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18 November 2021 | Vaal | Race 1

#THISISRACING WELCOMES YOU WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (For all Maidens)

Distance 1200m
Going Good
Win Time 70.49s
Avg Time 71.06s
Stakes R90,000
Pos Horse Jockey Draw Weight MR Pre MR Post MR Curr Lengths Odds Equip Owner / Trainer
1
Lulu's Boy
Mr Denver Botha 6 60.0kg 63 71 71 Won 50/9
TT Y
O: Messrs A J Swanepoel, P J Louwrens & P L Olivier
T: Mr J S Roux
2
Dronfield
Mr P Mlangeni 7 59.0kg — 75 75 +5.75 33/19
Y
O: Messrs Dominic Dias, John-Paul Peter & Marc Peter
T: Mr P A Peter
3
The Hound Line
Mr T Mango 2 59.0kg 71 67 67 +6.00 25/11Fav
B Y
O: Mesdames M Soal & C Soal & Estate Late Mr K Soal
T: Mr R R Magner
4
Earl of Cardigan
Mr S Mkhumbuzi 5 59.0kg 64 50 50 +8.50 40/1
B Y
O: Mr G J Maroun
T: Mr G J Maroun
5
Blizzard Ahead
Mr S Mthembu 3 59.0kg 59 50 50 +10.00 25/1
B Y
O: Mr F R W van Ghent
T: Mr F Bronkhorst
6
Astrocyte
Ms E Watkinson 4 59.0kg — 69 69 +10.50 25/7
Y
—
7
King Of My Heart
Mr G G M Lahoud 1 59.0kg — 48 48 +28.00 50/1
Y
—
Code 88
Behold The Dawn
Mr T Ncume 2 56.5kg — — — — 50/7
N
—
1
Lulu's Boy
Mr Denver Botha · Dw 6 · 60.0kg
Won
50/9
MR 63 → 71
TT Y
2
Dronfield
Mr P Mlangeni · Dw 7 · 59.0kg
+5.75
33/19
MR — → 75
Y
3
The Hound Line
Mr T Mango · Dw 2 · 59.0kg
+6.00
25/11 Fav
MR 71 → 67
B Y
4
Earl of Cardigan
Mr S Mkhumbuzi · Dw 5 · 59.0kg
+8.50
40/1
MR 64 → 50
B Y
5
Blizzard Ahead
Mr S Mthembu · Dw 3 · 59.0kg
+10.00
25/1
MR 59 → 50
B Y
6
Astrocyte
Ms E Watkinson · Dw 4 · 59.0kg
+10.50
25/7
MR — → 69
Y
7
King Of My Heart
Mr G G M Lahoud · Dw 1 · 59.0kg
+28.00
50/1
MR — → 48
Y
88
Behold The Dawn
Mr T Ncume · Dw 2 · 56.5kg
—
50/7
MR — → —
N
THE STARTER REPORTED: a) KING OF MY HEART (+G Lahoud) reared in the stalls. b) ASTROCYTE (+E Watkinson) was slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) KING OF MY HEART (+G Lahoud) shifted both ways away from the crop from the 400m, thereafter Work Rider G Lahoud reported that he felt something amiss with KING OF MY HEART in running and he did not persevere with his riding from the 200m. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt. b) LULU'S BOY (+D Botha), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer J S Roux advised (LN). WORK RIDER CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) EARL OF CARDIGAN raced equipped with blinkers (declared 14 November 2021 at 17H41). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) KING OF MY HEART examined post race, nothing obvious detected. b) DRONFIELD blowing post race. SCRATCHED: a) BEHOLD THE DAWN temperature (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.