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Alastair Ralph sends two runners on the 600-mile round trip to Musselburgh
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VAAL 23 December 2025
Tuesday 23rd December
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Racing240 Fm 77 Divided Handicap (f & M)(For Fillies and Mares) Racecard
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- Distance: 7f 55y
- Runners
- 10
- Type
- Flat
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Racecard
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
Possesses winning form at this track; has chalked up two wins from her last five; beaten a fair way when tenth upped to 1m 24 days ago (Turffontein) in a Grade 3; dropping in class now and needs to be respected.
412170
Age: 3
Weight: 9-6
OR: 89
Days: 24
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | 9-4 | 10/15 | Hazy Dazy (9¾L) | 20/1 | 89 | 10 | |
| 13 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 8-6 | 7/8 | Rachel Wall (6½L) | 25/1 | 89 | 33 |
| 22 May 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | 9-6 | 1/6 | Littlemisssplendid (¾L) | 3/1 | - | 51 | |
| 19 Apr 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | 9-0 | 2/6 | Red Penny (1½L) | 33/10 | - | 28 | |
| 13 Mar 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Md | 9-6 | 1/8 | Vipingo (5¼L) | 6/1 | - | 28 |
| 15 Feb 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Md | 9-0 | 4/9 | Tenjiku (5¾L) | 80/1 | - | - |
Represents a powerful stable; beaten just over 5l in ninth at Turffontein over 1m (Grade 3) three weeks ago (had two of these rivals behind); an easier task than her previous race.
107798
Age: 3
Weight: 9-4
OR: 87
Days: 12
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 8-6 | 8/9 | The Mightiest (6L) | 20/1 | 87 | 41 |
| 29 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | 9-4 | 9/15 | Hazy Dazy (5¼L) | 125/1 | 87 | 26 | |
| 11 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-4 | 7/12 | Lady Blunt (5½L) | 16/1 | 90 | 49 |
| 4 Oct 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 8-12 | 7/7 | Perfect Miracle (11½L) | 33/1 | 90 | 29 |
| 5 Jul 25 | Gre Greyville | 7f | 9-6 | 13/14 | Anotherdanceforme (7¾L) | 40/1 | 86 | - | |
| 8 Jun 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | 9-2 | 1/6 | Alta Capitana (nk) | 66/1 | - | 51 |
Caused a surprise when landing a handicap over this distance by 1½l six weeks ago; has won two of her four career starts; edging up the ratings; more on her plate this time but prospects.
2161
Age: 3
Weight: 9-4
OR: 87
Days: 42
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 8-9 | 1/7 | United Offer (1½L) | 16/1 | 82 | 55 |
| 16 Oct 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 9-3 | 6/7 | Maverick Queen (14L) | 18/10 | 82 | 10 |
| 17 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 1/8 | Fire In Her Soul (1½L) | 1/4 | - | 42 |
| 10 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 2/11 | Japanese Garden (1½L) | 9/4 | - | - |
Potentially well treated on her best form and has been fairly consistent this year; finished a decent third of 15 at Turffontein last month in a handicap.
556523
Age: 5
Weight: 9-4
OR: 75
Days: 52
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 8-12 b | 3/15 | Lost For Words (2¾L) | 20/1 | 75 | - |
| 16 Oct 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 9-5 b | 2/7 | Maverick Queen (shd) | 5/1 | 73 | 63 |
| 18 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 9-3 | 5/12 | Malibu (2L) | 6/1 | 75 | 55 |
| 31 Jul 25 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 9-1 | 6/9 | Saigon Suzie (7½L) | 5/1 | 77 | - |
| 5 Jul 25 | Gre Greyville | 6f | 9-5 b | 5/12 | Rugger Lover (2L) | 7/2 | 79 | 69 | |
| 3 Jun 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 8-9 | 5/11 | Exceedingly Glam (1¼L) | 25/2 | 80 | 56 |
Comfortably beaten when sixth at 9-4 last month upped to 1m½f (had Princess Keira (seventh) and Zahra Dominia (tenth) behind) in a handicap; just second start in this company; can give it a good shot from a good draw and was successful two starts back.
