13:30 Vaal

Thursday 26 March 2026

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Racing Today Fm 98 Divided Handicap (F & M)

3YO plus | 1m 209y | Good to Soft | 9 Runners | Turf

(7)

Bakwena¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

5/1

Course winner. Latest win here in February. 10/1, respectable 3¼ lengths fifth of 13 to Care Forgot in listed race at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 43-6515

(2)

Soldier's Eye⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁹⁾| T: Warrick/we Marwing

7/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2025. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good, 8/1) 42 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 2832-56

(9)

Woman's World¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Callan Murray| T: James Crawford| C| D

4/1

33/1, respectable 2½ lengths fourth of 13 to Care Forgot in listed race at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2931-44

(11)

Future Date³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Gates| T: D Gray St John| CD

12/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in January. Very good ¾-length second of 7 to Kissing Machine in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 25/2) 35 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 24-2182

(5)

Free In Seattle^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Craig Zackey| T: D Gray St John| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 25/2, good second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 2726-72

(6)

Warning Sound¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Sean Tarry| C

7/2

Course winner. Creditable length second of 13 to Care Forgot in listed race at Turffontein (8f, good to soft, 25/1) 19 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 770-412

(1)

Kissing Machine³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Paul Matchett

11/4

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (9/4) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 35 days ago by ¾ length from Future Date.

Form: 1425-21

(10)

Palace Dancer^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Weiho Marwing| C

20/1

Course winner. 25/2 and blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Becoming well treated.

Form: 426-975

(3)

Mount Etna¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in February. Eighth of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 626-718

Non-Runners

(4)

Scarlett Heart¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: Non Runner

(8)

Miss Scaletta¹⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Paul Matchett J: Rachel Venniker

Forecasts

Warning Sound (3/1), Woman's World (4/1), Bakwena (5/1), Kissing Machine (5/1), Future Date (7/1), Free In Seattle (8/1), Soldier's Eye (10/1), Mount Etna (20/1), Palace Dancer (25/1), Miss Scaletta (33/1)

KISSING MACHINE can win again. Soldier's Eye is the danger, although Free In Seattle is not out of it where the places are concerned.