15:40 Vaal

Tuesday 21 April 2026

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 28 April Fm 82 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 1m 10.24s

(4)

Miss Novax¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M Yeni| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF| CD

5/4

C&D winner. 7/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 546-233

(12)

Wise Counsel²⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

15/2

One win from 3 runs last year. Won 7-runner maiden at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 5/10). Off 9 months. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 531-

(6)

Royal Kailani⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing| D

15/2

One win from 2 runs last year. First run since leaving N. Kotzen when seventh of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good to soft, 25/1) 45 days ago.

Form: 61-7

(11)

Valieva⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 14/1, last of 7 in minor event at Greyville (6f, AW) 44 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 579-663

(8)

Inspiration³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Serino Moodley| T: Sean Tarry| D

15/2

Winner at Turffontein in December. 16/1, bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 38 days ago.

Form: 3221-99

(10)

Lovable²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| D

4/1

Winner at Turffontein in January. 9/2, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-102

(2)

Sigrid Swing⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Twenty four runs since last win in 2023. Last of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (8f, good, 33/1) 54 days ago. Back down in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 228-357

(3)

Ada Lovelace²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Brett Webber| CD

28/1

25/1, career best when winning 8-runner maiden at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-88451

(7)

Bell Of Angelus²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Jeffrey Syster| T: Brett Webber| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Winner here in January. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good, 125/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 008-180

(9)

Kylie's Angel¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Coerie Lensley| CD

22/1

C&D winner. One win from 26 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Eighth of 11 in handicap (10/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 19 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 66-7728

Non-Runners

(5)

Caroline Island¹⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Tony Peter J: Non Runner

(1)

Quiet Winter⁴⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: Marco V'Rensburg

Forecasts

Miss Novax (5/4), Caroline Island (11/4), Lovable (4/1), Quiet Winter (9/2), Inspiration (15/2), Royal Kailani (15/2), Wise Counsel (15/2), Sigrid Swing (8/1), Valieva (9/1), Kylie's Angel (22/1), Ada Lovelace (28/1), Bell Of Angelus (66/1)

C&D winner SIGRID SWING needs to shrug off a lesser effort on her most recent outing but could be worth chancing to do so at tempting odds. Miss Novax seems sure to be snapping at the heels of the selection, while Quiet Winter is perhaps the most interesting other runner in the field.