12:00 Vaal

Thursday 8 January 2026

All10:1510:5011:2512:0012:3513:1513:5014:2514:50

Racing240 Maiden Plate

Off time: 12:02 | Winning time: 1m 48.97s

1^st

(5)

Naretoi

49-6

2/1f

T: James CrawfordJ: Marco V'Rensburg

2^nd

(2)

War Talk

38-8

9/4

T: Sean TarryJ: Craig Zackey

3^rd

2 ¾

(9)

World Order

39-2

10/1

T: Fanie BronkhorstJ: M Yeni

4^th

1 ¼

(13)

Elusive Glow

49-2

10/1

T: Fabian HabibJ: G Lerena

5^th

(6)

Emerald City

39-2

5/1

T: Roy MagnerJ: Ryan Munger

6^th

(10)

Thoonsil

39-2

11/2

T: Mano PandaramJ: Kobeli Lihaba

7^th

(1)

Gift Of Royal

49-6

80/1

T: Brett WebberJ: Jeffery Syster

8^th

(3)

Special Al

39-2

8/1

T: Mike/mathe KockJ: K De Melo

9^th

(14)

Inclusion

49-6

33/1

T: Tyrone ZackeyJ: Philasande Mxoli

10^th

6 ¾

(15)

Anonymous

49-6

100/1

T: Kobus RouxJ: Denis Schwarz

11^th

(4)

Blue Crystal

59-6

100/1

T: Phillip LabuschagneJ: L Nhlapo

12^th

5 ½

(7)

Cuzzie

49-6

80/1

T: Brett WebberJ: Jason Gates

13^th

2 ¾

(11)

Elusive Charm

39-2

100/1

T: Chris JonkerJ: Blaine Marx-jacobson (9)

14^th

(8)

King Of Silk

39-2

100/1

T: Corne SpiesJ: Trent Mayhew

Non-Runners

(12)

Jaffa⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Alec Laird J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:R2.30Pl:R1.10, R1.70, R3.50EX:R7.10Trifecta:R49.80SF:R7.65Swingers:R2.00, R5.10, R7.60

Forecasts

Naretoi (2/1), War Talk (9/4), Emerald City (5/1), Thoonsil (11/2), Special Al (8/1), World Order (10/1), Elusive Glow (10/1), Inclusion (33/1), Gift Of Royal (80/1), Cuzzie (80/1), Anonymous (100/1), Blue Crystal (100/1), Elusive Charm (100/1), King Of Silk (100/1)

JAFFA isn't easy to oppose on the form he has shown and is going to be tough to beat. War Talk could emerge as the main danger, while Elusive Glow has a good shout of a share of the minor money.