316
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 85
Days: 42
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-12 | 6/12 | Lady Blunt (5¼L) | 9/4 | 85 | 45 |
| 6 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | 9-0 | 1/7 | Bright And Brazen (hd) | 11/2 | - | 43 | |
| 15 Jun 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | 9-0 | 3/8 | Versace Onthetrack (2½L) | 75/1 | - | - |
Towards the rear of 15 over 1m at Turffontein (Grade 3) when behind two of these three weeks ago; has winning C&D form to her name; notable jockey booking; might find this easier.
523130
Age: 3
Weight: 9-1
OR: 84
Days: 24
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | 9-4 e/s | 14/15 | Hazy Dazy (15L) | 66/1 | 84 | - | |
| 11 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 8-11 e/s | 3/7 | Saragossa Cat (1¾L) | 11/2 | 84 | 50 |
| 11 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Md | 9-0 e/s | 1/8 | Vamanos (1½L) | 18/10 | 78 | - |
| 30 Aug 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-2 | 3/8 | A Good Heart (5L) | 28/10 | - | 1 |
| 17 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 2/8 | Saragossa Cat (1½L) | 25/1 | - | 37 |
| 26 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-3 | 5/6 | Stormy Day (10½L) | 66/1 | - | 12 |
Scored by 2l at Turffontein when registering her first success at the fifth time of asking last month in a maiden plate; seems to have stepped up on previous form the last twice; she's an attractive contender.
63341
Age: 3
Weight: 8-10
OR: 80
Days: 26
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Md | 9-2 b | 1/11 | Korcula (2L) | 28/10 | 78 | - |
| 30 Oct 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Md | 8-12 | 4/10 | Duchess Of Paloma (5½L) | 8/1 | 80 | 34 |
| 15 Jun 25 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Md | 8-9 | 3/9 | Lava Lamp (5½L) | 63/100 | - | - |
| 3 Jun 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Md | 8-8 | 3/10 | Bold Action (2L) | 25/2 | - | 19 |
| 17 May 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Md | 8-11 | 6/13 | Pretty Persuasive (8¾L) | 33/1 | - | - |
Opened her account in a maiden plate last month upped to this trip; has shown some recent improvement.
302971
Age: 3
Weight: 8-8
OR: 78
Days: 33
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Md | 9-2 b | 1/15 | Hubertus Hunt (¾L) | 20/1 | 76 | 45 |
| 4 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Md | 9-4 | 7/11 | Manyeleti (14L) | 16/1 | 80 | 16 |
| 28 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-4 | 9/17 | Vamanos (9½L) | 11/2 | 80 | - |
| 9 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-4 | 2/15 | Queen Of Pearls (hd) | 25/1 | 80 | 47 |
| 14 Aug 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | MdHc | 8-10 | 10/11 | Greenlight Racer (13L) | 25/1 | 80 | 38 |
| 2 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Md | 9-6 b | 3/6 | On The Run (3½L) | 11/2 | 80 | 41 |
Could not manage better than fifth at Turffontein 26 days ago in a handicap.
5185
Age: 3
Weight: 8-8
OR: 78
Days: 26
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-3 | 5/10 | Ringa Ringa Roses (5¼L) | 16/1 | 81 | 42 |
| 23 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 8-4 | 8/9 | Valentina Balducci (12L) | 5/1 | 81 | 9 |
| 2 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Md | 9-6 | 1/8 | Lady Blunt (2¼L) | 15/4 | - | 26 |
| 12 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-0 | 5/9 | Surprise Party (4L) | 7/1 | - | 20 |
Finished tenth of 12 last month upped to 1m½f in a handicap; a winner over C&D.
263140
Age: 3
Weight: 8-7
OR: 77
Days: 42
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-5 | 10/12 | Lady Blunt (8L) | 17/2 | 78 | 26 |
| 30 Oct 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 8-3 | 4/9 | Lady Sabrina (5½L) | 10/1 | 78 | 18 |
| 30 Aug 25 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Md | 9-6 | 1/9 | Flying World (¾L) | 33/10 | 75 | - |
| 17 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Md | 9-6 | 3/9 | Matcha Mint (7L) | 14/1 | 78 | - |
| 2 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Md | 9-6 | 6/8 | Heavenly Good (6½L) | 6/1 | - | 2 |
| 19 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Md | 9-6 | 2/7 | Salt Lake City (2¼L) | 33/1 | - | 45 |
Verdict
Quite a competitive heat - Open Sesame has a useful draw while Into Dancing has winning form over C&D. However, SARAGOSSA CAT sets the benchmark. She is bidding for her second course success.
Saragossa Cat
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