WELCOME TO THE VAAL MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens) | 23 Feb 2021

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Rock The Kazvar	Mr S Khumalo	6	60.0kg	67	69	69	Won	6/1	B Y	O: Team Valor International (Nom : Mr B Irwin) & Mrs Vanashree & Mr Anant Singh T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
2	Qunetra Line	Mr R M Simons	8	60.0kg	74	83	83	+0.10	71/20	Y	O: Messrs T J Barnard & R R Magner T: Mr R R Magner
3	Grappler	Mr L Hewitson	4	60.0kg	—	79	79	+0.30	39/20Fav	TT Y	O: Mr C J H van Niekerk T: Mr S G Tarry
4	Lazy Guy	Mr R Munger	5	60.0kg	74	61	61	+0.60	6/1	B TT Y	O: Mr A R Rapp T: Mr S J Moffatt
5	South Boy (ARG)	Mr G J Lerena	9	60.0kg	—	71	71	+5.25	13/2	Y	O: Messrs J F & L M F Wernars & Mrs T J Wernars T: Mr J A Janse van Vuuren
6	Al Qaasim	Mr N Klink	2	60.0kg*	—	91	91	+5.75	14/1	TT Y	—
7	Racing Man	Mr C F Dicken	7	58.5kg*	59	55	55	+10.00	40/1	N	—
8	Lulu's Boy	Mr D W Schwarz	1	60.0kg	—	71	71	+15.00	28/1	Y	—
9	Maverick's Magic	Mr C B Bantam	3	60.0kg	—	—	—	+16.00	50/1	N	—

Rock The Kazvar

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

Won

6/1

MR 67 → 69

B Y

Qunetra Line

Mr R M Simons · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+0.10

71/20

MR 74 → 83

Grappler

Mr L Hewitson · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+0.30

39/20 Fav

MR — → 79

TT Y

Lazy Guy

Mr R Munger · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+0.60

6/1

MR 74 → 61

B TT Y

South Boy (ARG)

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+5.25

13/2

MR — → 71

Al Qaasim

Mr N Klink (True) · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+5.75

14/1

MR — → 91

TT Y

Racing Man

Mr C F Dicken (True) · Dw 7 · 58.5kg

+10.00

40/1

MR 59 → 55

Lulu's Boy

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+15.00

28/1

MR — → 71

Maverick's Magic

Mr C B Bantam · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+16.00

50/1

MR — → —

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) AL QAASIM (*N Klink), LULU'S BOY (D Schwarz) and SOUTH BOY (ARG) (G Lerena) were stubborn loading. b) AL QAASIM (*N Klink) was slow into stride. c) MAVERICK'S MAGIC (C Bantam) was slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Apprentice C F Dicken reported that RACING MAN did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. b) Jockey C Bantam reported that he felt something amiss with MAVERICK'S MAGIC in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. c) GRAPPLER (L Hewitson) shifted out away from the crop in the concluding stages. d) ROCK THE KAZVAR (S Khumalo), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Azzie advised (GF). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) AL QAASIM raced with a tongue tie on (declared 19 February 2021 at 08H33). b) MAVERICK'S MAGIC raced unshod (declared 19 February 2021 at 22H21). c) SOUTH BOY is a gelding as declared (gelded 1 May 2020). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) RACING MAN examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) MAVERICK'S MAGIC right hind laceration. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.