14:35 Vaal

Tuesday 26 May 2026

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Racing240 Mr 96 Handicap

3YO plus | 4f 214y | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 56.37s

(8)

Cymric⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: K De Melo| T: Mike/mathe Kock| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 20/1, last of 9 in handicap at Scottsville (6f, good to soft) 86 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 207-409

(5)

Espinoza²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Shaylen Naidoo| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 5¼ lengths seventh of 11 to Lead The Charge in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 33/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 75125-7

(1)

Yamadori⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Hennie Greyling| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

100/1

125/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Fairview (6f, good). Off 95 days. Rejoined yard after leaving D.G.Smith. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 6685-80

(11)

Just The Two Of Us¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Mike Azzie| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in April. 10/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 33-5414

(10)

Dontshootthebarman¹¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Clinton Binda| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in December. Ninth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1). Off 117 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0201-99

(12)

Lead The Charge¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Mike Azzie| D

7/2

Latest win at Turffontein in April. Respectable fifth of 11 in minor event (6/1) at Turffontein (5.5f, good) 10 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie. Others more persuasive.

Form: 522515

(2)

Paul Revere^b1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Mxolisi Mbuto⁽³⁾| T: Coerie Lensley| BF| C

25/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Turffontein in March. 14/10, below form fourth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good) 26 days ago. Down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 33-5114

(4)

Echo Check¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Serino Moodley| T: Fabian Habib| C

18/1

Course winner. Sixth of 9 in minor event (25/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 16 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 340-066

(6)

It's Personal⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽⁶⁾| T: Roy Magner| CD

13/8

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 5/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 44 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 121-351

(7)

Sosoru²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Callan Murray| T: Mike/mathe Kock| CD

6/4

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 10/1) 26 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 4211

(3)

Halberdier^b⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Billy Ruiters| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in March. 25/1, 2¾ lengths sixth of 9 to It's Personal in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 44 days ago.

Form: 566106

Non-Runners

(9)

Trajanus⁶⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Sean Tarry J: M Yeni

Forecasts

Sosoru (6/4), It's Personal (13/8), Lead The Charge (7/2), Trajanus (6/1), Echo Check (18/1), Cymric (20/1), Espinoza (22/1), Paul Revere (25/1), Just The Two Of Us (33/1), Halberdier (33/1), Dontshootthebarman (50/1), Yamadori (100/1)

SOSORU is improving and can win again. Just The Two Of Us should be involved at the business end, while Paul Revere is another with place prospects.