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25 June 2026 | Vaal | Race 8

RACING240 MR 66 APPRENTICE HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1000m

Going Good

Win Time 56.95s

Avg Time 56.80s

Stakes R90,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:8.5 3yrs:1.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:2.0

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Ready Set Fire	Mr G Samo-Burthia	1	56.0kg*	63	74	74	Won	3/1Fav	TT Y	O: Mr E Blome, Mr D V & Mrs R Woolley T: Mr F Bronkhorst
2	Time Will Tell Line	Mr M Mbuto	3	58.5kg*	68	68	68	+1.10	7/1	B Y	O: Mr T J Shawe T: Mr F Bronkhorst
3	Lonely As A Cloud	Mr D Ramkhalawon	5	58.5kg*	71	70	70	+2.60	9/2	B Y	O: Messrs Suven Govender & Selvan Naidoo T: Candice & Tammy Dawson
4	Sergeant Soqrat	Mr T J Mayhew	4	58.5kg*	65	64	64	+4.30	25/2	B TT Y	O: Messrs D G Bailie, X Spies, Adv J J B Schutte & Waste Glass Recovery (Pty) Ltd (Nom: J H de Lange) T: Mr C Spies
5	Ushouldbedancing	Mr D D E Louw	10	57.5kg*	83	—	—	+4.35	6/1	EM Y	O: Messrs J T Mushwana & Joshua Peter T: Miss R L Klaasen
6	Magic Carpet Ride	Mr E J Muller	6	56.0kg*	66	66	66	+5.25	8/1	Y	—
7	Duchess Zahra	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	7	59.5kg*	70	67	67	+6.15	10/1	B Y	—
8	Daring Act	Mr Q N L Ngcobo	2	52.0kg*	58	57	57	+7.75	8/1	Y	—
9	Ehhfifteenkjoe	Mr B A Makhubo	8	54.5kg*	80	—	—	+7.95	40/1	Y	—
10	Kylie's Angel	Mr Jace Botes	9	52.0kg*	55	54	54	+10.85	33/1	Y	—
Code 88	Oriental Bouquet	Mr M A Mosaheb	7	50.5kg*	—	55	55	—	14/1	N	—

Ready Set Fire

Mr G Samo-Burthia (True) · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

Won

3/1 Fav

MR 63 → 74

TT Y

Time Will Tell Line

Mr M Mbuto (True) · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+1.10

7/1

MR 68 → 68

B Y

Lonely As A Cloud

Mr D Ramkhalawon (True) · Dw 5 · 58.5kg

+2.60

9/2

MR 71 → 70

B Y

Sergeant Soqrat

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 4 · 58.5kg

+4.30

25/2

MR 65 → 64

B TT Y

Ushouldbedancing

Mr D D E Louw (True) · Dw 10 · 57.5kg

+4.35

6/1

MR 83 → —

EM Y

Magic Carpet Ride

Mr E J Muller (True) · Dw 6 · 56.0kg

+5.25

8/1

MR 66 → 66

Duchess Zahra

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 7 · 59.5kg

+6.15

10/1

MR 70 → 67

B Y

Daring Act

Mr Q N L Ngcobo (True) · Dw 2 · 52.0kg

+7.75

8/1

MR 58 → 57

Ehhfifteenkjoe

Mr B A Makhubo (True) · Dw 8 · 54.5kg

+7.95

40/1

MR 80 → —

Kylie's Angel

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 9 · 52.0kg

+10.85

33/1

MR 55 → 54

Oriental Bouquet

Mr M A Mosaheb (True) · Dw 7 · 50.5kg

—

14/1

MR — → 55

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) EHHFIFTEENKJOE jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) MAGIC CARPET RIDE hung in from the 400m. c) The saddle on USHOULDBEDANCING slipped sideways in running. This was confirmed by an Official. d) Apprentice Q Ngcobo (DARING ACT) rode a satisfactory qualifying ride. e) READY SET FIRE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer F Bronkhorst was advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. THE VETERINARIAN REPORTED: a) DARING ACT coughing post-race. SCRATCHED: a) ORIENTAL BOUQUET bruised left front heel (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: