15:33 Vaal

Thursday 7 August 2025

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 14 August Mr 74 Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 15:34 | Winning time: 1m 22.61s

(5)

Paul Revere⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽⁹⁾| T: Corrie Lensley

11/4

25/2, twelfth of 16 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 49 days ago. Booking of Mbuto a plus. Others more persuasive.

Form: 342830-

(9)

Dylan's Champ³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁹⁾| T: Fabian Habib| C

5/2

Course winner. Winner here in April. Tenth of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Greyville (7f, AW) 33 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 231540-

(7)

Cape Saffron⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁹⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

10/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. 10/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 40 days ago.

Form: 3/42412-

(6)

Titans Of War⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Roy Magner

16/1

Winner at Turffontein in June. Fifth of 6 in minor event at Turffontein (8f, good, 33/1) 42 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 7515-

(2)

Peregrine Falcon¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Dezahn Louw⁽⁹⁾| T: Fabian Habib

4/1

9/4, first run since leaving G. B. Puller when creditable third of 7 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 14 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 301/553-

(1)

Prince Of Kildare^b⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Girish Dookhit⁽⁹⁾| T: Billy Ruiters| C

7/2

Course winner. 10/1, bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 75/3449-

(8)

Golden Aspen⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Trent Mayhew⁽³⁾| T: Corne Spies| CD

14/1

5-time course winner. Last of 8 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 25/2) 5 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 062648-

(4)

Stroke Of Mercy¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Corrie Lensley

18/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 8/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 925405-

Non-Runners

(3)

Perini Palace⁷

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Jaap Visser J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dylan's Champ (5/2), Paul Revere (11/4), Prince Of Kildare (7/2), Peregrine Falcon (4/1), Cape Saffron (10/1), Golden Aspen (14/1), Titans Of War (16/1), Stroke Of Mercy (18/1)

PRINCE OF KILDARE is much the one to aim at. Cape Saffron should be thereabouts too, while Golden Aspen looks the one for the minor money.