14:30 Vaal

Tuesday 21 April 2026

All11:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Racing240 Graduation Plate

  • 3YO plus  |   6f 211y  |   Good to Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:30  |   Winning time: 1m 24.93s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(1)
Horse silk
King Harald24
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner
5/2
Latest win at Turffontein in February. 18/10, fourth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (8.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago.
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Timeform
2
(3)
Horse silk
Golden Operatorb19
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| CD
5/2
One win from 3 runs last year. 2/1 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 19 days ago. Booking of De Melo a plus. On the upgrade recently.
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Timeform
3
(4)
Horse silk
Wild Intent143
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C
15/8
Course winner. Respectable 5½ lengths sixth of 20 to Mocha Blend in Gr 1 at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft, 100/1). Off 143 days. Back down in trip. Form choice.
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Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
Echo Check24
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson(6)| T: Fabian Habib| BF| CD
4/1
C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Last of 13 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good to soft, 11/2) 24 days ago.
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Timeform
5
(6)
Horse silk
Storm Brasco24
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| D
28/1
20/1, last of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (8.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.
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Timeform
6
(5)
Horse silk
Cocomelonb47
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-5| J: Serino Moodley| T: Sean Tarry| D
33/1
Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (9f, soft, 8/1) 47 days ago. Down in trip.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Wild Intent (15/8), Golden Operator (5/2), King Harald (5/2), Echo Check (4/1), Storm Brasco (28/1), Cocomelon (33/1)

Verdict

WILD INTENT is well in front of these from a form perspective and will prove hard to beat. Cocomelon is fancied as the best bet for second, while Golden Operator could also figure.

  1. Wild Intent15/8
  2. Cocomelon33/1
  3. Golden Operator5/2

Prize Money

1st: R77,192.002nd: R24,701.003rd: R12,351.004th: R6,175.005th: R3,088.00

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