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02 May 2017 | Vaal | Race 9

NEXT VAAL RACE MEETING IS THURSDAY 04 MAY (MR 68) DIVIDED HANDICAP

Distance 1000m
Going Good
Win Time 57.45s
Avg Time 57.51s
Stakes R88,000
WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:9.5 3yrs:1.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:2.5
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1 Mr J P van der Merwe 8 55.5kg 62 58 58 Won 20/1
B N
O: Mr T Kriel & Late Mr L J Erasmus & Mrs M J Erasmus
T: Estate Late Mr L J Erasmus
2 Mr S Khumalo 10 60.0kg 71 49 49 +0.20 5/1Fav
TT Y
O: Messrs B D Botes, W J Coates & A G O'Connor & Mr & Mrs P A Michaelides
T: Late Mr B D Botes
3
Minnesota Line
Mr M J Thackeray 2 53.0kg 54 59 59 +1.30 21/2
B TT Y
O: Red Jack Trading (Pty) Ltd
T: Mr C E Erasmus
4 Mr L M van Rensburg 4 53.0kg 54 61 61 +1.60 14/1
Y
O: Mesdames C Marks, S Marks, J Peimer & L C A Bouwer
T: Estate Late Mr S M Ferreira
5 Mr M Mjoka 7 49.5kg* 51 55 55 +2.00 12/1
Y
O: Mrs H Kuhn & Red Jack Trading (Pty) Ltd
T: Mr C E Erasmus
6 Mr C J Habib 14 57.5kg* 69 63 63 +2.30 16/1
B N
7 Mr C Storey 3 56.5kg 61 66 66 +3.60 16/1
TT Y
8 Mr P J Strydom 6 59.5kg 67 85 85 +3.90 61/10
Y
9 Mr S M Brown 11 56.5kg 61 55 55 +4.60 16/1
B Y
10 Mr L Hewitson 1 52.0kg* 52 45 45 +5.40 20/1
B TT Y
11 Mr R M Simons 5 56.0kg 79 55 55 +6.50 17/2
Y
12 Mr R Munger 9 58.5kg 68 71 71 +6.70 8/1
Y
13 Mr C Zackey 12 55.0kg 58 48 48 +6.90 10/1
Y
14 Mr J Penny 13 52.5kg 53 58 58 +8.60 36/1
B TT Y
1
Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 8 · 55.5kg
Won
20/1
MR 6258
B N
2
Mr S Khumalo · Dw 10 · 60.0kg
+0.20
5/1 Fav
MR 7149
TT Y
3
Minnesota Line
Mr M J Thackeray · Dw 2 · 53.0kg
+1.30
21/2
MR 5459
B TT Y
4
Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 4 · 53.0kg
+1.60
14/1
MR 5461
Y
5
Mr M Mjoka (True) · Dw 7 · 49.5kg
+2.00
12/1
MR 5155
Y
6
Mr C J Habib (True) · Dw 14 · 57.5kg
+2.30
16/1
MR 6963
B N
7
Mr C Storey · Dw 3 · 56.5kg
+3.60
16/1
MR 6166
TT Y
8
Mr P J Strydom · Dw 6 · 59.5kg
+3.90
61/10
MR 6785
Y
9
Mr S M Brown · Dw 11 · 56.5kg
+4.60
16/1
MR 6155
B Y
10
Mr L Hewitson (True) · Dw 1 · 52.0kg
+5.40
20/1
MR 5245
B TT Y
11
Mr R M Simons · Dw 5 · 56.0kg
+6.50
17/2
MR 7955
Y
12
Mr R Munger · Dw 9 · 58.5kg
+6.70
8/1
MR 6871
Y
13
Mr C Zackey · Dw 12 · 55.0kg
+6.90
10/1
MR 5848
Y
14
Mr J Penny · Dw 13 · 52.5kg
+8.60
36/1
MR 5358
B TT Y
During the loading process, CAPTAIN KANGAROO was restless in the stalls. He was removed, examined by the Course Veterinary Surgeon, passed fit to race and reloaded which caused a delay to the running of this race. TIGER'S LEGACY and SHANNON'S BOY lost one length. CAPTAIN KANGAROO was restless in the stalls. Trainer Magner was advised to re-school this colt prior to its next engagement. Jockey's Storey, the rider of TIGER'S LEGACY, and Jockey Penny, the rider of SHANNON'S BOY, reported that their mounts did not stride out freely in running. STARK was baulked for a clear run from the 400m to the 200m. MINNESOTA was hanging out in the concluding stages. Jockey van der Merwe was charged with a contravention, read with Guideline C on the use of the crop, in that he struck the horse LE TIGRE more than three times on consecutive strides in the concluding stages. Jockey van der Merwe signed an Admission of Guilt and was fined. LE TIGRE was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Vet: TIGER'S LEGACY - not striding out both front. SHANNON'S BOY - lame left front. The course farrier on duty did not report there to be anything amiss with the shoes fitted to the horses that raced at today's race meeting. The passports of all the runners that raced at today's race meeting were checked and their identities, AHS and Equine Influenza vaccinations confirmed