15:40 Vaal

Thursday 25 June 2026

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 2 July Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 56.44s

(1)

Var Park⁴⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Dezahn Louw⁽⁶⁾| T: Grant Maroun| CD

50/1

3-time C&D winner. 14/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this C&D (good). Off 15 months. Uphill task.

Form: 385/611-

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(5)

Lovable¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in May. Respectable second of 7 in handicap (9/2) at Turffontein (5f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 102412

(8)

Catfish³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Blaine Marx-jacobson⁽³⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

8/15

11/10, didn't need to be at best when winning 13-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 30 days ago. Sets the benchmark.

Form: 322151

(4)

Ice Dragon¹⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Grant Maroun| C

66/1

Course winner. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 66/1). Off 6 months. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving S. J. Gray.

Form: 1000-

(2)

Raining Rubies⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| C

66/1

4-time course winner. 7¾ lengths last of 13 to Lovable in handicap at this C&D (good, 66/1) 42 days ago.

Form: 90340-0

(3)

Blindfire^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Tony Peter| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 17/2) 14 days ago.

Form: 230644

(6)

Gunboat¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Warrick/we Marwing| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Winner here in May. 25/2, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 793172

(7)

Hammer Blow³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Winner here in May. Creditable 3¾ lengths third of 13 to Catfish in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good) 30 days ago.

Form: 034213

(10)

Bumps Last Grind³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Jeffrey Syster| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

20/1

8¾ lengths ninth of 13 to Catfish in handicap (66/1) at this C&D (good) 30 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 1206-89

Non-Runners

(9)

El Zani⁸⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Tony Peter J: Kabelo Matsunyane

Forecasts

Catfish (8/15), Hammer Blow (9/2), Lovable (5/1), Gunboat (8/1), Blindfire (14/1), Bumps Last Grind (20/1), El Zani (25/1), Var Park (50/1), Ice Dragon (66/1), Raining Rubies (66/1)

CATFISH is highest rated of these and will be tough to beat. Gunboat might be the answer to second place, while Lovable is another to bear in mind.