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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 24 March Mr 74 Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   7f 46y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:27  |   Winning time: 1m 28.98s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(3)
Horse silk
Trail Runnerb21
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.
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2
(11)
Horse silk
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.
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4
(5)
Horse silk
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.
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5
(2)
Horse silk
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.
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6
(4)
Horse silk
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.
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7
(8)
Horse silk
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.
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8
(1)
Horse silk
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.
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9
(9)
Horse silk
Lava Fireb32
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.
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10
(6)
Horse silk
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.
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11
(7)
Horse silk
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.
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Non-Runners

3
(10)
Horse silk
Single Combat88
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 3
T: Roy Magner  J: Non Runner
NR

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)

Verdict

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

  1. Ready Set Fire7/4
  2. Brave Viking11/2
  3. Vava Vegas10/1

Prize Money

1st: R59,373.002nd: R18,997.003rd: R9,499.004th: R4,761.005th: R2,381.00

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