14:55 Vaal

Thursday 22 January 2026

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Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 24 January Fm 75 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 1m 26.26s

(9)

Bright And Brazen³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Robyn Klaasen

11/2

20/1, last of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 35 days ago. Back up in trip. Booking of Michel a plus. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 267248-

(4)

Far Beyond³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey

33/1

Winner at Turffontein in October. Last of 12 in handicap (100/1) at this course (5f, good) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 39610-

(5)

Opera Fan¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Paul Matchett| C

11/10

Improved to win 7-runner handicap at this course (8f, good, 7/2) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 13725-1

(11)

Lady Elliot⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Alec Laird| D

25/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (6f, soft, 40/1) 49 days ago. Up in trip. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 4218/09-

(7)

Fair Proposal¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Craig Zackey| T: Roy Magner

2/1

16/1, very good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 44680-2

(8)

Pearl In Her Crown^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

14/1

Course winner. Last of 7 in handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (7f, good) 21 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 87950-7

(2)

Far Reaching^b1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Billy Ruiters

10/1

125/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 6 in minor event at Turffontein (8f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 085096-

(3)

World Heritage²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Savanna Valjalo⁽⁹⁾| T: Brett Warren| C

18/1

Course winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Last of 8 in handicap (66/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 780288-

Non-Runners

(1)

Play With The Wind⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Tony Peter J: Calvin Habib

(10)

Rattle Bag²¹⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: Grant Maroun J: Non Runner

(6)

Golden Aspen⁵

Weight: 8-4| Age: 7

T: Corne Spies J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Opera Fan (11/10), Fair Proposal (2/1), Play With The Wind (7/2), Bright And Brazen (11/2), Golden Aspen (6/1), Far Reaching (10/1), Pearl In Her Crown (14/1), World Heritage (18/1), Lady Elliot (25/1), Rattle Bag (25/1), Far Beyond (33/1)

PLAY WITH THE WIND holds a sizeable advantage on the form book and will be tough to beat. Golden Aspen could be the one to profit if the selection underperforms, while Fair Proposal edges things for third.