WELCOME TO THE VAAL MAIDEN PLATE (FILLIES & MARES) | 04 Dec 2014

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Royal Trip	Mr C A Little	8	60.0kg	—	64	64	Won	5/1	TT Y	O: Messrs D J Fraser & A C Dickerson T: Estate Late Mr S M Ferreira
2	Gondola Girl	Mr J P van der Merwe	1	60.0kg	—	65	65	+7.25	7/10Fav	Y	O: Mrs M J Wallace T: Mr M G Azzie
3	Rainbow Warbler	Mr C Zackey	9	60.0kg*	44	39	39	+13.00	25/1	B Y	O: Estate Late Mr R Francis T: Estate Late Mr R Francis
4	Gracefilly	Mr R Munger	5	58.5kg*	59	41	41	+13.75	12/1	B Y	O: Mr A Cunningham-Scott T: Mrs H E Adamson
5	Medea	Mr I Sturgeon	4	60.0kg	—	56	56	+16.00	10/1	Y	O: Messrs G Nichas, David Green, L J Lofstedt & V C Veeramootoo T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
6	Twilight Saga	Mr C R Maujean	11	60.0kg	45	46	46	+16.10	75/1	TT Y	—
7	Joe Ann	Mr L M van Rensburg	10	60.0kg	—	46	46	+16.50	75/1	B Y	—
8	Alami Star	Mr J G Sampson	6	60.0kg	51	40	40	+20.00	45/1	TT Y	—
9	Oppie Koppie	Mr K H Zechner	12	60.0kg	52	35	35	+20.75	75/1	B Y	—
10	Embee E	Mr T Pretorius	2	60.0kg	—	41	41	+21.25	40/1	Y	—
11	Saintly Joan	Mr C Storey	3	58.5kg*	40	40	40	+22.25	20/1	Y	—
12	Elegant Filly (ARG)	Mr R M Simons	7	60.0kg	—	—	—	+40.00	75/1	Y	—

Royal Trip

Mr C A Little · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

Won

5/1

MR — → 64

TT Y

Gondola Girl

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+7.25

7/10 Fav

MR — → 65

Rainbow Warbler

Mr C Zackey (True) · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+13.00

25/1

MR 44 → 39

B Y

Gracefilly

Mr R Munger (True) · Dw 5 · 58.5kg

+13.75

12/1

MR 59 → 41

B Y

Medea

Mr I Sturgeon · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+16.00

10/1

MR — → 56

Twilight Saga

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+16.10

75/1

MR 45 → 46

TT Y

Joe Ann

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+16.50

75/1

MR — → 46

B Y

Alami Star

Mr J G Sampson · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+20.00

45/1

MR 51 → 40

TT Y

Oppie Koppie

Mr K H Zechner · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+20.75

75/1

MR 52 → 35

B Y

Embee E

Mr T Pretorius · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+21.25

40/1

MR — → 41

Saintly Joan

Mr C Storey (True) · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+22.25

20/1

MR 40 → 40

Elegant Filly (ARG)

Mr R M Simons · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+40.00

75/1

MR — → —

TWILIGHT SAGA was stubborn loading. Trainer Adamson was advised to re-school this filly prior to its next engagement. ALAMI STAR lost 1 length. ROYAL TRIP jumped inwards at the start and carried ELEGANT FILLY (ARG) in, which bumped GRACEFILLY, which was brushed outwards by MEDEA, which jumped out slightly. This led to GRACEFILLY being unbalanced. ELEGANT FILLY (ARG), which was ridden forward, had to steady at the 1000m to avoid the heels of SAINTLY JOAN. GRACEFILLY was hanging in, in the closing stages. ROYAL TRIP was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. TWILIGHT SAGA raced equipped with a tongue tie, raced without cheek pieces. ROYAL TRIP raced equipped with a tongue tie. Vet: ROYAL TRIP - abnormal respiratory noise.