04 February 2021 | Vaal | Race 1

WELCOME TO THE VAAL MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1000m

Going Yielding

Win Time 57.05s

Avg Time 57.68s

Stakes R70,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Al Sakeet	Mr C Murray	2	60.0kg	—	106	106	Won	53/20Fav	Y	O: Estate Late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum T: Mr M F de Kock
2	Life Goes On Line	Mr C B Bantam	11	60.0kg	66	54	54	+6.50	44/1	B N	O: Dreamstar Racing (Nom: Mr Clinton Binda) T: Mr Clinton Binda
3	Rock The Kazvar	Mr L Hewitson	6	60.0kg	69	69	69	+6.60	5/1	B Y	O: Team Valor International (Nom : Mr B Irwin) & Mrs Vanashree & Mr Anant Singh T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
4	Sonny Quinn	Mr S Khumalo	5	60.0kg	74	60	60	+7.50	33/10	TT Y	O: Mr A L A Crabbia T: Mrs D A Sham
5	Katzenthal	Mr C R Maujean	3	60.0kg	—	72	72	+7.75	12/1	Y	O: Messrs P Boonzaaier, A Joannides, J F & L M F Wernars & Mrs T J Wernars T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
6	Just As Rich	Mr P J Strydom	9	60.0kg	74	52	52	+9.00	17/2	Y	—
7	Our Secret	Mr J Gates	1	60.0kg	—	53	53	+10.25	25/1	N	—
8	Imitation Game	Mr M A Yeni	7	60.0kg	79	61	61	+11.00	17/4	Y	—
9	Corageous Captain	Mr J H Greyling	10	60.0kg	50	50	50	+12.50	100/1	Y	—
10	Racing Man	Mr C F Dicken	8	58.5kg*	61	55	55	+12.75	33/1	N	—
11	Stormy Crusade	Mr K Matsunyane	4	57.5kg*	—	—	—	+19.50	100/1	Y	—

Al Sakeet

Mr C Murray · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

Won

53/20 Fav

MR — → 106

Life Goes On Line

Mr C B Bantam · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+6.50

44/1

MR 66 → 54

B N

Rock The Kazvar

Mr L Hewitson · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+6.60

5/1

MR 69 → 69

B Y

Sonny Quinn

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+7.50

33/10

MR 74 → 60

TT Y

Katzenthal

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+7.75

12/1

MR — → 72

Just As Rich

Mr P J Strydom · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+9.00

17/2

MR 74 → 52

Our Secret

Mr J Gates · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+10.25

25/1

MR — → 53

Imitation Game

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+11.00

17/4

MR 79 → 61

Corageous Captain

Mr J H Greyling · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+12.50

100/1

MR 50 → 50

Racing Man

Mr C F Dicken (True) · Dw 8 · 58.5kg

+12.75

33/1

MR 61 → 55

Stormy Crusade

Mr K Matsunyane (True) · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+19.50

100/1

MR — → —

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) IMITATION GAME (M Yeni) reared in the stalls. b) KATZENTHAL (C Maujean) and OUR SECRET (J Gates) were slow losing one length. c) ROCK THE KAZVAR (L Hewitson) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, IMITATION GAME (M Yeni) was awkwardly placed between RACING MAN (*C F Dicken) and ROCK THE KAZVAR (L Hewitson) which jumped outwards. b) AL SAKEET (C Murray), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer A Ndzilana advised (RH). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) OUR SECRET raced unshod (declared 2 February 2021 at 04H54). b) SONNY QUINN raced without ear muffs (declared 4 February 2021 at 07H02). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) CORAGEOUS CAPTAIN coughing. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.