14:55 Vaal

Thursday 2 July 2026

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Racing Today Fm 77 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 1m 23.83s

(3)

Opera Fan^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Paul Matchett| C

5/1

Course winner. 7/1, last of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 35 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 444360

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(7)

Royal Kailani⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing

9/1

10/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 72 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 61-78

(8)

Princess Ilaria²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

10/3

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2025. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 17/2) 21 days ago.

Form: 774744

(5)

Delaware River²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| D

4/1

Winner at Turffontein in December. 25/2, very good sixth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 3221-56

(10)

Beautiful Rania^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Mickaelle Michel⁽³⁾| T: Joey Soma| D

17/2

7/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving D. S. Bosch when creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 35 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 36941-6

(1)

Pearl In Her Crown²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 25/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 427879

(2)

Dondoyaki^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 40/1) 7 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 546685

(11)

Master's Rose⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Calvin Habib| T: Alec Laird| D

11/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 28/10, career best when winning 8-runner maiden at Turffontein (7f, good) 53 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 783-331

(4)

Eight Hats³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Paul Matchett

10/3

Sixteen runs since last win in 2025. 25/2, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 35 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 554205

Non-Runners

(9)

Greenandgold⁷⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Sean Tarry J: K De Melo

(6)

Clouds Clearing⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: Warrick/we Marwing J: Marco V'Rensburg

Forecasts

Eight Hats (10/3), Princess Ilaria (10/3), Greenandgold (7/2), Delaware River (4/1), Opera Fan (5/1), Beautiful Rania (17/2), Dondoyaki (17/2), Royal Kailani (9/1), Clouds Clearing (10/1), Master's Rose (11/1), Pearl In Her Crown (20/1)

MASTER'S ROSE can win again. Princess Ilaria is a threat, while Delaware River edges it for third.