23 December 2014 | Vaal | Race 3

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Distance 1200m

Going Good

Win Time 72.21s

Avg Time 71.06s

Stakes R85,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	General Misty (AUS)	Mr R Danielson	6	60.0kg	77	56	56	Won	15/20Fav	Y	O: Mr A & Mrs F J van Vuuren T: Mr M G Azzie
2	Sea Knight	Mr R M Simons	5	60.0kg	72	60	60	+2.25	5/1	Y	O: Messrs Lawrence Pillay & J Koumides T: Mr P F Matchett
3	Magicalad	Mr C Zackey	10	60.0kg*	48	43	43	+2.30	75/1	Y	O: Mr B N Graham T: Estate Late Mr L J Erasmus
4	Racing Socks	Mr G J Lerena	2	60.0kg	61	62	62	+2.75	10/1	Y	O: Messrs N Kropman & Estate Late B O Wiid T: Estate Late Mr B O Wiid
5	Hereford Boy	Mr L Nhlapo	9	60.0kg	58	62	62	+3.75	66/1	Y	O: Mr C P Harris T: Estate Late Mr L J Erasmus
6	Vision Quest	Mr G D Aucharuz	8	60.0kg	69	50	50	+4.00	7/1	Y	—
7	Grantchester	Mr S Khumalo	7	60.0kg	59	42	42	+6.50	40/1	B Y	—
8	Valiance Samaritan	Mr S M Brown	11	60.0kg	48	41	41	+13.00	75/1	Y	—
9	Gornergrat	Mr L M van Rensburg	4	60.0kg	46	31	31	+15.50	66/1	B Y	—
10	Play Zak	Mr R Munger	1	58.5kg*	59	35	35	+24.00	20/1	Y	—
11	First Sign	Mr F Naude	3	60.0kg	—	59	59	+99.99	20/1	B TT Y	—
Code 88	Battle Chief	—	2	60.0kg	—	50	50	—	33/1	N	—
Code 88	Super Club	—	4	60.0kg	—	57	57	—	—	N	—

General Misty (AUS)

Mr R Danielson · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

Won

15/20 Fav

MR 77 → 56

Sea Knight

Mr R M Simons · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+2.25

5/1

MR 72 → 60

Magicalad

Mr C Zackey (True) · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+2.30

75/1

MR 48 → 43

Racing Socks

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+2.75

10/1

MR 61 → 62

Hereford Boy

Mr L Nhlapo · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+3.75

66/1

MR 58 → 62

Vision Quest

Mr G D Aucharuz · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+4.00

7/1

MR 69 → 50

Grantchester

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+6.50

40/1

MR 59 → 42

B Y

Valiance Samaritan

Mr S M Brown · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+13.00

75/1

MR 48 → 41

Gornergrat

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+15.50

66/1

MR 46 → 31

B Y

Play Zak

Mr R Munger (True) · Dw 1 · 58.5kg

+24.00

20/1

MR 59 → 35

First Sign

Mr F Naude · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+99.99

20/1

MR — → 59

B TT Y

Battle Chief

— · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

—

33/1

MR — → 50

Super Club

— · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

—

MR — → 57

GRANTCHESTER jumped inwards. GENERAL MISTY (AUS) was slow into stride. VALIANCE SAMARITAN lost one length. Jockey Brown, the rider of VALIANCE SAMARITAN, reported that he felt something amiss with this gelding in running. Jockey Naude, the rider of FIRST SIGN, reported that this gelding choked up in running and he did not persevere with his mount from the 400m. GENERAL MISTY (AUS) was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. GENERAL MISTY (AUS) was hanging out from the 400m. RACING SOCKS is a gelding, incorrectly carded as a colt. Vet: HEREFORD BOY - speedy cut right hind. VALIANCE SAMARITAN - not striding out right front and abnormal respiratory noise. FIRST SIGN - no respiratory noise detected post race. Scratched: SUPER CLUB - ineligible winner, 18 December 2014 Vaal Racecourse. BATTLE CHIEF - gelded.