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Thursday 5 March 2026

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 24 March Mr 74 Handicap

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 1m 28.98s

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Trail Runner^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ryan Munger| T: Sean Tarry| D

3/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 4232-11

(11)

Brave Viking³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Joey Soma| D

11/2

Twenty two runs since last win in 2023. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 20/1) 32 days ago.

Form: 8725-72

(5)

Longsword¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| D

20/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2025. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft, 8/1) 19 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 5644-60

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Elusive Red⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Roy Magner| D

10/1

Winner at Turffontein in October. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 33/1) 61 days ago.

Form: 81945-6

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Hubertus Hunt²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

50/1

Course winner. Winner here in January. 33/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 23 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 623-108

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Michael Faraday³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁹⁾| T: Grant Maroun| BF| C| D

13/2

Course winner. 4/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 32 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 79522-7

(1)

Ready Set Fire¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

7/4

Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 14/1) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 60-7447

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Lava Fire^b³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. 6/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 32 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8907-48

(6)

Vava Vegas⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Jannie Borman| C

10/1

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2024. 25/2, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 7 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 233-265

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Kylie's Angel²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Coerie Lensley| C

20/1

Course winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. 8/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 23 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0666-77

Non-Runners

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Single Combat⁸⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Roy Magner J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ready Set Fire (7/4), Trail Runner (3/1), Brave Viking (11/2), Michael Faraday (13/2), Lava Fire (9/1), Elusive Red (10/1), Vava Vegas (10/1), Single Combat (10/1), Kylie's Angel (20/1), Longsword (20/1), Hubertus Hunt (50/1)

READY SET FIRE can come out on top. Brave Viking is a danger, while Vava Vegas could also figure.