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Alastair Ralph sends two runners on the 600-mile round trip to Musselburgh
12 hours ago
VAAL 23 December 2025
Tuesday 23rd December
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Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Mr 76 Handicap(Open) Racecard
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- Distance: 1m 2f
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- Flat
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Runner
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No apparent fluke about her 16-1 success (by just over 1l) 33 days ago upped to this distance; achieved three wins at this venue and completed hat-trick last time out; edging up the ratings; easy to see her making an impression despite this step up in class.
601116
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 78
Days: 5
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-3 b | 6/6 | Woman's World (11½L) | 28/10 | 78 | - |
| 20 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-8 b | 1/9 | Kissing Machine (1¼L) | 16/1 | 74 | 11 |
| 2 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 8-8 b | 1/7 | Sigrid Swing (shd) | 20/1 | 69 | 57 |
| 18 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Md | 9-6 b | 1/10 | Ethical (½L) | 6/1 | 66 | 39 |
| 20 Aug 25 | Sco Scottsville | 8f | Md | 9-6 b | 10/11 | De Vlugge (13½L) | 9/2 | 66 | 10 |
| 31 Jul 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Md | 9-6 b | 6/9 | Mattiazo (6¼L) | 28/10 | 68 | - |
Not been able to make much of an impact in handicaps recently but useful in this grade; held in seventh over 7f at Turffontein (handicap) off higher mark last month; this might be easier.
296007
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 78
Days: 26
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-5 | 7/12 | Palace Prince (7L) | 66/1 | 83 | 22 |
| 9 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 9-0 b | 10/10 | Dark Silver (12L) | 50/1 | 83 | 7 |
| 11 May 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | 8-5 e/s | 10/11 | Choisaanada (11L) | 33/1 | 86 | 37 | |
| 22 Mar 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Md | 9-0 | 6/7 | Kamensky (12½L) | 14/1 | 88 | 10 |
| 8 Mar 25 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | 9-0 | 9/11 | Immediate Edge (13L) | 8/1 | 88 | 29 | |
| 16 Jan 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 9-6 | 2/12 | Silvano's Song (hd) | 6/1 | 86 | 60 |
Third of nine when sent off 16-1 over 1m at Turffontein (apprentice handicap) last month; poor strike-rate; been raised a little in the ratings.
632531
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 78
Days: 12
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-4 | 1/9 | Crepuscolo (1¾L) | 14/10 | 73 | - |
| 29 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 8-5 | 3/9 | Harun Al Rashid (3¾L) | 16/1 | 74 | 45 |
| 4 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 12f | Hc | 9-4 | 5/8 | Chabal (3L) | 5/4 | 75 | 44 |
| 14 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-11 | 2/9 | Eiger Sanction (hd) | 5/1 | 74 | 83 |
| 2 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-11 | 3/10 | Robert Browning (2½L) | 20/1 | 74 | - |
| 20 Sep 25 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 8-12 | 6/11 | Titans Of War (6L) | 66/1 | 77 | 50 |
Potentially on a good mark and likes it here (three wins); posted respectable effort when beaten just under 3l here over 1m4f (handicap) in front of Sky Pillar Rock 49 days ago; G Lerena a good booking; looks likely to go well with him operating off a reduced mark and his last run was encouraging.
433564
Age: 9
Weight: 9-4
OR: 74
Days: 49
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 12f | Hc | 9-6 | 4/8 | Chabal (2¾L) | 20/1 | 75 | 49 |
| 12 Oct 25 | Gre Greyville | 8f | 9-0 | 6/9 | Kanaal Skater (3½L) | 25/1 | 76 | 35 | |
| 26 Aug 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 9-7 b | 5/10 | Gimmeachoice (4½L) | 9/2 | 77 | 37 |
| 19 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-3 b | 3/9 | The Ultimate King (5L) | 14/1 | 77 | 60 |
| 3 Jul 25 | Vaa Vaal | 12f | Hc | 9-3 b | 3/9 | Teo Torriatte (2¼L) | 4/1 | 77 | 56 |
| 29 May 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 9-7 b | 4/14 | Aladdin's Lamp (2½L) | 17/2 | 77 | 60 |
Knows this place inside out (three course wins); not beaten that far in seventh (just over 4l) over 7f at Turffontein (handicap) six weeks ago; assessor cut him some slack and likely to be involved.
679727
Age: 5
Weight: 9-4
OR: 74
Days: 40
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-1 b | 7/9 | Clarkson (4L) | 6/1 | 75 | 43 |
| 4 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 8-4 b | 2/9 | Dylan's Champ (3½L) | 20/1 | 75 | - |
| 23 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 9-2 b | 7/10 | Palace Prince (4¾L) | 40/1 | 77 | - |
| 14 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 9-3 b | 9/9 | Eiger Sanction (13L) | 20/1 | 77 | 41 |
| 20 Sep 25 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-2 | 7/11 | Titans Of War (7L) | 10/1 | 78 | 50 |
| 14 Aug 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 9-1 | 6/9 | Ombudsman (3½L) | 5/1 | 79 | 60 |
Didn't quite live up to market expectations at 2-1 when fourth over 1m1f here (handicap) last month; hard to dismiss if finding his best form and he has been dropped in the weights.
