23 February 2021 | Vaal | Race 9

NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARY MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 97.48s

Avg Time 97.02s

Stakes R70,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Light Without	Mr G J Lerena	7	60.0kg	71	71	71	Won	21/4	B TT Y	O: Miss C Bowles T: Mr St John D Gray
2	Nussply Line	Mr C Zackey	4	60.0kg	64	45	45	+0.50	8/1	Y	O: Hyperpaint Syndicate (Nom: Mr D T Peter) T: Mr P A Peter
3	Sitting Bull	Mr J M Solomons	11	58.5kg*	55	48	48	+2.75	66/1	B Y	O: Miss C Bowles T: Mr St John D Gray
4	Star Effect	Mr R M Simons	5	60.0kg	66	53	53	+3.25	12/1	N	O: Miss D N Stenger T: Miss D N Stenger
5	Irish Rain	Mr S Khumalo	10	60.0kg	72	71	71	+3.75	33/10	Y	O: Mr J Gerber T: Mr A G Laird
6	Prince Alf	Mr C R Maujean	6	60.0kg	71	44	44	+5.00	7/1Fav	Y	—
7	Light Warrior	Mr C F Dicken	1	58.5kg*	63	52	52	+5.75	9/2Fav	TT Y	—
8	Understated	Mr L Hewitson	9	60.0kg	—	50	50	+6.00	8/1	B Y	—
9	Ramoan	Mr M A Yeni	8	60.0kg	58	54	54	+8.25	40/1	B TT Y	—
10	Captain Cupid	Mr L J Ferraris	12	60.0kg	59	45	45	+14.00	40/1	TT Y	—
11	Enrico Cecchetti	Mr P J Strydom	13	60.0kg	63	56	56	+19.50	14/1	B Y	—
12	Reggae Rocks	Mr P Mxoli	3	57.5kg*	64	56	56	+20.00	25/1	B TT Y	—
13	Tender Force	Mr N Klink	2	57.0kg*	—	25	25	+36.00	70/1	Y	—
Code 88	Infinite Wonder	Mr R Munger	14	60.0kg	—	86	86	—	16/1	N	—
Code 88	Westminster	Mr J R Syster	8	58.5kg*	—	48	48	—	70/1	N	—

Light Without

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

Won

21/4

MR 71 → 71

B TT Y

Nussply Line

Mr C Zackey · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+0.50

8/1

MR 64 → 45

Sitting Bull

Mr J M Solomons (True) · Dw 11 · 58.5kg

+2.75

66/1

MR 55 → 48

B Y

Star Effect

Mr R M Simons · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+3.25

12/1

MR 66 → 53

Irish Rain

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+3.75

33/10

MR 72 → 71

Prince Alf

Mr C R Maujean · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+5.00

7/1 Fav

MR 71 → 44

Light Warrior

Mr C F Dicken (True) · Dw 1 · 58.5kg

+5.75

9/2 Fav

MR 63 → 52

TT Y

Understated

Mr L Hewitson · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+6.00

8/1

MR — → 50

B Y

Ramoan

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+8.25

40/1

MR 58 → 54

B TT Y

Captain Cupid

Mr L J Ferraris · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+14.00

40/1

MR 59 → 45

TT Y

Enrico Cecchetti

Mr P J Strydom · Dw 13 · 60.0kg

+19.50

14/1

MR 63 → 56

B Y

Reggae Rocks

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

+20.00

25/1

MR 64 → 56

B TT Y

Tender Force

Mr N Klink (True) · Dw 2 · 57.0kg

+36.00

70/1

MR — → 25

Infinite Wonder

Mr R Munger · Dw 14 · 60.0kg

—

16/1

MR — → 86

Westminster

Mr J R Syster (True) · Dw 8 · 58.5kg

—

70/1

MR — → 48

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) During the loading process, LIGHT WITHOUT (G Lerena) kicked the back gates resulting in WESTMINSTER (*J R Syster) becoming restless and breaking through the front gates. WESTMINSTER was restrained by Apprentice Syster, returned to the start, examined by the Course Veterinary Surgeon and subsequently scratched after injuring itself. Trainer A Azzie was advised to re-school WESTMINSTER prior to its next engagement (GT). b) RAMOAN (M Yeni), SITTING BULL (*J Solomons) and TENDER FORCE (*N Klink) were slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) STAR EFFECT (R Simons) hung out from the 400m. b) ENRICO CECCHETTI (P Strydom) hung in from the 300m. c) Apprentice C F Dicken reported that he felt something amiss with LIGHT WARRIOR in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) LIGHT WITHOUT (G Lerena), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer S J Gray advised (DR). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) LIGHT WITHOUT raced equipped with blinkers (declared 18 February 2021 at 15H11). b) SITTING BULL Apprentice J Solomons only claimed 1,5kg allowance. SITTING BULL raced with club colours (black and blue) Stewards permission. c) RAMOAN raced with a tongue tie on (declared 23 February 2021 at 06H49). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) LIGHT WARRIOR examined post race, nothing obvious detected. SCRATCHED: a) INFINITE WONDER lame behind (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) WESTMINSTER injured in stalls (NHA / 17H18) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.