Galway festival Day 6: Our picks include a British raider in Saturday's main event
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TURFFONTEIN 1 August 2026
Saturday 1st August
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Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Mr 86 Handicap(Open) Racecard
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- Distance: 5f
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Thriving of late with form figures in the last six races of 521171 and career wins-runs record of 3-11; gained a just over 1l success 23 days ago; warrants plenty of respect despite this step up in class and steep rise in the ratings seems justified.
521171
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 87
Days: 23
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 8-8 b | 1/6 | Varachino's Champ (2L) | 7/1 | 81 | 65 |
| 30 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 9-7 b | 7/14 | Angel's Oasis (6L) | 33/10 | 81 | 55 |
| 28 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 8-11 b | 1/7 | Lovable (4L) | 7/1 | 73 | 66 |
| 24 Feb 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Md | 9-1 b | 1/5 | Beach Walker () | 1/2 | 73 | 43 |
| 10 Feb 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Md | 9-1 b | 2/6 | King Redoute (3L) | 28/10 | 75 | 43 |
| 1 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-6 b | 5/9 | Trail Runner (4L) | 13/2 | 75 | 24 |
Managed two wins in his last four outings; finished last of nine in April; likely to be thereabouts.
21-319
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 87
Days: 111
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 9-5 | 9/9 | It's Personal (4¼L) | 3/1 | 87 | 60 |
| 5 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-8 | 1/7 | Blindfire (2L) | Evs | 81 | - |
| 10 Feb 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 8-10 | 3/8 | His Lordship (1½L) | 8/1 | 81 | 34 |
| 2 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Md | 9-4 | 1/7 | Old Fashioned (4L) | 2/1 | - | 45 |
| 11 Sep 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Md | 9-2 | 2/7 | Nou Praat Jy (1¼L) | 33/20 | - | 44 |
Finished last of seven last Saturday; is a multiple winner at this distance (all wins at this trip); in the mix if able to find the same level as his last victory.
11-967
Age: 7
Weight: 9-4
OR: 84
Days: 7
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 8-7 | 7/7 | It's Personal (9¾L) | 125/1 | 84 | 35 |
| 11 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 9-6 | 6/6 | Plus Four (14L) | 66/1 | 84 | 26 |
| 25 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-11 | 9/9 | Catfish (15L) | 66/1 | 84 | - |
| 6 Mar 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-7 | 1/13 | Tchaikovsky (¾L) | 14/1 | 81 | 59 |
| 30 Jan 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-8 | 1/9 | Tiger Storm () | 28/10 | 74 | 70 |
| 18 Jan 25 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 9-2 | 6/10 | Dontshootthebarman (3¼L) | 40/1 | 76 | 65 |
Consistent performer and multiple course winner; solid effort when beaten 1½l to finish runner-up here over 7f (handicap) last week.
212822
Age: 7
Weight: 9-2
OR: 82
Days: 11
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-4 b | 2/8 | Ariovistus (1½L) | 7/2 | 82 | 63 |
| 29 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-11 b | 2/11 | Winding Power (1¾L) | 9/2 | 80 | 57 |
| 11 Apr 26 | Gre Greyville | 7f | 9-4 b | 8/14 | Tam's Knight (5L) | 3/1 | 80 | 54 | |
| 19 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-0 b | 2/8 | Paul Revere (2¾L) | 33/10 | 80 | 56 |
| 19 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-3 b | 1/12 | Drivelikeamaster (¾L) | 4/1 | 77 | 85 |
| 27 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 8-12 b | 2/8 | Quickfreeze (3½L) | 7/2 | 77 | - |
Finished last of seven in March, handicap mark eased since; not won for some time now; returns from a layoff here; down in class this time but easy to oppose.
4339-7
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 80
Days: 142
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 9-3 | 7/7 | Halberdier (8¾L) | 9/2 | 86 | 33 |
| 16 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 9-7 | 9/10 | Dontshootthebarman (6¼L) | 4/1 | 89 | 40 |
| 23 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-0 | 3/7 | Constellation (2¾L) | 10/1 | 89 | 59 |
| 11 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | NvHc | 9-3 | 3/6 | Trajanus (3½L) | 7/1 | 89 | 47 |
| 23 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | NvHc | 8-12 | 4/5 | Mister Wilson (8L) | 7/2 | 90 | 40 |
| 20 Sep 25 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 8-12 | 3/8 | Roaming Spirit (1¾L) | 18/10 | 90 | 55 |
Held in seventh over 6f here (handicap) off higher mark last month; largely disappointing since successful in a maiden plate at Vaal in October; dropping in class but not easy to fancy.
000-77
Age: 4
Weight: 8-6
OR: 73
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 9-5 | 7/10 | Winter In Auckland (8L) | 50/1 | 77 | 36 |
| 25 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-1 | 7/9 | Catfish (7¾L) | 66/1 | 77 | - |
| 16 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-4 | 12/13 | Storm Ahead (8½L) | 66/1 | 84 | 45 |
| 27 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 9-3 | 10/10 | Daring Act (15L) | 16/1 | 86 | 12 |
| 4 Nov 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 9-0 | 10/10 | Secret Chord (15L) | 6/1 | 86 | 3 |
| 9 Oct 25 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-4 | 1/11 | Milan's World (1¾L) | 50/1 | - | 45 |
Produced a good effort to finish third 37 days ago (Vaal) in an apprentice handicap; a while since he's been in the winners' enclosure (last win last July).
-52383
Age: 5
Weight: 8-3
OR: 70
Days: 37
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-12 b | 3/10 | Ready Set Fire (2½L) | 9/2 | 71 | - |
| 6 Jun 26 | Gre Greyville | 5f | 8-8 b | 8/9 | Chara Sands (5L) | 7/1 | 71 | 55 | |
| 16 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 8-7 b | 3/10 | Umzingeli Wenyathi (½L) | 25/2 | 71 | 57 |
| 5 Feb 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 8-8 b | 2/7 | Precocious (3½L) | 6/1 | 71 | 48 |
| 11 Jan 26 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 9-3 b | 5/17 | There She Goes (1¾L) | 16/1 | 71 | 65 |
| 16 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 8-10 b | 8/10 | Dontshootthebarman (4¾L) | 8/1 | 71 | 41 |
Verdict
MRS STORMIATRIX is strongly fancied to prevail. She is taken to overcome a higher handicap mark and has won once over this C&D. Pivotal Role has been hiked up the weights.
Mrs Stormiatrix
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