15:20 Vaal

Thursday 2 April 2026

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Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 56.01s

(4)

Banff²⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Sean Tarry| D

5/2

One win from 3 runs last year. 6/1, career best when winning 15-runner minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good). Off 9 months. Uphill task.

Form: 19/331-

(2)

Lead The Charge⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Mike Azzie| D

8/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Creditable second of 13 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good to soft, 7/1) 5 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie.

Form: 66-5522

(1)

Biofarmer¹⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Heather Adamson| C

40/1

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2023. 10/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, soft). Off 6 months. Difficult ask.

Form: 003749-

(8)

Alpine Jet²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win here in September. Excellent second of 5 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good to soft, 11/2) 26 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 2168-22

(3)

Kaalvoet⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in minor event (14/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 60 days ago.

Form: 055-546

(6)

Rondebosch¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| D

6/1

Sixth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 7/2). Off 116 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 24/3456-

(5)

Caroline Island^b1⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁶⁾| T: Tony Peter

7/1

8/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 51 days ago.

Form: 21/3-424

Non-Runners

(7)

Fiery Rose⁵

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: Mark Khan J: Jarryd Penny

Forecasts

Alpine Jet (15/8), Banff (5/2), Kaalvoet (4/1), Rondebosch (6/1), Caroline Island (7/1), Fiery Rose (7/1), Lead The Charge (8/1), Biofarmer (40/1)

ALPINE JET turned in a new best effort last time and will take the beating. Fiery Rose is a marginal preference for second, while Caroline Island has place prospects as well.