14:10 Vaal

Tuesday 24 February 2026

All10:4011:1511:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:45

SA Derby 4 April Fm 84 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 57.36s

(7)

Precocious¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁹⁾| T: Tony Peter| CD

4/6

15/10, won 7-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 265-11

(4)

Bosum Buddy²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Third of 5 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 78381-3

(6)

Valieva¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 8579-66

(1)

Mystical Miss⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ryan Munger| T: Sean Tarry| D

5/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW, 4/1) 41 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 44455-5

(5)

Maverick Queen^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| C

9/2

Course winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win at Turffontein in November. Fifth of 7 in handicap (6/1) at this course (6f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 1312-35

(8)

Jazz Pianist³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S Khumalo| T: Robbie Sage| D

16/1

100/1, 9½ lengths eighth of 9 to Elegantrix in listed race at this course (6f, good) 38 days ago.

Form: 3318-8

(3)

Amazonian²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Dianne Stenger| D

50/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. 25/1, 6 lengths last of 7 to Gaslight Dancer in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 94481-7

(9)

Plumbago Park¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Calvin Habib| T: Brett Webber| D

8/1

Winner at Turffontein in December. 8/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 14 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 2212-37

Non-Runners

(2)

Gaslight Dancer²⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: M Yeni

Forecasts

Precocious (4/6), Maverick Queen (9/2), Mystical Miss (5/1), Gaslight Dancer (6/1), Plumbago Park (8/1), Bosum Buddy (14/1), Jazz Pianist (16/1), Valieva (28/1), Amazonian (50/1)

PLUMBAGO PARK is just about up to taking this and edges things over Maverick Queen who could be the one to profit if the selection underperforms. Mystical Miss is also in the running for some place money at least.