13:55 Vaal

Thursday 30 July 2026

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Tab Telebet 011 074 0300 Fm 73 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 2m 6.82s

(10)

Cocomelon²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry

20/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2024. 100/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 757068

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(6)

Play With Fire^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

10/3

Course winner. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 9 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 540544

(2)

Utsaah^b²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry

11/2

Winner at Turffontein in March. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 25/2) 25 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 421395

(1)

Chariklo^b⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Dianne Stenger| C

6/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. Good second of 10 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good, 25/1) 42 days ago.

Form: 882172

(8)

Wise Counsel²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

4/1

16/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1-98097

(7)

Bold Action¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

12/1

Latest win at Turffontein in June. 25/2, last of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 14 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 224010

(9)

Be My Fate⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Dianne Stenger

4/1

Winner at Turffontein in May. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good, 6/1) 42 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 64213

(5)

Kylie's Angel¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Coerie Lensley| C

12/1

Course winner. One win from 33 Flat runs. Twenty four runs since last win in 2024. 40/1, fifth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 470045

(4)

Hopscotch⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

6/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2025. 25/1, fifth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 9 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 970445

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(3)

Ariel's Jet⁹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Erico Verdonese J: Jeffrey Syster

Forecasts

Play With Fire (10/3), Be My Fate (4/1), Wise Counsel (4/1), Utsaah (11/2), Chariklo (6/1), Hopscotch (6/1), Bold Action (12/1), Kylie's Angel (12/1), Ariel's Jet (14/1), Cocomelon (20/1)

BE MY FATE has been hard to fault in recent races and sets the bar, albeit not too high. Ariel's Jet makes most appeal among the others, while Utsaah edges it so far as third place is concerned.