06 August 2026 | Vaal | Race 8

NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 13 AUGUST MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1700m

Going Good

Win Time 106.18s

Avg Time 104.37s

Stakes R115,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	One State	Mr M A Yeni	6	57.0kg	79	84	84	Won	4/1Fav	Y	O: TKP Racing (Nom: Trevelen Pillay), Messrs Jamal Farah & Deven Govender T: Mr A P Peter
2	Elisa Mbali	Mr C J Habib	4	57.0kg	65	65	65	+2.00	7/2	Y	O: Messrs P L De Lange & J Wolff T: Mrs H E Adamson
3	Sword Of Light Line	Mr M K Katjedi	2	57.0kg	66	64	64	+4.20	9/2	TT Y	O: Mr D Shawe T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
4	Freestyle Dance	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	1	52.5kg*	—	71	71	+6.00	4/1	Y	O: Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack) T: Mr S T Pettigrew
5	Campo Formio	Mr T J Mayhew	5	57.0kg*	78	80	80	+6.40	4/1	Y	O: Messrs X Spies, N Tuganadar, Mugesh Pillay, Devan Pillay, Dhanasagren Nadasen, V Mahabeer, A R Asaram, M Pillay, J Soobiah & P W Viljoen T: Xander & Corne Spies
6	Mega Awesome	Mr C Murray	3	57.0kg	74	74	74	+10.40	7/1	TT Y	—
Code 88	Cuzzie	Mr Jace Botes	3	57.5kg*	—	54	54	—	40/1	N	—
Code 88	Noble Chiefdom	Mr P Mxoli	10	57.0kg	—	—	—	—	33/1	N	—
Code 88	Truro Legacy	Mr K A Brewer	9	60.0kg	—	65	65	—	25/1	N	—
Code 88	Wartrax Blaze	Mr L M van Rensburg	5	57.0kg	—	75	75	—	10/1	N	—

One State

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 6 · 57.0kg

Won

4/1 Fav

MR 79 → 84

Elisa Mbali

Mr C J Habib · Dw 4 · 57.0kg

+2.00

7/2

MR 65 → 65

Sword Of Light Line

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 2 · 57.0kg

+4.20

9/2

MR 66 → 64

TT Y

Freestyle Dance

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 1 · 52.5kg

+6.00

4/1

MR — → 71

Campo Formio

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 5 · 57.0kg

+6.40

4/1

MR 78 → 80

Mega Awesome

Mr C Murray · Dw 3 · 57.0kg

+10.40

7/1

MR 74 → 74

TT Y

Cuzzie

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

—

40/1

MR — → 54

Noble Chiefdom

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 10 · 57.0kg

—

33/1

MR — → —

Truro Legacy

Mr K A Brewer · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

—

25/1

MR — → 65

Wartrax Blaze

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 5 · 57.0kg

—

10/1

MR — → 75

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SWORD OF LIGHT jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) ELISA MBALI jumped outwards leaving the stalls, making contact with the left front gate. c) MEGA AWESOME kicked the back gates as the start was effected. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) ONE STATE, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer M Peter, acting on behalf of Trainer A P Peter, was advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. THE VETERINARIAN HAD NO REPORTS. SCRATCHED: a) TRURO LEGACY coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) CUZZIE coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). c) WARTRAX BLAZE coughing (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). d) NOBLE CHIEFDOM gelded. Advised 4 August 2026 at 13H18. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.