26 March 2021 | Fairview | Race 3

PLAY SOCCER 6, 10 AND 13 MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1200m

Going Good

Win Time 68.75s

Avg Time 70.63s

Stakes R50,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	FirstAmongEquals	Mr L J Ferraris	5	60.0kg	71	54	54	Won	7/2	B Y	O: Messrs G S Kotzen & Kenny Govender, Mr S & Mrs U S Pillay T: Mr G S Kotzen
2	Val Gardena	Mr T T Gould	4	57.5kg	60	39	39	+1.75	14/1	Y	O: Messrs C Dorrington & N McFall T: Mr A C Greeff
3	Hikaru	Mr A Domeyer	11	60.0kg	71	61	61	+3.50	33/20Fav	B Y	O: Mrs S H Mackenzie, Mr & Mrs W V Rippon T: Candice Bass
4	Jaspero	Mr L M van Rensburg	3	60.0kg	71	76	76	+4.25	8/1	B TT Y	O: Mr C A F Goncalves T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
5	Big Splash Line	Mr L Hewitson	1	60.0kg	58	54	54	+6.75	12/1	B Y	O: Mr Preggie Somasundram T: Estate Late Mr G D Smith
6	Black Triton	Mr L A Bester	2	60.0kg	—	36	36	+11.00	70/1	F	—
7	Red White And Blue	Mr G M Cheyne	10	57.5kg	—	42	42	+11.50	5/2	Y	—
8	Westminster	Mr R Munger	8	60.0kg	56	48	48	+14.25	50/1	Y	—
9	Que Es Var	Mr R D Fourie	7	60.0kg	54	59	59	+14.35	30/1	Y	—
10	National Liberty	Mr K G Steyn	6	60.0kg	56	43	43	+14.60	70/1	B TT F	—
11	Rondo	Mr J Mphanya	9	60.0kg	—	28	28	+14.85	66/1	F	—
Code 88	Enrico Cecchetti	Mr S L Naidoo	3	60.0kg	—	56	56	—	36/1	N	—

FirstAmongEquals

Mr L J Ferraris · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

Won

7/2

MR 71 → 54

B Y

Val Gardena

Mr T T Gould · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+1.75

14/1

MR 60 → 39

Hikaru

Mr A Domeyer · Dw 11 · 60.0kg

+3.50

33/20 Fav

MR 71 → 61

B Y

Jaspero

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+4.25

8/1

MR 71 → 76

B TT Y

Big Splash Line

Mr L Hewitson · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+6.75

12/1

MR 58 → 54

B Y

Black Triton

Mr L A Bester · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+11.00

70/1

MR — → 36

Red White And Blue

Mr G M Cheyne · Dw 10 · 57.5kg

+11.50

5/2

MR — → 42

Westminster

Mr R Munger · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+14.25

50/1

MR 56 → 48

Que Es Var

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+14.35

30/1

MR 54 → 59

National Liberty

Mr K G Steyn · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+14.60

70/1

MR 56 → 43

B TT F

Rondo

Mr J Mphanya · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+14.85

66/1

MR — → 28

Enrico Cecchetti

Mr S L Naidoo · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

—

36/1

MR — → 56

THE STARTER REPORTED A) BIG SPLASH and RONDO were stubborn loading. B) BLACK TRITON was stubborn loading and slow into stride. C) VAL GARDENA was stubborn loading and kicked the back gate in the stalls. D) WESTMINSTER was nervous in the stalls, slow away and lost 1 length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED A) Trainer Z Oosthuizen signed an admission of guilt for a contravention of Rule 11.2.8 in that he failed to present WESTMINSTER correctly equipped when presented in the parade ring. A penalty of a warning was imposed. B) The winner FIRSTAMONGEQUALS was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis, Trainer S B Kotzen acting on behalf of Trainer G S Kotzen advised (LM). JOCKEY / EQUIPMENT CHANGES A) HIKARU raced equipped with blinkers (09:02 - 24/03/2021). B) JASPERO raced equipped with a compression mask (07:44 - 26/03/2021). C) WESTMINSTER raced equipped with a compression mask (08:55 - 26/03/2021). THERE WERE NO RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED A) BIG SPLASH saddle sore left side. B) NATIONAL LIBERTY coughed post-race and saddle sore left side. C) WESTMINSTER blood in mouth. D) RONDO overreach right fore. SCRATCHINGS A) ENRICO CECCHETTI lame right fore, Rule 53.5 applies (12:51 - 26/03/2021).