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30 April 2026
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Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Mr 72 Handicap(Open) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 1m
Runners
11

Type
Flat

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(2)
War Reporter silk
War Reporter
J: C Zackey
T: S G Tarry
From respected trainer; good effort when 2½l third over 1m½f at Vaal (handicap); closely matched with Mocha Frappe on that running five weeks ago; Craig Zackey a good booking.
5426-3
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 72
Days: 33
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-4 3/10 Chieftain's Shield (2½L) 8/1 72 30
24 Jul 25 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-5 6/10 Tommy Shelby (4L) 25/2 75 33
6 Jul 25 Tur Turffontein 9f 9-6 2/8 Rosy Lemon (1¾L) 3/1 75 58
23 Jun 25 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-11 4/13 Aladdin's Lamp (2½L) 11/2 76 53
5 Jun 25 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-1 5/11 Lady Sabrina (3½L) 8/1 78 70
17 May 25 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-0 8/14 Pumpkin Pie (4¾L) 20/1 78 -
2
(8)
Winds Of Grace silk
Winds Of Grace
J: T Mayhew
T: M G Azzie
Gave good account to finish runner-up (Vaal) four weeks ago in an apprentice handicap; consistent performer; runs here a lot.
1-2222
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 72
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
2 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-12 2/11 Kensal Green (2¼L) 4/1 72 -
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-6 2/10 Unsolved Riddle (¾L) 4/1 70 46
19 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-10 2/7 Bright And Brazen (3¼L) 9/2 70 46
14 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-4 2/9 Oklahoma Smokeshow (4½L) 16/1 70 56
23 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 8f Md 9-6 1/10 Galaxy Queen (2½L) Evs 69 27
4 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 8-11 3/10 Kensal Green (2¼L) 9/4 70 -
3
(1)
Redlightgreenlight silk
Redlightgreenlight
J: K Strydom
T: A P Peter
Finished sixth but wasn't beaten too far (5l) at Vaal last month (dropped back to this distance, been dropped a bit); he should go close from this advantageous starting berth and lower class is a plus.
-54806
Age: 3
Weight: 9-5
OR: 76
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-7 6/11 Fully Loaded (4¾L) 33/1 80 42
14 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 10f 8-7 e/s 13/13 Diogenes (14½L) 50/1 82 -
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-0 e/s 8/13 Councillor (5L) 6/1 85 -
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-9 e/s 4/11 Storm Ahead (2½L) 6/1 85 -
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-0 b 5/8 Quickfreeze (6½L) 25/2 88 -
11 Nov 25 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-4 6/9 Artic Silver (5¼L) 4/1 88 -
4
(5)
Oklahoma Twister silk
Oklahoma Twister 1
J: J R Syster
T: H Van Der Westhuizen
Grade looks suitable; beaten 13l (tenth) at Vaal over 1m2f (handicap) in January.
6177-0
Age: 5
Weight: 9-5
OR: 71
Days: 91
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-4 h1 10/11 Jordan (12½L) 40/1 71 18
20 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-6 h1 7/19 Wayne (5¾L) 40/1 71 -
11 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 8f 7-13 h1 7/8 Mastership (8L) 25/1 71 69
4 Nov 25 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-2 h1 1/9 Vava Vegas (1¼L) 28/10 64 -
23 Oct 25 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-7 h1 6/10 Palace Prince (3¼L) 16/1 64 -
25 Sep 25 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-12 h1 1/8 Dylan's Champ (1¼L) 10/1 61 57
5
(7)
Military Moves silk
Military Moves
J: D Schwarz
T: R R Sage
Beaten 8l into eighth at Vaal over 1m4f (handicap) last month; first-time blinkers fitted; he can make a bold bid as now running off a lower mark and has shown some ability on occasion.
-92608
Age: 3
Weight: 9-4
OR: 75
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 12f Hc 9-2 8/12 Futurewolff (7½L) 10/1 78 -
14 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 10f 8-4 11/13 Diogenes (7½L) 66/1 78 8
19 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 13f Hc 8-3 6/6 Bellerophon (25L) 3/1 78 -
24 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 8-11 2/9 Pomozelous (¾L) 5/1 78 35
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-4 9/13 Titans Of War (3¼L) 20/1 81 71
30 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-6 6/9 Texas Missile (9½L) 9/2 81 -
6
(10)
Blood Of Eden silk
Blood Of Eden
J: C Murray
T: A Ndzilana
Appears to be on the upgrade judged on two most recent runs; opened her account in a maiden plate when getting the job done by a neck last month; Callan Murray a noteworthy booking.
-26451
Age: 3
Weight: 9-3
OR: 74
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Md 9-6 1/5 Vixeninthevineyard (nk) 7/2 71 27
