29 September 2020 | Vaal | Race 1

WELCOME TO THE VAAL MAIDEN PLATE (3-year-olds) (For Maiden 3-year-olds)

Distance 1200m

Going Good

Win Time 70.81s

Avg Time 70.76s

Stakes R76,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Procrastinator	Mr S Khumalo	4	60.0kg	76	60	60	Won	5/2Fav	Y	O: Mr R S Wentzel & Dr R E Waterman-Wentzel T: Mr P F Matchett
2	Purple Panther Line	Mr C J Habib	8	60.0kg	—	80	80	+2.25	18/10	N	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mr Clinton Binda
3	Marrakech Line	Mr D de Gouveia	5	60.0kg	77	75	75	+3.75	5/1	B Y	O: Messrs I Snyman, T Kung, A D Marx & M K Wittstock T: Mr S T Pettigrew
4	Tight Five	Mr L Hewitson	11	60.0kg	—	58	58	+4.50	22/1	Y	O: Mr C J H van Niekerk T: Mr S G Tarry
5	Signals	Mr G J Lerena	10	60.0kg	—	49	49	+7.75	15/1	B Y	O: Mr C J H van Niekerk T: Mr S G Tarry
6	Black Friday	Mr C B Bantam	7	60.0kg	59	63	63	+7.80	75/1	Y	—
7	Wildeye	Mr R Danielson	3	60.0kg	—	61	61	+9.75	17/4	Y	—
8	Prized Gift	Mr S M Brown	6	60.0kg	55	50	50	+16.00	75/1	Y	—
9	True Sangue	Mr R M Simons	2	57.5kg	—	50	50	+18.50	55/1	Y	—
10	Henley Street	Mr C R Maujean	1	60.0kg	62	57	57	+20.50	55/1	Y	—
11	Heart Of Harlem	Mr J H Greyling	9	60.0kg	45	51	51	+26.00	80/1	Y	—

Procrastinator

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

Won

5/2 Fav

MR 76 → 60

Purple Panther Line

Mr C J Habib · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+2.25

18/10

MR — → 80

Marrakech Line

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+3.75

5/1

MR 77 → 75

B Y

Tight Five

Mr L Hewitson · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+4.50

22/1

MR — → 58

Signals

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+7.75

15/1

MR — → 49

B Y

Black Friday

Mr C B Bantam · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+7.80

75/1

MR 59 → 63

Wildeye

Mr R Danielson · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+9.75

17/4

MR — → 61

Prized Gift

Mr S M Brown · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+16.00

75/1

MR 55 → 50

True Sangue

Mr R M Simons · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

+18.50

55/1

MR — → 50

Henley Street

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+20.50

55/1

MR 62 → 57

Heart Of Harlem

Mr J H Greyling · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+26.00

80/1

MR 45 → 51

THE START OF THIS RACE WAS DELAYED DUE TO A TRACK INSPECTION TAKING PLACE PRIOR TO THE RUNNING OF RACE 1. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) PURPLE PANTHER (C Habib) was slow losing one length. b) MARRAKECH (D De Gouveia) jumped inwards sharply leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) TIGHT FIVE (L Hewitson) raced green. b) PURPLE PANTHER (C Habib) hung out from the 200m. c) Jockey R Danielson was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline C on the use of the crop) in that he struck the horse WILDEYE more than three times on consecutive strides. Jockey Danielson signed the Admission of Guilt and a fine of R750 was imposed. d) PROCRASTINATOR (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimen for analysis. Trainer P F Matchett advised (AH). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) MARRAKECH raced equipped with blinkers (declared 26 September 2020 at 06H49). b) SIGNALS raced equipped with blinkers (declared 28 September 2020 at 15H24). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) TRUE SANGUE in season. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS.