14:40 Vaal

Thursday 5 February 2026

All10:3511:1011:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:40

Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 10 February Mr 74 Aprrentice Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   4f 214y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:40  |   Winning time: 56.69s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(8)
Horse silk
11/8
First run since leaving C. Bass-Robinson when 63/100, career best when winning 7-runner maiden at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.
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Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
11/2
16/1, creditable fifth of 17 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Booking of Soodoo a plus. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
5
(5)
Horse silk
Blindfireb9
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Nichola Yuen(3)| T: Tony Peter| BF| CD
5/1
C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2025. 9/4, good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 9 days ago.
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Timeform
6
(9)
Horse silk
7/1
C&D winner. Eighth of 12 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D (good) 47 days ago. Booking of Bungane a plus. Others have achieved more.
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Timeform
7
(6)
Horse silk
Tiger Storm19
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Dezahn Louw(9)| T: Fabian Habib| CD
7/2
C&D winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 5/1) 19 days ago.
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Timeform
8
(3)
Horse silk
25/1
3-time C&D winner. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2024. 7/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 9 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
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Timeform
9
(1)
Horse silk
Daring Act25
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-7| J: Jacey Botes(6)| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD
11/1
C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in November. Eleventh of 17 in handicap (40/1) at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Uphill task.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

2
(4)
Horse silk
Pivotal Role126
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 3
T: Johan J Vuuren  J: Damyan Pillay
NR
3
(7)
Horse silk
Magic Carpet Ride19
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 4
T: Sean Tarry  J: Trent Mayhew
NR

Forecasts

Precocious (11/8), Pivotal Role (3/1), Tiger Storm (7/2), Blindfire (5/1), Lonely As A Cloud (11/2), Inafix (7/1), Daring Act (11/1), Nkandla Gold (25/1), Magic Carpet Ride (25/1)

Verdict

PIVOTAL ROLE is promising and can win again. Blindfire is high up there among the rest, while Tiger Storm is another with the potential to be on the premises.

Prize Money

1st: R59,373.002nd: R18,997.003rd: R9,499.004th: R4,761.005th: R2,381.00

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