12:50 Vaal

Tuesday 26 May 2026

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Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Classified Stakes

3YO plus | 1m 3f 205y | 12 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 2m 32.58s

(7)

Dj Junior¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽³⁾| T: Erico Verdonese| C

10/1

Course winner. 33/1, good fifth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 10 days ago. Up in trip. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 78-7075

(3)

Chabal³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Serino Moodley| T: Fabian Habib| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Second of 4 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 33 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 15-5882

(13)

Cartagena²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Heather Adamson| CD

11/1

3-time C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in January. Good third of 9 in minor event (10/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 22 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 291-103

(9)

Play With Fire^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

11/1

Course winner. Good fourth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at this course (9f, good) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Booking of Michel a plus.

Form: 842-854

(11)

Special Star³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callan Murray| T: Mike/mathe Kock

9/2

6/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 1-62733

(2)

Green Machine¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Mike/mathe Kock

9/4

15/10, career best when winning 6-runner maiden at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 36-7621

(1)

Romeo's Magic^b¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Brett Warren| CD

100/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2025. 100/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 10 days ago. Back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 5-59060

(4)

Emerald City¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner

9/1

11/2, excellent 3¼ lengths third of 6 to Green Machine in maiden at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 22-5833

(8)

Nuclear Force³³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁶⁾| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 6-96735

(10)

Bold Action²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

12/1

10/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 8-66022

(6)

Silver Flare^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey

9/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. 8/1, good fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 70-2285

(5)

Party Punch¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 7-12| J: Jason Gates| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

28/1

Course winner. One win from 32 Flat runs. Twenty four runs since last win in 2024. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (9f, good, 20/1) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 2-40660

Non-Runners

(12)

Vixeninthevineyard³⁵

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: Alson Ndzilana J: Jeffrey Syster

Forecasts

Green Machine (9/4), Special Star (9/2), Chabal (7/1), Nuclear Force (7/1), Silver Flare (9/1), Emerald City (9/1), Dj Junior (10/1), Cartagena (11/1), Play With Fire (11/1), Bold Action (12/1), Vixeninthevineyard (14/1), Party Punch (28/1), Romeo's Magic (100/1)

GREEN MACHINE can win again. Emerald City will probably give the selection most to think about, while Vixeninthevineyard is another to consider.