22 January 2015 | Vaal | Race 1

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Distance 1200m

Going Standard

Win Time 72.05s

Stakes R85,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Forest View	Mr L M van Rensburg	1	60.0kg	60	40	40	Won	16/10Fav	Y	O: Messrs Peet Diedericks, A Markou, R Pettigrew & G Simitopoulos T: Mr S T Pettigrew
2	Aleut	Mr S Khumalo	3	60.0kg	—	48	48	+5.50	16/10	Y	O: Estate Late Mr C J Foulkes T: Mr S G Tarry
3	Tarentum	Mr Wesley Marwing	2	56.0kg*	50	50	50	+10.75	13/2	B TT Y	O: Miss L van der Westhuizen & Messrs G J Maroun & T Naiker T: Mr G J Maroun
4	Valiance Samaritan	Mr S M Brown	5	60.0kg	62	41	41	+12.00	25/1	Y	O: Late Mr D R & Mrs K M L Makins T: Estate Late Mr L J Erasmus
5	Magicalad	Mr M J Thackeray	10	56.0kg*	67	43	43	+12.25	33/1	Y	O: Mr B N Graham T: Estate Late Mr L J Erasmus
6	The Bear	Mr R Munger	9	58.5kg*	—	40	40	+15.75	100/1	Y	—
7	Lightning Bid	Mr J H Greyling	11	60.0kg	46	25	25	+16.00	100/1	TT Y	—
8	Limited Edition	Mr G Wrogemann	8	60.0kg	—	52	52	+16.50	33/1	Y	—
9	Ayrton	Mr I Sturgeon	6	60.0kg	58	46	46	+21.75	16/1	Y	—
10	Gornergrat	Mr C R Maujean	7	60.0kg	52	31	31	+23.00	50/1	B Y	—
11	Pronghorn	Mr D D David	4	60.0kg	57	57	57	+23.50	55/1	Y	—
12	Hereford Boy	Mr G D Aucharuz	12	60.0kg	62	62	62	+99.99	33/1	Y	—

Forest View

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

Won

16/10 Fav

MR 60 → 40

Aleut

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+5.50

16/10

MR — → 48

Tarentum

Mr Wesley Marwing (True) · Dw 2 · 56.0kg

+10.75

13/2

MR 50 → 50

B TT Y

Valiance Samaritan

Mr S M Brown · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+12.00

25/1

MR 62 → 41

Magicalad

Mr M J Thackeray (True) · Dw 10 · 56.0kg

+12.25

33/1

MR 67 → 43

The Bear

Mr R Munger (True) · Dw 9 · 58.5kg

+15.75

100/1

MR — → 40

Lightning Bid

Mr J H Greyling · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+16.00

100/1

MR 46 → 25

TT Y

Limited Edition

Mr G Wrogemann · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+16.50

33/1

MR — → 52

Ayrton

Mr I Sturgeon · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+21.75

16/1

MR 58 → 46

Gornergrat

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+23.00

50/1

MR 52 → 31

B Y

Pronghorn

Mr D D David · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+23.50

55/1

MR 57 → 57

Hereford Boy

Mr G D Aucharuz · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+99.99

33/1

MR 62 → 62

AYRTON broke open the front gate which was immediately reset. The Starting Stall Certificate for this gelding has been withdrawn until recertified tractable. VALIANCE SAMARITAN lost one length. MAGICALAD was hanging in, in the closing stages. Jockey Aucharuz reported that HEREFORD BOY did not stride out freely in running and did not persevere with his riding from the 300m. Jockey Sturgeon reported that he felt something amiss with AYRTON in running. THE BEAR was hanging in from the 400m. Apprentice Munger appeared before the Board and was advised to take the necessary corrective measures to keep his mounts on a straight course in future. Apprentice Marwing reported that TARENTUM made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. FOREST VIEW was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis GORNERGRAT raced without cheek pieces. LIGHTNING BID raced with a tongue tie. Vet: HEREFORD BOY - lame left front tendon. Indefinite suspension for a full veterinary report and gallop. VALIANCE SAMARITAN - not striding out right front. AYRTON - not striding out right front and mouth injury. GORNERGRAT - Epistaxis, 90 day suspension. TARENTUM - no respiratory noise detected post race.