23 August 2022 | Vaal | Race 5

WWW.TAB4RACING.COM MIDDLE STAKES (For horses with nett rating of 92 and below)

Distance 1800m

Going Good

Win Time 112.05s

Avg Time 108.97s

Stakes R60,000

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Southern Song	Mr D de Gouveia	2	55.5kg	85	90	90	Won	33/1	TT Y	O: Mr L M Nestadt & Estate Late Dr R J P Maponya T: Messrs M G Azzie & A A Azzie
2	Ballroom Bliss Line	Mr J P van der Merwe	8	57.5kg	90	84	84	+0.50	25/1	B TT N	O: Derma-Ion CC T/A DMK (SA) (Nom: Joseph Muller) T: Mr B D Botes & Ms Y Vosloo
3	Terra Time Line	Mr L M van Rensburg	10	55.5kg	86	96	96	+1.50	8/1	Y	O: Stone Hill Stud (Nom: Mr H C W Rix) & Messrs Lucky Houdalakis, C F Strydom, M J van Staden & P J Victor T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
4	Great Affair	Mr K Matsunyane	3	56.0kg	81	63	63	+3.00	5/1	Y	O: Mr Malcolm Munsami T: Mr P A Peter
5	Paton's Tears	Mr R Danielson	4	56.0kg	85	78	78	+3.25	25/2	Y	O: Mr Lucky Houdalakis T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
6	Imperial Master	Mr P Mxoli	6	60.0kg*	92	90	90	+3.35	33/10Fav	Y	—
7	The Kop	Mr D B Geerthsen	7	57.5kg*	89	78	78	+3.75	25/1	B TT Y	—
8	Afraad	Mr J M Solomons	1	56.0kg*	78	79	79	+5.00	25/2	B TT Y	—
9	King's Crusade	Miss R A Venniker	5	56.5kg*	84	81	81	+5.50	6/1	TT Y	—
10	Snow Palace	Mr S Khumalo	11	57.5kg	89	87	87	+7.75	7/1	B Y	—
11	Wolffs World	Mr R Munger	9	56.0kg	79	79	79	+8.75	10/1	Y	—

Southern Song

Mr D de Gouveia · Dw 2 · 55.5kg

Won

33/1

MR 85 → 90

TT Y

Ballroom Bliss Line

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 8 · 57.5kg

+0.50

25/1

MR 90 → 84

B TT N

Terra Time Line

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 10 · 55.5kg

+1.50

8/1

MR 86 → 96

Great Affair

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 3 · 56.0kg

+3.00

5/1

MR 81 → 63

Paton's Tears

Mr R Danielson · Dw 4 · 56.0kg

+3.25

25/2

MR 85 → 78

Imperial Master

Mr P Mxoli (True) · Dw 6 · 60.0kg

+3.35

33/10 Fav

MR 92 → 90

The Kop

Mr D B Geerthsen (True) · Dw 7 · 57.5kg

+3.75

25/1

MR 89 → 78

B TT Y

Afraad

Mr J M Solomons (True) · Dw 1 · 56.0kg

+5.00

25/2

MR 78 → 79

B TT Y

King's Crusade

Miss R A Venniker (True) · Dw 5 · 56.5kg

+5.50

6/1

MR 84 → 81

TT Y

Snow Palace

Mr S Khumalo · Dw 11 · 57.5kg

+7.75

7/1

MR 89 → 87

B Y

Wolffs World

Mr R Munger · Dw 9 · 56.0kg

+8.75

10/1

MR 79 → 79

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) IMPERIAL MASTER (*P Mxoli) and GREAT AFFAIR (K Matsunyane) were slow losing one length. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Apprentice D B Geerthsen was charged with a contravention of Rule 58.10.2 (read with Guideline M on the use of the crop) in that he misused his crop by striking THE KOP more than twelve times in the entire race. Apprentice D B Geerthsen signed an Admission of Guilt and a fine of R750.00 was imposed. When assessing this penalty, the Board took into consideration the number of times the crop was used (13) and Apprentice D B Geerthsen's recent record with regards to this Rule and Guideline (1). b) SOUTHERN SONG (D De Gouveia), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer A Azzie advised (LN). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) SOUTHERN SONG was ridden by Jockey D De Gouveia (declared 23 August 2022 at 08H07). b) PATON'S TEARS: Jockey R Danielson weighed out at 56kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) TERRA TIME raced equipped with a compression mask (declared 17 August 2022 at 13H11). b) BALLROOM BLISS raced unshod (declared 19 August 2022 at 09H05). c) SOUTHERN SONG raced without ear muffs (declared 22 August 2022 at 10H28). d) AFRAAD raced equipped with blinkers and without cheek pieces (declared 22 August 2022 at 17H20). THE VETERINARY SURGEON HAD NO REPORTS. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHINGS. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.