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VAAL 10 February 2026
Tab 4racing App Fm 78 Divided Handicap (f & M)(For Fillies and Mares) Racecard
- Channel:
- Distance: 6f
- Runners
- 10
- Type
- Flat
Selection
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Racecard
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Best Odds
Missed the frame (beaten 8l into fifth) four months ago at Turffontein in a handicap; has winning form over this course and distance on the CV; if excused most recent runs she would be interesting based on success three runs ago; looks interesting.
42125-
Age: 3
Weight: 9-6
OR: 84
Days: 117
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 9-5 | 5/7 | Maverick Queen (7¼L) | 11/2 | 84 | 36 |
| 17 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 9-1 | 2/6 | Rifle Queen (3¼L) | 5/2 | 83 | 38 |
| 31 Jul 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-0 | 1/9 | Iconic Winter (1¾L) | 67/100 | - | 37 |
| 10 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-1 | 2/8 | Romilly (2L) | 7/1 | - | - |
| 23 Jun 25 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Md | 9-6 | 4/10 | Jazz Pianist (3L) | 16/1 | - | 37 |
| 11 May 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | 8-11 | 6/7 | Charming Cheetah (13L) | 16/1 | - | 12 |
Finished sixth but wasn't beaten too far (just under 4l) 49 days ago in a handicap; a winner over this C&D; lightly raced (this just her fifth race); running in a handicap for just the second time and Craig Zackey a notable booking; rates a likely contender as now running off a lower mark and has proved she knows how to win.
1546-
Age: 3
Weight: 9-6
OR: 84
Days: 49
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 8-6 | 6/10 | Bosum Buddy (3¾L) | 25/1 | 86 | 50 |
| 28 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 8-10 | 4/5 | Rachel Wall (6¼L) | 16/1 | 86 | 11 |
| 22 May 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | 9-6 | 5/6 | Sister Golden Hair (3¼L) | 5/2 | - | 38 | |
| 3 Apr 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 1/7 | Red Amber (nk) | 6/4 | - | - |
Sound effort when 100-1 third three weeks ago in a Listed race; G Lerena booked; now down in grade and she's an attractive contender.
1467-3
Age: 3
Weight: 9-6
OR: 84
Days: 24
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 9-2 | 3/9 | Elegantrix (2½L) | 100/1 | 81 | 68 | |
| 23 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-6 | 7/12 | Deal Maker (3¾L) | 5/1 | 84 | 45 |
| 4 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 9-6 | 6/11 | Western Wishes (3L) | 11/2 | 86 | 53 |
| 13 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 9-6 | 4/9 | Maverick Queen (2¾L) | 25/2 | 86 | 46 |
| 28 Jun 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-0 | 1/11 | Queensland (2L) | 2/1 | - | 43 |
| 3 Jun 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 3/9 | Fair Proposal (1½L) | 10/1 | - | 46 |
Finished third last month albeit only beaten 1½l in a handicap; normally pretty consistent.
2212-3
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 80
Days: 14
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-2 | 3/7 | Gaslight Dancer (1½L) | 7/1 | 80 | 54 |
| 23 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-1 | 2/12 | Deal Maker (½L) | 14/1 | 79 | 55 |
| 2 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Md | 9-6 | 1/9 | Taking A Risk (2¾L) | 87/100 | 79 | 37 |
| 13 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 2/8 | Russian Nobility (2¾L) | 5/4 | 79 | 37 |
| 4 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Md | 9-4 | 2/11 | Manyeleti (3L) | 14/1 | 77 | 55 |
| 27 Sep 25 | Dur Durbanville | 6f | Md | 9-2 | 13/14 | Eisteddfod (21L) | 25/1 | 77 | - |
Fair effort when beaten just over 4l, finishing fifth of 14 in a handicap (just behind Angel's Oasis) last month.
3216-5
Age: 3
Weight: 9-1
OR: 79
Days: 24
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 9-1 | 5/14 | Play With The Wind (4¼L) | 19/2 | 82 | 56 |
| 16 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | NvHc | 8-8 | 6/12 | Antonio Gaudi (2¼L) | 10/1 | 82 | 48 |
| 1 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-4 | 1/15 | Wings Of Kildra (3½L) | 9/4 | 80 | - |
| 30 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-2 | 2/9 | Lost For Words (3¼L) | 18/10 | 80 | 24 |
| 9 Aug 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-2 | 3/8 | Perfect Miracle (8½L) | 1/2 | - | - |
| 15 Apr 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Md | 9-0 | 4/10 | Captain Selvie (1¼L) | 18/10 | - | 48 |
Beaten a fair way when fifth in a handicap last month; has scored over C&D; from a top yard.