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Md 9-6 5/12 Southampton (6½L) 8/1 74 -
24 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Md 9-6 4/7 Shadow Line (4½L) 18/10 76 31
22 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Md 9-4 b 6/9 Reece's Wish (7½L) 9/2 77 20
8 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Md 9-2 b 2/8 Hubertus Hunt (hd) 2/1 79 -
27 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 9f Md 9-2 b 3/11 Into Dancing (2¼L) 9/2 81 -
7
(6)
Eiffel Tower silk
Eiffel Tower
J: P Mxoli
T: S J Gray
Finished just behind Redlightgreenlight when seventh at Vaal last month; has winning form at this track; potentially well treated on his best form; warrants respect with him operating off a reduced mark and he has shown bits and pieces of promise.
4-3947
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 69
Days: 30
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-3 b 7/11 Fully Loaded (5L) 16/1 70 37
7 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-6 b 4/9 Errol Flynn (4¼L) 33/1 71 37
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-5 b 9/11 Carnelo (8L) 14/1 73 37
3 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-2 b 3/8 Radio Star (5L) 7/1 74 -
23 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 9-4 b 4/8 One More Star (2½L) 16/1 74 61
13 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-1 b 7/9 Clarkson (4L) 6/1 75 43
8
(9)
Mocha Frappe silk
Mocha Frappe
J: C Habib
T: A G Laird
Fair effort when beaten just over 3l, finishing fifth of ten at Vaal over 1m½f (handicap, just behind War Reporter) last month; struggled a bit in handicaps recently.
-33595
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 68
Days: 33
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 9-1 5/10 Chieftain's Shield (3L) 6/1 69 24
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-8 9/13 Councillor (6¼L) 10/1 71 -
14 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-7 5/9 Oklahoma Smokeshow (7½L) 7/2 73 47
15 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-5 3/11 Carnelo (2¾L) 28/10 73 56
1 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 8f NvHc 8-4 3/6 Merryweather (½L) 6/1 73 43
18 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 9f NvHc 9-3 2/9 Drumnadrochit (2¼L) 20/1 72 66
9
(3)
Golden Aspen silk
Golden Aspen
J: M V'Rensburg
T: C Spies
Winner of five races at this venue; did well from an unfavourable starting berth over 7f here (handicap) when ahead of Commander Of All last month; slightly higher rating to contend with; hard to ignore.
261362
Age: 7
Weight: 9-0
OR: 66
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-4 2/14 Sunset Warrior (¾L) 8/1 64 34
26 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-0 6/12 Diogenes (3¾L) 2/1 64 32
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-4 3/12 Pearl In Her Crown (½L) 7/2 64 -
1 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-1 1/10 Vava Vegas (1¼L) 6/1 61 72
24 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-0 6/13 Lapis Lazuli (1½L) 4/1 60 50
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-0 2/8 Can't Catch Me (1L) 3/1 60 48
10
(4)
Bold Action silk
Bold Action
J: J Botes 6
T: F Bronkhorst
A winner over C&D; fair runner-up of 13 at Vaal last Thursday.
8-6602
Age: 3
Weight: 8-4
OR: 62
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-3 2/13 Kensal Green (3¼L) 14/1 62 -
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-7 10/10 Libeccio (9¾L) 7/1 64 10
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-12 b 6/8 Can't Catch Me (3¼L) 16/1 68 39
1 Jan 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-5 6/9 Surprise Party (8L) 16/1 72 23
11 Dec 25 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-12 8/10 Johnny Drama (6½L) 14/1 75 26
27 Nov 25 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-0 7/10 Ringa Ringa Roses (6¼L) 80/1 78 37
11
(11)
Commander Of All silk
Commander Of All 1
J: J Gates
T: B Webber
He can be competitive at this level; not beaten too far when ninth here over 7f (handicap) 42 days ago.
-42759
Age: 5
Weight: 8-3
OR: 56
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-7 h1 9/10 Kambati (3¾L) 33/1 58 26
12 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-11 h1 5/14 Sunset Warrior (2L) 25/2 58 26
14 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-5 h1 7/9 Oklahoma Smokeshow (8¾L) 25/1 58 31
27 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-11 h1 2/10 Libeccio (1L) 6/1 58 47
17 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-11 h1 4/8 Can't Catch Me (1½L) 5/1 58 44
30 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-9 h1 6/8 Mattiazo (9¾L) 8/1 58 -
Verdict

This is quite open - Redlightgreenlight is well drawn and warrants respect while Golden Aspen certainly isn't out of it. However, EIFFEL TOWER sets the standard. He was behind Redlightgreenlight last time but can now reverse placings.

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Eiffel Tower

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