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Thursday 8 October 2026

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 15 October Mr 66 Handicap

3YO plus | 6f 211y | Good | 12 Runners | Turf

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Longsword¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry| D

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in July. 66/1, sixth of 8 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 19 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 516396-

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(7)

Oklahoma Twister¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| C

25/1

Course winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (33/1) at Turffontein (8f, good). Off 161 days. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6177/06-

(2)

Gunboat²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Yan Ting Quaada Leung⁽⁹⁾| T: Warrick/we Marwing| C

25/1

Course winner. Last of 10 in minor event (25/2) at Turffontein (9f, good) 26 days ago. Back down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 598600-

(1)

On A Jet Plane^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Danielson| T: D Gray St John| CD

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. Seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good, 25/2) 35 days ago.

Form: 907417-

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Silver Comet⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Tony Peter| CD

25/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. Eighth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good, 66/1) 7 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 441968-

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Berry Lancer¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: D Gray St John| C

2/1

4/1, didn't need to improve to win 6-runner maiden at this course (6f, good) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 483331-

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Sail The Sky²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Anaas Mosaheb⁽⁶⁾| T: Chris Jonker| CD

4/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2025. Good 3 lengths third of 12 to Commander of All in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 25/2) 21 days ago.

Form: 909833-

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Kylie's Angel¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Coerie Lensley| C

9/1

Course winner. One win from 38 Flat runs. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2024. 14/1, sixth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 588326-

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Can't Catch Me¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Jeffrey Syster| T: Brett Webber| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 8/1, sixth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago.

Form: 645476-

(3)

King Bluetooth²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Chris Jonker| C

8/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. 40/1, fifth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 26 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 167865-

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Radu²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Serino Moodley| T: Sean Tarry

10/1

20/1, eighth of 10 in minor event at Greyville (9.9f, AW) 27 days ago. Back down in trip. Rejoined yard after leaving W.Whitehead. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 378058-

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Thambi^b³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Tristan Godden| T: Mano Pandaram| D

18/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2024. Tenth of 11 in handicap (17/2) at this course (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. Down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 273040-

Non-Runners

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Commander Of All²¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: Brett Webber J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sail The Sky (7/2), Longsword (4/1), Commander Of All (4/1), Berry Lancer (11/2), On A Jet Plane (10/1), Can't Catch Me (10/1), Thambi (10/1), Radu (10/1), Kylie's Angel (10/1), King Bluetooth (10/1), Silver Comet (16/1), Gunboat (20/1), Oklahoma Twister (20/1)

KING BLUETOOTH looks marginally the pick of these. Berry Lancer is another that comes into the equation, while Kylie's Angel has a chance as well.