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8 January 2026

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 27 January Mr 74 Handicap(Open) Racecard

Channel: SIS
Distance: 6f

Runners: 13
Type: Flat

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(2)

Union Rose

J: M Michel ³

T: M N Houdalakis

Comfortably beaten finishing 11th over 7½f here (handicap) last month; looks well treated on the pick of his form and can be a player at this level.

068380

Age: 4

Weight: 9-7

OR: 75

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Dec 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-0	11/19	Wayne (8L)	20/1	78	-
27 Nov 25	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-0	8/12	Palace Prince (12½L)	33/1	78	-
30 Oct 25	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-3	3/10	After Hours (1¾L)	40/1	78	63
28 Sep 25	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-0	8/10	Super Awesome (13L)	40/1	79	-
2 Sep 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	8-11	6/7	Master Christmas (3¾L)	40/1	79	31
13 Jun 25	Fvw Fairview	8f	Hc	8-9 e/s	10/10	Waz Wouter (14L)	14/1	80	-

(5)

Inspiration

J: C Zackey

T: S G Tarry

From a powerful trainer and has kicked on in her last couple of races; easy winner (3½l), breaking her duck at the seventh time of asking 23 days ago at Turffontein in a maiden plate.

773221

Age: 3

Weight: 9-6

OR: 81

Days: 23

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Dec 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	1/8	Taking A Risk (3½L)	46/100	77	45
7 Dec 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	2/16	Play With The Wind (4¾L)	5/2	78	40
9 Nov 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-4	2/10	Hathighwaytothesky (nk)	28/10	75	34
28 Oct 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Md	9-4	3/17	Vamanos (2½L)	16/1	74	25
30 Aug 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Md	9-2	7/8	A Good Heart (8L)	5/1	-	-
22 Feb 25	Ken Kenilworth	6f		9-1	7/8	Direct Hit (12½L)	40/1	-	32

(1)

Never Never Land

J: G Lerena

T: S T Pettigrew

Not beaten too far when sixth at Turffontein in an apprentice handicap six weeks ago; has won at this track; lightly raced (this just his fifth race); G Lerena a notable jockey booking; rates a likely contender if duplicating the form of his most recent win and he's been given a chance by the handicapper.

2156

Age: 3

Weight: 9-6

OR: 81

Days: 40

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Nov 25	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	8-4	6/9	Harun Al Rashid (5L)	6/1	84	36
23 Oct 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	8-11	5/10	Palace Prince (2½L)	3/1	84	-
2 Sep 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Md	9-0	1/7	Amandla Ngawethu (2¾L)	18/10	-	61
17 Aug 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	2/8	Warm Reception (4L)	25/2	-	44

(12)

Western Wishes

J: K Matsunyane

T: M Pandaram

Resume shows that she is a proven winner (seeking a fifth career win); won a handicap by just over 1l last month; been raised a little in the ratings; must go on the shortlist despite being up in class.

317931

Age: 6

Weight: 9-6

OR: 74

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Dec 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	8-10 b	1/11	Vamanos (1¼L)	25/2	69	57
16 Oct 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-1 b	3/7	Maverick Queen (1¼L)	16/1	69	56
25 Sep 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-6	9/10	Daring Act (7¼L)	25/2	69	-
2 Sep 25	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-3	7/7	Sheets And Goggles (11L)	7/2	69	26
9 Aug 25	Tur Turffontein	6f		8-8	1/7	Unicorn Alert (1L)	33/10	66	-
17 Apr 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	7-11	3/14	Flight Of A Condor (1½L)	10/1	66	55

(4)

Prized Platinum

J: C Maujean

T: C Binda

Could not manage better than tenth last month; he meets the required standard ability wise; possesses winning form at this track.

201640

Age: 5

Weight: 9-5

OR: 73

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Dec 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-4 e/s	10/15	Rockaroundtheclock (6½L)	50/1	74	37
26 Oct 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-6 e/s	4/7	Xenophon (5½L)	16/1	74	38
4 Oct 25	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-11	6/7	Prince Of Kildare (16L)	10/1	74	7
2 Sep 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-2	1/7	Sunshine Day (5¼L)	6/1	66	72
20 Aug 25	Sco Scottsville	6f		9-6	10/12	Yannakis (10L)	6/1	66	39
28 Jun 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	8-12	2/12	Ensuing (1L)	7/1	63	57

(8)

Tana Maree

J: M K Katjedi

T: S G Tarry

Winning form over C&D; from top yard; unable to land a blow when 11th of 17 last June; layoff to overcome.

-22180

Age: 5

Weight: 9-5

OR: 73

Days: 203

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Jun 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-3	11/17	Flight Of A Condor (11½L)	25/2	73	38
27 Apr 25	Tur Turffontein	8f	Hc	9-4	8/10	Streisand (8¾L)	5/2	73	4
25 Mar 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Md	9-6	1/9	Genovefa (3L)	1/3	73	49
13 Mar 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	2/9	Heavyliesthecrown (3L)	77/100	73	33
13 Feb 25	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-1	2/8	Antonio Gaudi (1¼L)	9/4	-	56
4 May 24	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	3/11	Pointer (2¾L)	7/2	-	33

(7)

Palace Revolt

J: S Khumalo

T: F Bronkhorst

Potentially well treated; was on the premises (third, beaten 1½l) with three of these rivals behind him 19 days ago; if he can build on his latest effort then poses a threat.

