19 April 2022 | Vaal | Race 7

BETONTAB.CO.ZA CLASSIFIED STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 71 and below)

Distance 1600m

Going Soft

Win Time 97.13s

Avg Time 96.70s

Stakes R70,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Astrocyte	Mr W B Kennedy	4	60.0kg	76	69	69	Won	9/4Fav	Y	O: Miss B Meistre T: Mr P A Peter
2	Silly Fella	Mr S Khumalo	2	54.0kg	51	51	51	+0.40	4/1	B Y	O: Mrs M Papenfus, Mr F Bronkhorst, Bryan & Taryn Spong & Dr M Taljaardt T: Mr F Bronkhorst
3	Bloomington	Mr R D Fourie	5	58.0kg	71	67	67	+3.25	7/1	Y	O: Messrs J Nassif, G J Nassif & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif) T: Mr F P P Habib
4	Toto's Dream	Mr D de Gouveia	7	56.0kg	69	63	63	+4.25	10/1	Y	O: Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
5	Dark Travel	Mr C J Habib	10	58.0kg	69	72	72	+5.00	6/1	TT Y	O: Messrs Chris Moller T/A Ten Einde Stud & M S Moosa T: Mr B Webber
6	Bally Magic	Mr G J Lerena	9	58.0kg	72	60	60	+7.75	8/1	Y	—
7	Dark Vision	Mr R Danielson	6	56.0kg	61	61	61	+9.00	25/2	Y	—
8	Simply Complicated	Mr K A Brewer	3	54.5kg*	65	55	55	+10.00	40/1	B Y	—
9	Count Pablo	Mr C Zackey	1	58.0kg	71	57	57	+10.75	25/1	Y	—
10	Bridge Of Spies	Mr Wesley Marwing	8	54.5kg	51	48	48	+22.00	50/1	Y	—
Code 88	Pewter Sky	Mr R Munger	10	58.0kg	—	71	71	—	16/1	N	—

Astrocyte

Mr W B Kennedy · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

Won

9/4 Fav

MR 76 → 69

Silly Fella

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 2 · 54.0kg

+0.40

4/1

MR 51 → 51

B Y

Bloomington

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 5 · 58.0kg

+3.25

7/1

MR 71 → 67

Toto's Dream

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 7 · 56.0kg

+4.25

10/1

MR 69 → 63

Dark Travel

Mr C J Habib · Dw 10 · 58.0kg

+5.00

6/1

MR 69 → 72

TT Y

Bally Magic

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 9 · 58.0kg

+7.75

8/1

MR 72 → 60

Dark Vision

Mr R Danielson · Dw 6 · 56.0kg

+9.00

25/2

MR 61 → 61

Simply Complicated

Mr K A Brewer (True) · Dw 3 · 54.5kg

+10.00

40/1

MR 65 → 55

B Y

Count Pablo

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 58.0kg

+10.75

25/1

MR 71 → 57

Bridge Of Spies

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 8 · 54.5kg

+22.00

50/1

MR 51 → 48

Pewter Sky

Mr R Munger · Dw 10 · 58.0kg

—

16/1

MR — → 71

EN-ROUTE TO THE START, PEWTER SKY (R MUNGER) DUCKED OUT SHARPLY, ATTEMPTED TO JUMP THE INSIDE RUNNING RAIL AND DISLODGED JOCKEY MUNGER BEFORE BEING AWKWARDLY PLACED ON THE RAIL FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. PEWTER SKY WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SCRATCHED BY THE COURSE VETERINARY SURGEON. THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BRIDGE OF SPIES (Wes Marwing) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) SIMPLY COMPLICATED (*K A Brewer) was slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) BRIDGE OF SPIES (Wes Marwing) over-raced in the early stages. b) Jockey G Lerena reported that BALLY MAGIC made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this colt. c) Jockey C Zackey reported that COUNT PABLO did not stride out freely in running. The Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. d) ASTROCYTE (W Kennedy), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Assistant Trainer A Peter advised (AH). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) BLOOMINGTON was ridden by Jockey R Fourie (declared 19 April 2022 at 07H41). RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: None. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) BALLY MAGIC blowing. b) COUNT PABLO examined post race, nothing obvious detected. c) DARK TRAVEL coughing. SCRATCHED: a) PEWTER SKY injured en-route to the start (NHA / 14H58), immediate reinstatement. Betting 16/1. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.