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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Tab Telebet 011 074 0300 Mr 80 Handicap(Open) Racecard
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- Distance: 1m 2f
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- 7
- Type
- Flat
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Runner
Best Odds
Has winning C&D form to his name; held when sixth beaten 7l over 1m at Vaal (handicap) last month; a leading contender as has won off this mark in the last 12 months and he ran well three runs back.
746356
Age: 6
Weight: 9-8
OR: 82
Days: 30
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 9-0 b | 6/8 | Gran Canaria (7¼L) | 33/10 | 82 | 36 |
| 7 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 9-1 b | 5/9 | Tintin (4¼L) | 8/1 | 83 | 48 |
| 16 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | 7-11 b | 3/12 | Errol Flynn (4L) | 10/1 | 83 | 60 | |
| 28 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 9-1 b | 6/11 | Fire Storm (8¾L) | 16/1 | 84 | 58 |
| 31 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 9-5 b | 4/11 | Fully Loaded (4L) | 11/2 | 85 | 61 |
| 26 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-7 b | 7/12 | World Of Royalty (7L) | 5/1 | 85 | - |
Not beaten too far when sixth of ten at Vaal over 1m1f (handicap) two months ago; this only his second start in handicap company and G Lerena booked.
-12006
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 83
Days: 67
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-10 | 6/10 | Boundless Love (3L) | 15/2 | 85 | - |
| 4 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 12f | 9-6 | 10/13 | Curious Girl (17L) | 66/1 | 85 | 34 | |
| 14 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | 8-10 | 10/13 | Diogenes (7¼L) | 4/1 | 85 | 16 | |
| 10 Feb 26 | Vaa Vaal | 12f | 9-6 | 2/10 | Copper Plate (½L) | 8/1 | 85 | - | |
| 22 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Md | 9-2 | 1/12 | Vixeninthevineyard () | 50/1 | - | 65 |
| 4 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Md | 9-2 | 5/13 | Real Stunner (13½L) | 40/1 | - | - |
Loves this venue (three wins from 16 course runs) but not always shown an awful lot since winning a handicap at Turffontein in December; beaten 5l when fifth of six at Vaal over 1m4f (handicap) in April; passed over.
-00655
Age: 6
Weight: 9-5
OR: 79
Days: 102
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 26 | Vaa Vaal | 12f | Hc | 9-0 b | 5/6 | Futurewolff (6L) | 8/1 | 80 | 27 |
| 21 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 12f | Hc | 9-1 b | 5/7 | Damova (6¾L) | 33/1 | 81 | - |
| 5 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 9-6 b | 6/13 | Councillor (4¼L) | 50/1 | 82 | - |
| 29 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 9-2 b | 11/11 | Jordan (14L) | 25/1 | 82 | 29 |
| 15 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-9 b | 10/13 | Titans Of War (4¼L) | 7/1 | 82 | 81 |
| 2 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 8-10 b | 1/14 | Flashy Apache (2¼L) | 66/1 | 77 | 76 |
Has winning track form; slumped a bit since winning a handicap at Turffontein six months ago; could not manage better than seventh at Greyville over 1m (Class 4) 28 days ago; easy to oppose.
400097
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 80
Days: 28
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 26 | Gre Greyville | 8f | 9-5 | 7/12 | Sommerstern (5½L) | 66/1 | 83 | 53 | |
| 21 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 8-10 | 9/16 | Bristol Hercules (3¾L) | 100/1 | 84 | 53 |
| 19 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 9-7 | 11/11 | Orange County (16L) | 100/1 | 84 | 9 |
| 26 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-7 | 12/12 | World Of Royalty (16½L) | 40/1 | 84 | - |
| 5 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-12 | 13/13 | Councillor (11L) | 25/2 | 84 | - |
| 5 Feb 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-6 | 4/5 | Sky Pillar Rock (2¼L) | 2/1 | 80 | - |
Finishing third was a good effort 11 days ago, behind the reopposing Guerilla Warfare; can boast winning form over this C&D; hard to ignore if building on most recent effort and the handicapper has given him a chance.
7-8973
Age: 6
Weight: 9-1
OR: 75
Days: 11
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-8 b | 3/9 | Guerilla Warfare (1¾L) | 13/2 | 76 | 56 |
| 11 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 9-2 | 7/9 | Doctor Strangelove (6½L) | 16/1 | 79 | 50 |
| 28 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 8-11 | 9/11 | Fire Storm (16L) | 66/1 | 79 | 31 |
| 31 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 8-9 | 8/11 | Fully Loaded (6¼L) | 50/1 | 79 | 42 |
| 16 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 12f | Hc | 8-12 | 7/7 | Douglas Dragon (16½L) | 25/2 | 79 | - |
| 30 Oct 25 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-7 | 8/9 | Follow The Master (13L) | 5/1 | 79 | 30 |
Scored by 1l last month upped to this distance; off a higher mark.
984061
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 75
Days: 11
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-4 | 1/9 | Art Nouveau (2L) | 25/2 | 72 | 57 |
| 11 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 8-10 | 6/11 | Snow Moon (1¾L) | 16/1 | 73 | 43 |
| 18 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-5 | 13/14 | Best Candidate (33L) | 14/1 | 73 | - |
| 28 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-7 | 4/10 | War Reporter (1¼L) | 66/1 | 75 | 32 |
| 7 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-7 | 8/9 | Frere Jacques (22L) | 16/1 | 75 | 3 |
| 9 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 8-8 | 9/9 | Father Christmas (13L) | 25/1 | 75 | 33 |
Possesses winning form at this track; useful at this level; didn't run too badly when out of the frame here (beaten 4½l) over 7f (handicap) five weeks ago; looks likely to be involved with him operating off a reduced mark and shown he can win fairly recently.
216655
Age: 7
Weight: 9-1
OR: 75
Days: 33
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-3 | 5/11 | Winding Power (4¼L) | 4/1 | 76 | 45 |
| 4 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-4 | 5/11 | Sea Shanty (1½L) | 8/1 | 77 | 51 |
| 21 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 8-9 | 6/16 | Bristol Hercules (2½L) | 20/1 | 77 | 56 |
| 28 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-6 | 6/10 | Chieftain's Shield (3¾L) | 8/1 | 77 | 31 |
| 19 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-1 | 1/10 | Winds Of Grace (¾L) | 2/1 | 73 | 51 |
| 26 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 9-1 | 2/12 | Diogenes (nk) | 8/1 | 73 | 54 |
Verdict
Dual Prophecy should be looked at while this trip could be a bit far for Unsolved Riddle. But DARK SILVER gets a firm vote. He is on an attractive mark and has won twice at this venue previously.
Dark Silver
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