14:55 Vaal

Thursday 15 January 2026

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 27 January Mr 74 Handicap

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 1m 34.42s

(11)

Johnny Drama²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Savanna Valjalo⁽⁹⁾| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 6/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 214816-

(2)

Unsolved Riddle⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Grant Maroun| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good) 53 days ago.

Form: 334465-

(9)

Express Yourself¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ryan Munger| T: Candice/ta Dawson| BF

7/2

First run since leaving J. S. Snaith when fourth of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 13/10) 14 days ago.

Form: 36847-4

(7)

Eiffel Tower^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: D Gray St John| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2025. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 97274-3

(4)

Mocha Frappe¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Alec Laird| C

9/4

Course winner. 6/1, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 480/42-3

(3)

Prince Of Kildare²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Billy Ruiters| BF| C| D

7/2

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in October. 5/2, bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 23 days ago. Leniently treated on pick of form.

Form: 314324-

(8)

The Mightiest¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Warrick/we Marwing| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 5/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 565214-

(12)

My Lucky Charm¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callan Murray| T: Mike/mathe Kock

10/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 20/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 24206-

(1)

Sunset Warrior¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: L Nhlapo| T: Brett Webber| C

14/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 16/1) 12 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 04360-5

(5)

Itsnowornever²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Jason Gates| T: Jannie Borman| C

40/1

Course winner. Winner here in October. 25/1, ninth of 10 in minor event at this course (11.9f, good) 26 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 189749-

(10)

Carnelo³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 16/1, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 680838-

Non-Runners

(6)

Global Impact³⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: Mano Pandaram J: Kabelo Matsunyane

Forecasts

Mocha Frappe (9/4), Prince Of Kildare (7/2), Express Yourself (7/2), My Lucky Charm (10/1), Johnny Drama (10/1), Eiffel Tower (10/1), Unsolved Riddle (12/1), Carnelo (14/1), Sunset Warrior (14/1), The Mightiest (16/1), Global Impact (33/1), Itsnowornever (40/1)

PRINCE OF KILDARE holds a significant advantage formwise and rates the one to beat. Eiffel Tower appeals most for second place, while Carnelo looks best of the remainder.