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21 July 2026
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For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Mr 66 Handicap(Open) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 1m
Runners
10

Type
Flat

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(1)
Michael Faraday silk
Michael Faraday
J: J Botes 6
T: G J Maroun
Out of the frame when eighth over 6f here (handicap) ten days ago; has won at this course; this is his grade; respected as might be able to capitalise on his reduced mark and he has defied this mark in the past.
184008
Age: 6
Weight: 9-8
OR: 68
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-1 b 8/10 Winter In Auckland (7½L) 66/1 69 29
25 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-11 11/12 King Bluetooth (8L) 10/1 70 -
11 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-7 11/14 Legendary (7L) 16/1 71 32
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 9-8 4/10 Pretty Analia (2¾L) 14/1 71 37
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-8 8/11 Plumbago Park (8¾L) 7/1 71 32
12 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-5 1/10 Bay Empire (1L) 7/1 68 69
2
(10)
Bloomington silk
Bloomington
J: R A Venniker 3
T: F P Habib
Just under 2l behind the winner, King Bluetooth, (Vaal) last month; a couple of recent creditable course runs to his name and has been fairly consistent lately; should prove competitive if replicating most recent run.
734723
Age: 7
Weight: 9-7
OR: 67
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-7 b 3/12 King Bluetooth (1¾L) 6/1 67 -
11 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-0 b 2/14 Legendary (1L) 16/1 67 51
21 May 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-9 b 7/16 Legendary (4¼L) 8/1 69 49
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 7-12 b 4/7 Boundless Love (5L) 25/2 69 39
4 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-9 b 3/9 Kambati (2L) 14/1 69 53
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-0 7/10 Kambati (3¼L) 7/1 69 35
3
(6)
Princess Lola silk
Princess Lola
J: G Samo-Burthia 6
T: R R Magner
Regular visitor to this course; achieved just the one win; finished towards the rear of 15 at Vaal over 7½f (handicap) 19 days ago; easy to oppose as has a lot on her plate here.
853520
Age: 5
Weight: 9-7
OR: 67
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
2 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-2 14/15 Can't Catch Me (18L) 14/1 67 -
11 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 7-12 2/10 Blushing Bloom (2L) 16/1 58 57
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-0 5/11 Plumbago Park (5L) 10/1 60 38
12 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-0 3/14 Sunset Warrior (1½L) 14/1 60 29
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-1 5/12 Pearl In Her Crown (1L) 25/1 61 -
8 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-8 8/12 Never Never Land (8½L) 33/1 63 25
4
(4)
The Mightiest silk
The Mightiest
J: M V'Rensburg
T: W/W Marwing
Finished ninth of 12 over 1m1f here (handicap) two weeks ago; brings winning C&D form to the table; this is her grade.
049029
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 67
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-5 b 9/12 Anahita (3¾L) 8/1 68 28
25 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-7 b 2/12 King Bluetooth (¾L) 25/2 67 -
4 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-0 h1 10/11 Sea Shanty (6½L) 100/1 68 27
21 May 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-10 h1 9/9 Top Shelf Teddy (5L) 33/1 69 20
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 8-11 4/8 Sky Pillar Rock (5½L) 33/1 70 26
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-11 12/13 Kensal Green (12½L) 66/1 70 2
5
(8)
Red Sparrow silk
Red Sparrow
J: J R Syster
T: B Webber
Solid run when third at 100-1 (was done no favours by the draw) over 1m1f (handicap) 12 days ago; a long time since her last win; not hard to turn elsewhere as has more on her plate in this.
069873
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 66
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-3 e/s 3/12 Anahita (1L) 125/1 54 36
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-4 e/s 7/10 Pretty Analia (4L) 66/1 55 26
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 10f 8-3 e/s 8/9 Ariovistus (19L) 66/1 54 -
