30 January 2014 | Vaal | Race 3

MAIDEN PLATE MAGNUM MILE 15 FEBRUARY

Distance 1400m

Going Good

Win Time 83.58s

Avg Time 83.82s

Stakes R85,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Empire Of Fire	Mr R Danielson	5	60.0kg	—	56	56	Won	8/1	Y	O: Sean Tarry Racing (Pty) Ltd T: Mr S G Tarry
2	Fighting Force	Mr S Chambers	12	60.0kg	64	54	54	+1.25	9/2	B Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
3	Shepherds Warning	Mr R D Fradd	8	59.0kg	61	87	87	+2.75	12/1	TT Y	O: Mr D Shawe T: Mr G V Woodruff
4	Form Up	Mr G J Lerena	3	59.0kg	—	88	88	+4.75	16/1	Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
5	Polar Palace	Mr S Khumalo	13	59.0kg	—	89	89	+6.75	33/10Fav	Y	O: Nircomm Ltd (Nom: Mr Shlomo Breines) T: Mr W H Marwing
6	Arabian Approval	Mr M C Mienie	4	59.0kg	63	52	52	+9.00	16/1	Y	—
7	Matchless Flag	Mr J H Greyling	6	60.0kg	59	50	50	+9.50	10/1	B TT Y	—
8	Zapateo	Mr K H Zechner	2	60.0kg	54	52	52	+13.75	25/1	B Y	—
9	Agile Combat	Mr B J E Dean	10	59.0kg	68	34	34	+15.25	12/1	TT Y	—
10	Tiger's Fire	Mr C Thabana	1	56.5kg*	59	48	48	+22.00	16/1	Y	—
11	Ermine Street	Mr F Naude	9	59.0kg	62	46	46	+22.75	12/1	Y	—
12	Symbolik	Mr I Sturgeon	7	59.0kg	—	100	100	+26.50	33/1	S	—
13	Touch Pause Engage	Mr L M van Rensburg	14	59.0kg	—	—	—	+37.00	75/1	Y	—
14	Sangster	Mr N Juglall	11	60.0kg*	59	42	42	+37.50	16/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Inti	Mr C Storey	2	56.5kg*	—	—	—	—	25/1	N	—

Empire Of Fire

Mr R Danielson · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

Won

8/1

MR — → 56

Fighting Force

Mr S Chambers · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+1.25

9/2

MR 64 → 54

B Y

Shepherds Warning

Mr R D Fradd · Dw 8 · 59.0kg

+2.75

12/1

MR 61 → 87

TT Y

Form Up

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 59.0kg

+4.75

16/1

MR — → 88

Polar Palace

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 13 · 59.0kg

+6.75

33/10 Fav

MR — → 89

Arabian Approval

Mr M C Mienie · Dw 4 · 59.0kg

+9.00

16/1

MR 63 → 52

Matchless Flag

Mr J H Greyling · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+9.50

10/1

MR 59 → 50

B TT Y

Zapateo

Mr K H Zechner · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+13.75

25/1

MR 54 → 52

B Y

Agile Combat

Mr B J E Dean · Dw 10 · 59.0kg

+15.25

12/1

MR 68 → 34

TT Y

Tiger's Fire

Mr C Thabana (True) · Dw 1 · 56.5kg

+22.00

16/1

MR 59 → 48

Ermine Street

Mr F Naude · Dw 9 · 59.0kg

+22.75

12/1

MR 62 → 46

Symbolik

Mr I Sturgeon · Dw 7 · 59.0kg

+26.50

33/1

MR — → 100

Touch Pause Engage

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 14 · 59.0kg

+37.00

75/1

MR — → —

Sangster

Mr N Juglall (True) · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+37.50

16/1

MR 59 → 42

B Y

Inti

Mr C Storey (True) · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

—

25/1

MR — → —

EMPIRE OF FIRE jumped outwards, losing 1 to 2 lengths. SANGSTER and SYMBOLIK were slow, losing 1 to 2 lengths. Jockey Naude, the rider of ERMINE STREET, raced in Club Colours. FORM UP raced green. ARABIAN APPROVAL was pulling hard in the early stages. Jockey Naude reported that ERMINE STREET took no interest in running. Jockey Sturgeon reported that he felt something amiss with SYMBOLIK in running. EMPIRE OF FIRE was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. SANGSTER raced equipped with blinkers. SHEPHERDS WARNING raced with a tongue tie. Vet: ERMINE STREET - examined post race, nothing obvious detected. SYMBOLIK - not striding out right front. Scratched: INTI - no valid Starting Stall Certificate.