06 April 2021 | Vaal | Race 8

NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 8 APRIL MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) (For Maiden Fillies and Mares)

Distance 1450m

Going Good

Win Time 88.06s

Avg Time 88.81s

Stakes R70,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Galaxy Raiders	Mr D de Gouveia	8	60.0kg	—	70	70	Won	5/1	Y	O: Messrs I Snyman & M K Wittstock T: Mr S T Pettigrew
2	Fort Snow	Mr M A Yeni	1	60.0kg	66	42	42	+2.00	67/20	Y	O: Messrs K L Kapnias, M J Kapnias & A M Kapnias T: Mr P F Matchett
3	Riveting Line	Mr N Klink	7	60.0kg*	60	48	48	+3.75	4/1	Y	O: Late Mr S Botha (Jnr) T: Late Mr S Botha (Jnr)
4	Oceans Pride	Mr Wesley Marwing	4	60.0kg	49	57	57	+4.00	25/1	B Y	O: Mrs A J Wynne T: Miss B H Stidolph
5	Fasinada	Mr P J Strydom	3	60.0kg	62	52	52	+4.50	113/20	Y	O: Mr M S Moosa & Mrs B I d'Oliveira T: Mr B Webber
6	Cast The Dice	Mr C Zackey	10	60.0kg	66	64	64	+7.50	9/2Fav	TT Y	—
7	Golden Magic	Mr L J Ferraris	6	60.0kg	—	48	48	+7.75	16/1	Y	—
8	Weather Bomb	Mr L Hewitson	5	60.0kg	—	65	65	+9.75	10/1	B TT Y	—
9	Chloe Girl	Mr J R Syster	11	58.5kg*	49	45	45	+12.50	33/1	Y	—
10	An Old Sweet Song	Mr R M Simons	9	60.0kg	38	38	38	+17.00	55/1	B Y	—
11	Wichita	Mr J H Greyling	12	60.0kg	59	48	48	+18.75	30/1	B TT Y	—
12	Diamond Star	Mr C J Habib	2	60.0kg	—	39	39	+18.80	40/1	F	—
Code 88	Apple Drop	—	1	60.0kg	—	50	50	—	101/1	N	—
Code 88	Dynamic Lass	Mr R Munger	4	60.0kg	—	67	67	—	9/2	N	—

Galaxy Raiders

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

Won

5/1

MR — → 70

Fort Snow

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+2.00

67/20

MR 66 → 42

Riveting Line

Mr N Klink (True) · Dw 7 · 60.0kg

+3.75

4/1

MR 60 → 48

Oceans Pride

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+4.00

25/1

MR 49 → 57

B Y

Fasinada

Mr P J Strydom · Dw 3 · 60.0kg

+4.50

113/20

MR 62 → 52

Cast The Dice

Mr C Zackey · Dw 10 · 60.0kg

+7.50

9/2 Fav

MR 66 → 64

TT Y

Golden Magic

Mr L J Ferraris · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+7.75

16/1

MR — → 48

Weather Bomb

Mr L Hewitson · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+9.75

10/1

MR — → 65

B TT Y

Chloe Girl

Mr J R Syster (True) · Dw 11 · 58.5kg

+12.50

33/1

MR 49 → 45

An Old Sweet Song

Mr R M Simons · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

+17.00

55/1

MR 38 → 38

B Y

Wichita

Mr J H Greyling · Dw 12 · 60.0kg

+18.75

30/1

MR 59 → 48

B TT Y

Diamond Star

Mr C J Habib · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+18.80

40/1

MR — → 39

Apple Drop

— · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

—

101/1

MR — → 50

Dynamic Lass

Mr R Munger · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

—

9/2

MR — → 67

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) OCEANS PRIDE (Wes Marwing) and AN OLD SAWEET SONG (R Simons) were slow losing one length. b) WICHITA (J Greyling) was restless in the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) A race review was called into the start of this race with regard to WICHITA (J Greyling) in stall gate 12, where it was established that this filly had become restless shortly before the start was effected. The Board, after viewing the patrol films, was satisfied that WICHITA had not been impeded by the Handler allocated to her and had in fact received a fair start and therefore declared WICHITA to be a runner. b) AN OLD SWEET SONG (R Simons) over-raced in the early and middle stages. c) GALAXY RAIDERS (D De Gouveia) ducked out sharply away from the crop at the 100m. d) GALAXY RAIDERS (D De Gouveia), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer N Titise advised (DR). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) WICHITA was ridden by Jockey J Greyling. b) DIAMOND STAR was ridden by Jockey C Habib (declared 6 April 2021 at 08H47). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) CHLOE GIRL raced with a pressure halter on (declared 30 March 2021 at 13H35). b) FORT SNOW raced without steel shoes and equipped with alumites (declared 6 April 2021 at 08H52). c) WEATHER BOMB raced equipped with blinkers (declared 6 April 2021 at 08H29). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) AN OLD SWEET SONG coughing. SCRATCHED: a) DYNAMIC LASS elevated temperature (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) APPLE DROP insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.