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-8 e/s 9/11 Hat Furious (17L) 33/1 55 -
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-10 e/s 6/11 Itsnowornever (8¾L) 25/2 57 21
21 Feb 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-5 e/s 10/10 Paris Fun (9¾L) 25/1 58 -
6
(5)
Dear Doc silk
Dear Doc
J: C Habib
T: A Ndzilana
Respectable effort to finish third over 7f here (juvenile plate) 16 days ago; receives age allowance; warrants plenty of respect.
143693
Age: 2
Weight: 9-5
OR: 84
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 7f 9-6 3/9 Gotthetiger (3¼L) 10/1 - 75
23 May 26 Sco Scottsville 6f 9-6 9/9 Haute Couture (12L) 125/1 - 43
14 May 26 Vaa Vaal 8f 9-6 6/7 Sheriff Bill Brown (10½L) 7/1 - 48
30 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 8f 9-6 3/6 Moana (6¼L) 5/1 - 26
28 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 7f 9-6 4/9 What A Warrior (3L) 7/2 - 51
24 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-6 1/8 Highway Code (7L) 5/2 - -
7
(9)
Naretoi silk
Naretoi
J: C Maujean
T: B Webber
Far from disgraced (beaten just under 3l) ten days ago; grade looks suitable and normally pretty consistent.
664037
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 65
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-11 b 7/11 Snow Moon (2¾L) 7/1 66 32
2 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-6 e/s 3/15 Can't Catch Me (1L) 6/1 66 -
18 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-12 e/s 10/14 Best Candidate (10½L) 25/1 67 44
4 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-0 e/s 4/11 Sea Shanty (1½L) 20/1 68 45
4 May 26 Vaa Vaal 10f 9-2 b 6/9 Ariovistus (13L) 5/1 71 8
19 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-3 6/11 Orange County (5¼L) 6/1 73 39
8
(2)
Bay Empire silk
Bay Empire
J: K Matsunyane
T: A P Peter
Came home sixth 26 days ago in race won by King Bluetooth (Vaal) when not living up to expectations; a regular here; a long time since his last win; looks more likely to place than win so others more appealing.
652236
Age: 4
Weight: 9-1
OR: 61
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-2 6/12 King Bluetooth (3¾L) 2/1 62 -
7 May 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-10 3/10 Pretty Analia (1L) 91/100 62 33
12 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-2 2/10 Michael Faraday (1L) 18/10 62 61
4 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-7 2/9 Kambati (1¾L) 7/1 62 50
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-0 5/10 Kambati (2¼L) 6/1 64 36
12 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-4 6/14 Sunset Warrior (2¾L) 8/1 64 28
9
(3)
Ghostbuster silk
Ghostbuster 1
J: M Michel 3
T: E Verdonese
Came home ninth, beaten 6l, over 7f here (handicap) last month; could be in the mix.
06-009
Age: 6
Weight: 8-10
OR: 57
Days: 40
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-6 h1 9/14 Legendary (6¼L) 125/1 57 25
10 Feb 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-5 h1 12/12 Pearl In Her Crown (16L) 100/1 57 -
24 Jan 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-7 h1 10/13 Lapis Lazuli (5¼L) 50/1 59 35
2 Sep 25 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-4 h1 6/7 Sheets And Goggles (8¼L) 20/1 62 28
24 Jul 25 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-5 h1 11/11 Northern Kitten (13½L) 40/1 65 -
8 May 25 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-10 h1 6/11 Gregarious (5¾L) 10/1 67 21
10
(7)
King Bluetooth silk
King Bluetooth
J: M K Katjedi
T: C I Jonker
Sixth beaten 6l over 6f at Vaal (handicap) three weeks ago.
004016
Age: 3
Weight: 8-8
OR: 57
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
2 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-9 6/12 Ready Set Fire (6L) 16/1 53 42
25 Jun 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-3 1/12 The Mightiest (¾L) 33/1 53 -
21 May 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-3 10/16 Legendary (7½L) 40/1 53 24
12 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-3 4/10 Michael Faraday (2½L) 100/1 53 47
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-3 10/10 Unsolved Riddle (12L) 100/1 55 -
12 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-3 b 13/14 Sunset Warrior (11½L) 50/1 55 -
Verdict

Ghostbuster might have a say but DEAR DOC has to be the first name on the shortlist. Michael Faraday has a good draw and is shortlisted, and Bloomington has been knocking on the door of late.

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