14:45 Vaal

Tuesday 24 February 2026

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

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 58.23s

(3)

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.

Form: 4271-60

(6)

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.

Form: 56189/0-

(11)

Blindfire^b¹⁹

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.

Form: 563-023

(1)

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.

Form: 344-41

(10)

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.

Form: 02221-9

(7)

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.

Form: 3770-62

(9)

Red Hot Kisses^b²⁸

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.

Form: 09990-9

(8)

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.

Form: 6268-44

(4)

In The Ether^b¹²

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.

Form: 679-047

(2)

Time For Charity^b¹²

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.

Form: 526-434

(12)

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.

Form: 47321-6

(5)

Oriental Bouquet^b¹²

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.

Form: 812-051

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)

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.

Prize Money

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

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