14:40 Vaal

Thursday 5 February 2026

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 10 February Mr 74 Aprrentice Handicap

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 56.69s

(8)

Precocious²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁹⁾| T: Tony Peter| D

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.

Form: 265-1

(2)

Lonely As A Cloud^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Bavish Soodoo⁽⁹⁾| T: Candice/ta Dawson| D

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.

Form: 12638-5

(5)

Blindfire^b⁹

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.

Form: 2563-02

(9)

Inafix⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Sifisokuhle Bungane⁽⁹⁾| T: Clinton Binda| CD

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.

Form: 512638-

(6)

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.

Form: 5423-46

(3)

Nkandla Gold⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽³⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

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.

Form: 6205-06

(1)

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.

Form: 16169-0

Non-Runners

(4)

Pivotal Role¹²⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Damyan Pillay

(7)

Magic Carpet Ride¹⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Sean Tarry J: Trent Mayhew

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)

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.