14:45 Vaal

Thursday 2 April 2026

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Racing240 Fm 79 Apprentice Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 25.10s

(2)

Play With Fire^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

9/1

Course winner. 20/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 54842-8

(1)

Opera Fan^b²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Matchett| C

10/3

Course winner. Latest win here in January. 9/2 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 25 days ago.

Form: 25-1444

(3)

Sister Golden Hair^b1⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Warrick/we Marwing| CD

12/1

Course winner. Last of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 33/1) 40 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 700-779

(5)

Kensal Green²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁶⁾| T: Tony Peter| D

7/2

C&D winner. Winner here in December. 7/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 361-273

(8)

Trip Of Faith¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽³⁾| T: Robyn Klaasen

12/1

Won 11-runner maiden (7/2) at Turffontein (6f, good) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 41

(7)

Winds Of Grace¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Mike Azzie| C

7/2

Course winner. Winner here in December. Good second of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 4/1) 14 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie.

Form: 231-222

(11)

Way To Burn^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Girish Dookhit⁽⁹⁾| T: Paul Matchett

50/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2024. 100/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Looks well in on pick of form.

Form: 87-2789

(4)

Eight Hats^b⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Damyan Pillay⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Matchett

7/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2025. 7/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 40 days ago.

Form: 077-955

(10)

Far Reaching^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Bavish Soodoo⁽⁶⁾| T: Billy Ruiters

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 25/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 96-7430

(6)

Sheets And Goggles⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Iannish Taka| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Three wins from 17 runs last year. Sixth of 8 in handicap (8/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 49 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 596-576

(12)

Kylie's Angel²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽³⁾| T: Coerie Lensley| C

9/1

Course winner. One win from 25 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 33/1, second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 28 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 666-772

Non-Runners

(9)

Northern Kitten⁷

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: Fabian Habib J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Opera Fan (10/3), Kensal Green (7/2), Winds Of Grace (7/2), Eight Hats (7/1), Play With Fire (9/1), Kylie's Angel (9/1), Trip Of Faith (12/1), Sister Golden Hair (12/1), Sheets And Goggles (12/1), Far Reaching (16/1), Way To Burn (50/1)

SHEETS AND GOGGLES has been hard to fault in recent starts and just about gets the nod in this company. Opera Fan could provide the toughest threat, while Winds Of Grace isn't dismissed lightly.