12:35 Vaal

Thursday 22 January 2026

All10:1510:5011:2512:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:55

Guineas Day 7 February Fm 73 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 2m 2.96s

(1)

Lady Blunt¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Brett Webber| C

3/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Sixth of 7 in handicap (6/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 41133-6

(3)

Rosy Lemon^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: S Khumalo| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

10/1

14/1, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 454681-

(8)

Alta Capitana^b1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry

6/1

14/1 and blinkered for 1st time, very good third of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 24090-3

(5)

Grace's Kiss⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird

7/4

One win from 3 runs last year. Third of 9 in handicap (2/1) at this course (8f, good) 42 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 133-

(11)

Apostrophe²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Sean Tarry| C

20/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 25/1) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 0615-

(4)

Hubertus Hunt¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

10/1

Career best when winning 8-runner maiden at this course (9f, good, 5/2) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 48623-1

(7)

Pepper Tree²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Warrick/we Marwing

28/1

16/1, last of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 80394-9

(6)

Instant Attraction^b³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Craig Mayhew| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 25/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 30 days ago.

Form: 742582-

(2)

Red Sparrow²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: L Nhlapo| T: Brett Webber| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 33/1, good third of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 50775-3

(9)

Zahra Dominia¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey

33/1

Winner at Turffontein in August. Last of 7 in handicap (50/1) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 31408-7

Non-Runners

(10)

Littlemisssplendid⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Robyn Klaasen J: Kabelo Matsunyane

Forecasts

Grace's Kiss (7/4), Lady Blunt (3/1), Alta Capitana (6/1), Red Sparrow (6/1), Littlemisssplendid (6/1), Instant Attraction (8/1), Rosy Lemon (10/1), Hubertus Hunt (10/1), Apostrophe (20/1), Pepper Tree (28/1), Zahra Dominia (33/1)

LITTLEMISSSPLENDID looks marginally the best of these but hasn't much room for error. Instant Attraction is likely to be waiting in the wings if the selection fails to deliver, while Alta Capitana is another that could go well.