2180-5
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 73
Days: 33
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 9-5 | 5/12 | Never Never Land (6¾L) | 33/1 | 73 | 37 |
| 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 |
From respected trainer; landed a narrow success in a maiden plate when opening her account at the second time of asking at Turffontein last month; ought to be competitive.
4-1
Age: 3
Weight: 9-0
OR: 78
Days: 38
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-1 | 1/7 | Power Of Pearls (nk) | 63/100 | - | - |
| 29 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 8-12 | 4/19 | Splittheeights (5L) | 16/1 | - | 31 |
Has found improvement of late; opened account at the seventh attempt scoring narrowly in a maiden plate last month.
603-21
Age: 3
Weight: 8-11
OR: 76
Days: 17
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 1/14 | Wings Of Kildra (nk) | 5/2 | 73 | 48 |
| 3 Jan 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 2/6 | Gulf Of America (½L) | 33/10 | 73 | - |
| 16 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 3/8 | Inspiration (3½L) | 11/2 | 66 | 32 |
| 2 Nov 25 | Ken Kenilworth | 7f | Md | 9-2 b | 10/12 | Boozy Susie (8L) | 80/1 | 71 | - |
| 7 Sep 25 | Dur Durbanville | 7f | Md | 9-6 b | 6/8 | Red Coral (8¾L) | 5/1 | - | 11 |
| 12 Jun 25 | Ken Kenilworth | 6f | Md | 9-0 | 12/15 | Clair De Lune (9L) | 125/1 | - | 24 |
Fair effort when beaten just under 4l, finishing fourth of 14, finished ahead of Quiet Winter last month in a handicap; she can be competitive at this level; unexposed in handicaps with this her second start in this company.
6268-4
Age: 4
Weight: 8-6
OR: 65
Days: 24
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-5 | 4/14 | Play With The Wind (3¾L) | 19/2 | 66 | 51 |
| 29 Oct 25 | Dur Durbanville | 6f | 9-6 | 8/11 | Dawn's Early Light (5½L) | 4/1 | 69 | - | |
| 22 Sep 25 | Dur Durbanville | 6f | 9-11 | 6/9 | Miss New York (5½L) | 5/2 | 71 | - | |
| 3 Sep 25 | Dur Durbanville | 6f | 9-6 | 2/10 | Lowveld Lily (hd) | 25/2 | 67 | - | |
| 26 Jul 25 | Ken Kenilworth | 7f | 9-7 | 6/8 | Im The Buzz (4L) | 25/2 | 69 | 66 | |
| 24 Jun 25 | Ken Kenilworth | 7f | 9-7 | 4/10 | Diamond Bomber (2¾L) | 7/1 | 70 | 58 |
Things dropped right in a maiden plate (Turffontein) when getting the job done by half a length in November; has taken a step forward the last twice and has recently run well at this venue.
47321-
Age: 4
Weight: 8-3
OR: 62
Days: 75
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 1/8 | Pleiades Star (½L) | 4/1 | 59 | 44 |
| 14 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 2/10 | Universal Girl (hd) | 9/4 | 57 | 27 |
| 25 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | MdHc | 8-12 | 3/10 | She's All Mine (2½L) | 10/1 | 57 | 39 |
| 1 Aug 25 | Gre Greyville | 6f | Md | 8-4 | 7/11 | Emoyeni (5½L) | 10/1 | 60 | 28 |
| 17 Jul 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Md | 9-6 | 4/7 | Wise Counsel (8¾L) | 33/1 | 62 | 15 |
| 28 Jun 25 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 4/11 | Season's Greetings (6L) | 33/1 | 62 | 24 |
Verdict
It's hard to confidently rule out many of these but LOVABLE is taken to get the job done here. She can point to better recent form than the main dangers after her success last time. Miss Novax has winning form over C&D.
Lovable
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