15:20 Vaal

Wednesday 19 August 2026

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 27 August Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 1m 10.39s

(12)

Laughing William^b⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Candice/ta Dawson| C

33/1

Course winner. 66/1, last of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 51 days ago. Booking of Strydom a plus. Difficult ask.

Form: 03/8790-

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(10)

Blindfire^b³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Tony Peter| C

7/2

Course winner. 14/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 34 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 064464-

(11)

Quiet Winter²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| D

11/4

7/2, respectable sixth of 12 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 046336-

(5)

Valieva¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Girish Samo-burthia⁽⁶⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2025. 25/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 376544-

(4)

Ada Lovelace¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Brett Webber| CD

25/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 25/1) 13 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 420076-

(9)

Southampton¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

10/1

Course winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 8/1) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 833527-

(6)

Phala Millions³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Brett Webber| CD

25/1

3-time C&D winner. 50/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, unknown) 3 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 24/0065-

(2)

Platinum Shay^b¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Phillip Labuschagne

40/1

20/1, seventh of 10 in maiden at Turffontein (5f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 400727-

(8)

Concordia¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in July. 11/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 11 days ago. Back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 007312-

(13)

Royal Horizon¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2025. Fifth of 7 in handicap (16/1) at this course (5f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 060505-

(1)

Nkandla Gold³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffrey Syster| T: Brett Webber| C

5/2

Course winner. Creditable second of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, unknown, 3/1) 3 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 42343D-

(7)

Bell Of Angelus¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 7-12| J: Jacey Botes⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

12/1

14/1, improved on recent efforts to win 6-runner handicap at this course (5f, good) 13 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 000401-

Non-Runners

(3)

One Tiger¹⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: Fabian Habib J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Nkandla Gold (5/2), Quiet Winter (11/4), Blindfire (7/2), One Tiger (4/1), Valieva (8/1), Concordia (10/1), Southampton (10/1), Bell Of Angelus (12/1), Phala Millions (25/1), Ada Lovelace (25/1), Royal Horizon (25/1), Laughing William (33/1), Platinum Shay (40/1)

CONCORDIA looks marginally the pick of these. One Tiger can play a major role, while Bell Of Angelus also needs a second look.