WELCOME TO THE VAAL MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE (For 2 yo R60 000 Win BSA Bonus Series) | 04 Mar 2021

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Retallick	Mr D W Schwarz	6	60.0kg	—	96	96	Won	7/15Fav	Y	O: Mr A J van Bassen & Ms T van Bassen T: Mr R R Magner
2	Franca	Mr X Jacobs	8	53.5kg*	—	90	90	+3.00	23/4	Y	O: Messrs C G & L F Scribante, D J Reid & Mrs A B Fortune T: Mrs A B Fortune
3	Brief Crusade	Mr R M Simons	7	60.0kg	—	64	64	+7.00	25/1	Y	O: Mr S W Robinson T: Mr R R Magner
4	Volluto	Mr C J Habib	2	60.0kg	—	71	71	+8.00	33/1	Y	O: Mrs A B Fortune T: Mrs A B Fortune
5	Voltron	Mr J M Solomons	4	56.0kg*	—	63	63	+9.75	15/2	TT Y	O: Mr C J H van Niekerk T: Mr S G Tarry
6	Saffron Rain	Mr C Zackey	1	57.5kg	—	56	56	+11.25	14/1	Y	—
7	Irish Sea	Mr S M Brown	5	60.0kg	—	52	52	+15.00	70/1	Y	—
8	Time To Celebrate	Mr R Munger	3	57.5kg	—	36	36	+20.00	70/1	Y	—

Retallick

Mr D W Schwarz · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

Won

7/15 Fav

MR — → 96

Franca

Mr X Jacobs (True) · Dw 8 · 53.5kg

+3.00

23/4

MR — → 90

Brief Crusade

Mr R M Simons · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+7.00

25/1

MR — → 64

Volluto

Mr C J Habib · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+8.00

33/1

MR — → 71

Voltron

Mr J M Solomons (True) · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

+9.75

15/2

MR — → 63

TT Y

Saffron Rain

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 57.5kg

+11.25

14/1

MR — → 56

Irish Sea

Mr S M Brown · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+15.00

70/1

MR — → 52

Time To Celebrate

Mr R Munger · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

+20.00

70/1

MR — → 36

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BRIEF CRUSADE (R Simons), IRISH SEA (S Brown) and VOLTRON (*J Solomons) were slow into stride. b) RETALLICK (D Schwarz) jumped outwards leaving the stalls. c) FRANCA (*X Jacobs) stumbled leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Shortly after the start, BRIEF CRUSADE (R Simons) was bumped out by RETALLICK (D Schwarz) which jumped outwards leaving the stalls. b) RETALLICK (D Schwarz) which proved difficult to settle in the early stages, hung out and shifted out away from the crop in the concluding stages. c) Jockey R Munger reported that TIME TO CELEBRATE took no interest in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this filly. d) RETALLICK (D Schwarz), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer R R Magner advised (AH). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) VOLLUTO raced with a compression mask on (declared 4 March 2021 at 09H00). b) VOLTRON raced with a tongue tie on (declared 4 March 2021 at 08H26). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) TIME TO CELEBRATE examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) BRIEF CRUSADE fatigue and late recovery. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.