15:05 Vaal

Thursday 8 October 2026

All11:3512:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Racing240 Fm 74 Divided Handicap (F & M)

  • 3YO plus  |   4f 214y  |   Good  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:05  |   Winning time: 56.92s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(8)
Horse silk
Elusive Dragon53
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett
4/1
2/1, didn't need to improve to win 8-runner maiden at Turffontein (6f, good) 53 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
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Timeform
2
(9)
Horse silk
Caladriusb40
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Tony Peter| CD
11/8
C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 20/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 40 days ago. Enters calculations.
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Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
Wings Of Kildra63
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Trent Mayhew| T: Dianne Stenger| BF| CD
11/4
C&D winner. Winner here in April. 2/1, respectable third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 63 days ago.
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Timeform
5
(3)
Horse silk
Valieva50
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: Serino Moodley| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD
9/2
C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2025. Bit below form seventh of 12 in minor event (8/1) at this course (6f, good) 50 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
7
(5)
Horse silk
Master's Lady61
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-1| J: Jacey Botes(6)| T: Roy Magner| D
11/1
Won 10-runner maiden at Turffontein (5f, good, 10/1) 61 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

3
(4)
Horse silk
Traditional Belief33
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 4
T: Mike Azzie  J: Non Runner
NR
6
(6)
Horse silk
Taking A Risk7
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 4
T: Mike Azzie  J: Non Runner
NR
8
(7)
Horse silk
Ushouldbedancing7
Weight: 9-0|  Age: 3
T: Robyn Klaasen  J: Kyle Strydom
NR
9
(1)
Horse silk
Surreal Song7
Weight: 9-0|  Age: 4
T: Paul Matchett  J: M Yeni
NR

Forecasts

Caladrius (11/8), Wings Of Kildra (11/4), Elusive Dragon (4/1), Valieva (9/2), Surreal Song (5/1), Ushouldbedancing (7/1), Master's Lady (11/1)

Verdict

ELUSIVE DRAGON can win again. Taking A Risk is hard to ignore, while Caladrius also merits respect.

  1. Elusive Dragon4/1
  2. Taking A RiskNR
  3. Caladrius11/8

Prize Money

1st: R59,373.002nd: R18,997.003rd: R9,499.004th: R4,761.005th: R2,381.00

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