321945
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 86
Days: 5
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | NvHc | 9-3 h,b | 5/9 | Drumnadrochit (3¼L) | 9/2 | 86 | - |
| 11 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-4 e/s | 4/9 | Artic Silver (2¼L) | 2/1 | 88 | 10 |
| 23 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 8-7 e/s | 9/13 | Coppola (3½L) | 33/10 | 88 | 54 |
| 30 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Md | 9-0 e/s | 1/9 | Itsnowornever (8¾L) | 46/100 | - | - |
| 25 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Md | 9-0 | 2/13 | Amazon Queen (nk) | 14/10 | - | 20 |
| 7 Aug 25 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Md | 9-0 | 3/11 | Palace Attack (3L) | 9/4 | - | 48 |
Wins infrequently.
634766
Age: 6
Weight: 9-0
OR: 70
Days: 12
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 8-3 h1 | 6/9 | The Mightiest (3¾L) | 14/1 | 72 | 46 |
| 20 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-8 h1 | 6/9 | Nkwenkwezi (4L) | 50/1 | 73 | - |
| 9 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-7 h1 | 7/8 | Future Date (5L) | 17/2 | 74 | 5 |
| 11 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 9-6 h1 | 4/8 | Sheets And Goggles (1L) | 7/1 | 74 | 48 |
| 28 Aug 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-4 h1 | 3/11 | Kiss Of Fire (¾L) | 33/10 | 74 | 39 |
| 17 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 9-0 | 6/11 | Streisand (5L) | 11/2 | 74 | 33 |
Well beaten third (Turffontein) three weeks ago; achieved just the one win.
777743
Age: 4
Weight: 8-5
OR: 63
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 8-10 | 3/14 | Arlington Action (4L) | 13/2 | 64 | 2 |
| 30 Oct 25 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 8-5 | 4/9 | Follow The Master (4½L) | 17/2 | 66 | 39 |
| 24 Sep 25 | Gre Greyville | 10f | 8-1 | 7/10 | Syx Hotfix (5¾L) | 14/1 | 66 | 9 | |
| 11 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 9-2 | 7/10 | Greenlight Racer (10L) | 25/1 | 69 | 34 |
| 17 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Md | 8-4 | 7/8 | Pioneer Square (13L) | 33/1 | 73 | 30 |
| 7 Aug 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-4 | 7/9 | Futurewolff (3½L) | 10/1 | 76 | 5 |
Beaten 7l when eighth of 12 over 1m½f here (handicap) 42 days ago; has a record of 1-18 but useful in this grade.
674258
Age: 4
Weight: 8-5
OR: 63
Days: 42
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-7 b | 8/12 | Lady Blunt (6¾L) | 25/2 | 65 | 37 |
| 23 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 9-1 b | 5/13 | Chabal (3½L) | 7/1 | 66 | 61 |
| 9 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-9 b | 2/9 | Artic Silver (1¼L) | 25/2 | 66 | 51 |
| 9 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 9-6 b | 4/7 | Storm Ahead (6½L) | 14/1 | 68 | - |
| 26 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 8-7 h1 | 7/7 | Teo Torriatte (6¾L) | 8/1 | 70 | 13 |
| 19 Jun 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-7 h1 | 6/13 | Annewithan E (3¾L) | 8/1 | 71 | 46 |
Form is hit and miss but specialist here with three wins; behind Casus Belli at Turffontein when beaten 14l 21 days ago.
352070
Age: 7
Weight: 8-3
OR: 54
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 8-4 | 10/14 | Arlington Action (13L) | 40/1 | 57 | - |
| 9 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-3 | 7/7 | Page Boy (7¾L) | 10/1 | 57 | 23 |
| 25 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-6 | 11/12 | Lava Lamp (15L) | 14/1 | 57 | - |
| 2 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-10 | 2/11 | Red Sparrow (1¼L) | 14/1 | 57 | 25 |
| 7 Aug 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-3 h1 | 5/9 | Futurewolff (3L) | 66/1 | 51 | - |
| 24 Jul 25 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-6 | 3/10 | Kiss Of Fire (4¾L) | 16/1 | 51 | 9 |
Verdict
This is not a race for maximum stakes. This trip could be a bit far for Bellerophon while Banha Bridge and Eiffel Tower are candidates. However, NKWENKWEZI can win this. She is a course specialist and has arguably the strongest recent form (won last time).
Nkwenkwezi
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