14:45 Vaal

Tuesday 24 February 2026

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

Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 5 March Fm 68 Handicap (F & M)

  • 3YO plus  |   4f 214y  |   Good  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:48  |   Winning time: 58.23s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(3)
Horse silk
Magic Carpet Ride38
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry
9/1
Winner at Turffontein in December. Tenth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at this course (6f, good) 38 days ago.
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2
(6)
Horse silk
Blup Blup82
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: Jacey Botes(6)| T: David Nieuwenhuizen
100/1
40/1, last of 11 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 82 days ago. Uphill task.
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3
(11)
Horse silk
Blindfireb19
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson(9)| T: Tony Peter| CD
7/4
C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. 6/1, third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Enters calculations.
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4
(1)
Horse silk
Varachino's Champ26
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Gates| T: Fabian Habib| CD
40/1
3/1, career best when winning 9-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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5
(10)
Horse silk
Taking A Risk38
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Mike Azzie| D
14/1
Winner at Turffontein in December. 11½ lengths last of 9 to Elegantrix in listed race at this course (6f, good, 100/1) 38 days ago. Player if bouncing back.
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6
(7)
Horse silk
Queen's Pact12
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| D
20/1
6/1, very good neck second of 8 to Oriental Bouquet in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 12 days ago.
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7
(9)
Horse silk
Red Hot Kissesb28
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: R Danielson| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D
66/1
20/1, last of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Difficult ask.
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8
(8)
Horse silk
Angel's Oasis14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: James Crawford
2/1
7/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 14 days ago.
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9
(4)
Horse silk
In The Etherb12
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Munger| T: Grant Maroun| CD
12/1
4-time C&D winner. 1¾ lengths seventh of 8 to Oriental Bouquet in handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (5f, good) 12 days ago.
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10
(2)
Horse silk
Time For Charityb12
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-1| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD
5/1
C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2025. Creditable ½-length fourth of 8 to Oriental Bouquet in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 7/2) 12 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
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11
(12)
Horse silk
Lilac Snow14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-0| J: Calvin Habib| T: Weiho Marwing
18/1
Winner at Turffontein in November. Sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 66/1) 14 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.
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12
(5)
Horse silk
Oriental Bouquetb12
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-6| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Grant Maroun| CD
14/1
C&D winner. 25/1, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 12 days ago by neck from Queen's Pact. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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Forecasts

Blindfire (7/4), Angel's Oasis (2/1), Time For Charity (5/1), Magic Carpet Ride (9/1), In The Ether (12/1), Taking A Risk (14/1), Oriental Bouquet (14/1), Lilac Snow (18/1), Queen's Pact (20/1), Varachino's Champ (40/1), Red Hot Kisses (66/1), Blup Blup (100/1)

Verdict

TAKING A RISK needs to shrug off a lesser effort last time but that come in a stronger race and he could well be up to the task. Time For Charity could provide the toughest opposition, while Blindfire isn't out of it either.

  1. Taking A Risk14/1
  2. Time For Charity5/1
  3. Blindfire7/4

Prize Money

1st: R47,494.002nd: R15,203.003rd: R7,590.004th: R3,795.005th: R1,909.00

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