10 November 2020 | Kenilworth | Race 3

3YR OLD MALE OF THE YEAR: GOLDEN DUCAT MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 102.29s

Avg Time 101.37s

Stakes R46,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Fire For Sure	Mr G van Niekerk	3	58.0kg	83	84	84	Won	9/10Fav	Y	O: Mrs S Plattner T: Mr W A Nel
2	High Moon	Mr A Domeyer	4	58.0kg	—	71	71	+1.25	9/2	Y	O: Jagessar Limited (Nom: Mr Alan Cooper) T: Candice Bass
3	Essos Line	Mr L Mxothwa	1	58.0kg	81	65	65	+2.25	7/1	Y	O: Mesdames Laura de Haast & S Viljoen & International Racing Club (Nom: M de Haast) T: Mr M J Robinson
4	Magnum Fire	Mr D L Ashby	6	58.0kg	—	59	59	+5.50	40/1	Y	O: Mrs S Viljoen T: Mr C J Lensley
5	Atkinson Grimshaw	Mr K Sakayi	5	58.0kg	67	75	75	+5.60	100/1	B Y	O: Dr & Mrs S W Steyn & Mr R Steyn T: Mr G S Kotzen
6	Moroccan Retreat	Mr S Mbhele	11	58.0kg	78	28	28	+6.00	30/1	Y	—
7	Big Thinker	Mr R D Fourie	2	58.0kg	—	74	74	+6.75	9/1	B Y	—
8	A Good Year	Mr S D Veale	9	60.0kg	—	55	55	+9.50	50/1	Y	—
9	Our Planet	Mr O Noach	7	58.0kg	—	58	58	+10.25	50/1	Y	—
10	FirstAmongEquals	Mr K de Melo	8	58.0kg	—	54	54	+12.75	10/1	B Y	—
11	Hamlet	Mr X Jacobs	10	54.0kg*	64	50	50	+13.75	100/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Bel Punto	Mr J M Solomons	14	55.5kg*	—	56	56	—	25/1	N	—
Code 88	Coromandel	Mr A Marcus	10	58.0kg	—	59	59	—	14/1	N	—
Code 88	Juan Carlos	Mr C Zackey	12	58.0kg	—	91	91	—	14/1	N	—

Fire For Sure

Mr G van Niekerk · Dw 3 · 58.0kg

Won

9/10 Fav

MR 83 → 84

High Moon

Mr A Domeyer · Dw 4 · 58.0kg

+1.25

9/2

MR — → 71

Essos Line

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 1 · 58.0kg

+2.25

7/1

MR 81 → 65

Magnum Fire

Mr D L Ashby · Dw 6 · 58.0kg

+5.50

40/1

MR — → 59

Atkinson Grimshaw

Mr K Sakayi · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+5.60

100/1

MR 67 → 75

B Y

Moroccan Retreat

Mr S Mbhele · Dw 11 · 58.0kg

+6.00

30/1

MR 78 → 28

Big Thinker

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 2 · 58.0kg

+6.75

9/1

MR — → 74

B Y

A Good Year

Mr S D Veale · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+9.50

50/1

MR — → 55

Our Planet

Mr O Noach · Dw 7 · 58.0kg

+10.25

50/1

MR — → 58

FirstAmongEquals

Mr K de Melo · Dw 8 · 58.0kg

+12.75

10/1

MR — → 54

B Y

Hamlet

Mr X Jacobs (True) · Dw 10 · 54.0kg

+13.75

100/1

MR 64 → 50

B Y

Bel Punto

Mr J M Solomons (True) · Dw 14 · 55.5kg

—

25/1

MR — → 56

Coromandel

Mr A Marcus · Dw 10 · 58.0kg

—

14/1

MR — → 59

Juan Carlos

Mr C Zackey · Dw 12 · 58.0kg

—

14/1

MR — → 91

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) A GOOD YEAR (S Veale) cast his right front shoe on the way to the start which had to be replaced by the course farrier, causing a delay. b) BIG THINKER (R Fourie) jumped slow, losing one length and thereafter was slow into stride. c) FIRSTAMONGEQUALS (K de Melo) and MAGNUM FIRE (D Ashby) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) ESSOS (L Mxothwa) over raced in the early stages and was hanging out late. b) A GOOD YEAR (S Veale) raced green. c) In view of the performance of FIRSTAMONGEQUALS (K de Melo), the veterinary surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) FIRE FOR SURE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer WA Nel was advised. (MB) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) BIG THINKER raced with blinkers (declared 12h32 on 20201108) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) FIRSTAMONGEQUALS - nothing obvious detected SCRATCHED: a) BEL PUNTO - coughing. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 10h45 on 20201109) b) COROMANDEL - not eating up. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 17h25 on 20201108) c) JUAN CARLOS - cast in box. Rule 53.5 applies (declared 17h09 on 20201109)