02 May 2026 | Greyville | Race 4

THE INDEPENDENT ON SATURDAY SPORTS MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1600m

Going Yielding

Win Time 98.75s

Avg Time 98.72s

Stakes R140,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Director	Mr S D Veale	3	60.0kg	76	78	78	Won	4/1	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr Gareth van Zyl
2	Princess Trippi Line	Mr A C Fortune	4	57.0kg	71	70	70	+1.70	2/1Fav	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Miss W Whitehead
3	Good Omen	Miss R A Venniker	7	58.5kg	76	75	75	+3.40	11/2	Y	O: Mr P & Mrs A Ramsagar T: Mr M L Roberts
4	Black Platina	Mr D D E Louw	8	57.5kg*	66	64	64	+4.80	11/2	F	O: Mr G G Palmer & Mrs D Palmer T: Mr N Kotzen (Jnr)
5	Harpa	Mr Jace Botes	9	54.5kg*	73	68	68	+6.10	66/1	Y	O: The Social Squad T: Mr P V Lafferty
6	Apache Ag	Mr N Patel	1	60.0kg	65	59	59	+6.15	25/1	B Y	—
7	Captive Prince	Mr J W Jacobs	2	60.0kg	—	—	—	+6.20	33/1	Y	—
8	Green Commander	Mr K de Melo	6	60.0kg	68	70	70	+6.25	20/1	TT Y	—
9	Bourbon's Beast	Mr C J Habib	5	60.0kg	73	69	69	+6.30	14/1	Y	—
10	Kaz From Alcatraz	Mr M A Yeni	10	56.0kg	—	—	—	+10.20	10/1	Y	—

Director

Mr S D Veale · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

Won

4/1

MR 76 → 78

Princess Trippi Line

Mr A C Fortune · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

+1.70

2/1 Fav

MR 71 → 70

Good Omen

Miss R A Venniker · Dw 7 · 58.5kg

+3.40

11/2

MR 76 → 75

Black Platina

Mr D D E Louw (True) · Dw 8 · 57.5kg

+4.80

11/2

MR 66 → 64

Harpa

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 9 · 54.5kg

+6.10

66/1

MR 73 → 68

Apache Ag

Mr N Patel · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+6.15

25/1

MR 65 → 59

B Y

Captive Prince

Mr J W Jacobs · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+6.20

33/1

MR — → —

Green Commander

Mr K de Melo · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+6.25

20/1

MR 68 → 70

TT Y

Bourbon's Beast

Mr C J Habib · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+6.30

14/1

MR 73 → 69

Kaz From Alcatraz

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 10 · 56.0kg

+10.20

10/1

MR — → —

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) APACHE AG lost 1 length. b) HARPA lost 1 length and thereafter was slow stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED (DA) : a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels and no retests were recorded. b) CAPTIVE PRINCE over-raced in the early stages. c) KAZ FROM ALCATRAZ over-raced in the early and middle stages. d) At the 700m, GREEN COMMANDER was steadied when awkwardly placed between the inside running rail and the heels of KAZ FROM ALCATRAZ which rolled in and was immediately corrected. e) BOURBON'S BEAST hung in from the 250m. f) Apprentice D D Louw reported that BLACK PLATINA took no interest in the running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. g) DIRECTOR, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer G van Zyl (Jnr) was advised (DZ). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES : a) GOOD OMEN raced without blinkers (advised 01.05.2026/9h21). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED : a) BLACK PLATINA : Not striding out right hind. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: a) None.