14:35 Vaal

Thursday 21 May 2026

All11:0011:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:3515:1015:45

Racing240 Fm 78 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 1m 35.85s

(8)

Princess Ilaria⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. 25/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 49 days ago. Booking of Michel a plus. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 42-7747

(9)

Alta Capitana^b⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry

9/4

20/1, ninth of 14 in minor event at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 68 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 90-3279

(3)

Top Shelf Teddy⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Serino Moodley| T: Sean Tarry| CD

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. 25/1, eleventh of 14 in minor event at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 68 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 51-5540

(4)

Utsaah^b⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| D

5/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 5-runner maiden at Turffontein (8f, good, 91/100) 61 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 434-421

(1)

Falconfly⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

7/2

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Turffontein (9f, good to soft, 6/1) 70 days ago.

Form: 4-13231

(5)

Sikeloi⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽³⁾| T: Erico Verdonese| D

22/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in January. Eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, soft, 10/1) 56 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 052-178

(6)

Pearl In Her Crown¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

16/1

Course winner. Latest win here in February. 25/2, last of 8 in minor event at this C&D (good) 17 days ago.

Form: 314278

(2)

Dondoyaki^b⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

11/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. 8/1, sixth of 7 in minor event at Greyville (6f, AW) 74 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 12-5466

(7)

The Mightiest¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Warrick/we Marwing| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Respectable fourth of 8 in minor event at this C&D (good, 33/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 14-0804

Non-Runners

(11)

Reflective²⁵²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: James Crawford J: Non Runner

(10)

Fashion News¹⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: James Crawford J: G Lerena

Forecasts

Alta Capitana (9/4), Utsaah (5/2), Fashion News (5/2), Falconfly (7/2), Top Shelf Teddy (5/1), Dondoyaki (11/1), Reflective (12/1), Princess Ilaria (16/1), Pearl In Her Crown (16/1), Sikeloi (22/1), The Mightiest (22/1)

FASHION NEWS will be hard to beat once more. Alta Capitana is foremost among the dangers, while Princess Ilaria is the tentative selection for third.