555973

Age: 5

Weight: 9-4

OR: 72

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Dec 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-2 b	3/15	Rockaroundtheclock (1¾L)	10/1	72	53
27 Nov 25	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	9-7	7/10	Daring Act (9¾L)	4/1	75	27
4 Nov 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	8-12	9/10	Secret Chord (12L)	11/2	75	10
11 Oct 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-4	5/7	It's Personal (3¾L)	10/1	78	50
20 Sep 25	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	9-2	5/8	Roaming Spirit (3¼L)	6/1	80	52
30 Aug 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-6	5/9	Laughing William (3¼L)	28/10	80	-

(13)

Prophet

J: T Mayhew

T: C Spies

Has won at this track; useful at this level; not beaten too far when fifth of 16 last month.

68-835

Age: 6

Weight: 9-4

OR: 72

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Dec 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-3	5/15	Rockaroundtheclock (3½L)	25/1	73	47
16 Dec 25	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	8-12	3/10	Dontshootthebarman (1L)	66/1	73	56
7 Dec 25	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	9-5	8/10	Old Fashioned (9½L)	16/1	73	38
15 Oct 24	Fai Fairview	6f	Hc	8-9	8/9	Golden Link (19L)	25/1	76	2
9 Aug 24	Fvw Fairview	7f	Hc	9-4	6/8	My Best Shot (4½L)	6/1	78	47
12 Jul 24	Fai Fairview	7f	Hc	9-4	8/14	Gimme's Laddie (5L)	5/1	78	35

(3)

Lava Fire

J: P Mxoli

T: T Zackey

Comfortably beaten finishing seventh over 7½f here (handicap) 16 days ago (been dropped a bit); has won here before; generally been out of sorts of late; might find this easier.

568907

Age: 4

Weight: 9-1

OR: 69

Days: 16

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Dec 25	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	9-5	7/8	Father Christmas (6¼L)	40/1	73	58
16 Dec 25	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-3	10/13	Storm Ahead (5¾L)	33/1	73	53
27 Nov 25	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	9-5 b	9/10	Daring Act (13½L)	33/1	73	13
13 Nov 25	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-2 b	8/9	Clarkson (5¾L)	10/1	76	38
30 Oct 25	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-1 b	6/10	After Hours (4L)	33/1	76	53
27 Apr 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-3 b	5/9	Vitellius (4L)	16/1	78	43

(10)

Sail The Sky

J: B Marx-Jacobson ⁹

T: C I Jonker

Has won at this track; beaten a long way here over 7f (handicap) 46 days ago; no surprise to see him go well as a winner off a similar mark and he has posted some fair efforts in defeat in the past.

437808

Age: 5

Weight: 8-11

OR: 66

Days: 46

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Nov 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	8-5	8/8	Grand Empire (20L)	50/1	66	-
28 Oct 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-6	10/13	Peregrine Falcon (12L)	33/1	68	-
30 Aug 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	8-8	8/9	Chieftain's Shield (11½L)	25/1	69	-
14 Aug 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-8	7/9	Can't Catch Me (9½L)	9/2	68	-
31 Jul 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	9-2	3/7	After Hours (2L)	8/1	68	-
24 Jul 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-4	4/7	Phala Millions (3½L)	5/2	69	34

(11)

Princess Lola

J: R Munger

T: R R Magner

Has won here previously; finished last of nine at Turffontein two months ago.

234439

Age: 5

Weight: 8-8

OR: 63

Days: 56

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
13 Nov 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	8-1	9/9	Maverick Queen (9L)	33/10	64	15
11 Oct 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-5	3/9	Beamonesque (2¾L)	15/2	65	43
25 Sep 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-7	4/10	Daring Act (2¾L)	8/1	67	-
6 Sep 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-9	4/6	Misty Metal (5L)	7/2	69	29
17 Aug 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-1	3/6	Rifle Queen (4L)	7/1	69	36
17 Jul 25	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	9-6	2/8	Lonely As A Cloud (½L)	25/1	66	56

(9)

Falcon Strike

J: J R Syster

T: R Klaasen

Beaten 12th of 16 when he was behind a few of these last month; a winner over C&D; he can be competitive at this level.

505340

Age: 5

Weight: 8-7

OR: 62

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Dec 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	8-7 b	12/15	Rockaroundtheclock (8½L)	16/1	64	23
2 Dec 25	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-5 b	4/9	Misty Metal (2¾L)	3/1	65	61
27 Nov 25	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	8-10 b	3/10	Daring Act (3¼L)	10/1	65	45
4 Nov 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	8-4 b	5/10	Secret Chord (4¾L)	25/1	67	31
28 Oct 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	9-5 b	11/13	Peregrine Falcon (12L)	8/1	67	-
25 Sep 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	8-10 b	5/9	Hong Kong (7¾L)	6/1	67	28

(6)

King Bluetooth

J: Reserve 1

T: C I Jonker

Recent form hardly the most inspiring; likes this combination of C&D; could not manage better than sixth over 7f at Turffontein (handicap) on Saturday.

706706

Age: 3

Weight: 8-3

OR: 58

Days: 5

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Jan 26	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-3	6/9	Fostinovo (14½L)	150/1	58	-
20 Dec 25	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	8-8	12/12	There She Goes (13L)	125/1	63	-
23 Nov 25	Vaa Vaal	7f	Hc	8-3	7/7	Speedman (14½L)	100/1	66	1
13 Nov 25	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-8	6/10	Calida (4¾L)	66/1	69	19
28 Oct 25	Vaa Vaal	6f	Hc	8-12	12/13	Peregrine Falcon (13½L)	33/1	72	-
25 Sep 25	Vaa Vaal	8f	Hc	8-9	7/8	Oklahoma Twister (10L)	80/1	75	18

A tight one to call. Palace Revolt has been knocking on the door of late while Never Never Land, Sail The Sky and Palace Revolt have run well previously over this C&D. However, WESTERN WISHES is worth keeping on side. She takes the eye from a recent form perspective (scored last time) and has won once over this C&D.

Western Wishes

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