2026 at 12H58. b) ONCEINABLUEMOON ineligible (winner, Vaal Racecourse, 26 March 2026). Advised 30 March 2026 at 13H33. c) ARIZONA MAGIC under 8 days' suspension. Advised 31 March 2026 at 08H14. d) LANCE ATTACK insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). e) NOBLE CHIEFDOM coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). f) SHERLOCK HOLMES ineligible (winner, Vaal Racecourse, 31 March 2026). Advised 1 April 2026 at 09H51. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.