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6 August 2026
Thursday 6th August

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Racing240 Maiden Plate(For all Maidens) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 6f
Runners
11

Type
Flat

Selection

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(1)
Wish You Were Here silk
Wish You Were Here
J: M V'Rensburg
T: W/W Marwing
Beaten 7l when third of six over 6½f here (maiden plate) last month; shown recent signs of improvement.
756543
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 66
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-6 3/6 Glastonbury Fire (6¾L) 17/2 66 -
5 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 4/10 Whatsdamatterwithu (5¼L) 10/1 66 33
14 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Md 9-6 5/10 Evening Parade (3¼L) 33/1 66 37
28 May 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-6 b 6/11 Sky Pilot (8½L) 40/1 67 15
28 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 b 5/8 Wild As The Wind (6L) 75/1 - 19
4 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Md 9-6 7/7 One Of Those Days (14L) 125/1 - -
2
(4)
Willow Charm silk
Willow Charm
J: P Mxoli
T: S J Gray
Finished just behind God's Country when fifth over 5f here (maiden plate) 14 days ago; if replicating best previous efforts should get involved.
455605
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 63
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 9-6 b 5/9 Echoes Of War (5¾L) 25/1 66 43
21 May 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-3 b 10/15 Sands Of Valhalla (9½L) 40/1 66 19
12 Apr 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 6/8 Arizona Magic (14½L) 20/1 70 -
26 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-6 5/9 Shoreybomba (4¼L) 16/1 74 -
19 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 b 5/8 Major Arcana (4L) 10/1 74 27
5 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Md 9-6 b 4/6 Top Floor (17½L) 10/1 74 -
3
(6)
Forever Canford silk
Forever Canford
J: J Gates
T: S J Gray
Held in seventh over 7f at Turffontein (maiden plate) in October; returns from a layoff here; strong claims.
8877-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 62
Days: 284
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Oct 25 Tur Turffontein 7f Md 9-2 7/11 Monkey Puzzle (8½L) 150/1 67 40
14 Oct 25 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-4 7/9 Golden Operator (7¼L) 150/1 - 28
9 Aug 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 8/8 Clever Trevor (18L) 80/1 - -
3 Jun 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 8/11 Jan Van Goyen (22L) 33/1 - -
4
(5)
Lannyboy silk
Lannyboy
J: M K Katjedi
T: G J Maroun
Finished tenth of 12 (Turffontein) two weeks ago in a stakes race.
476-80
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 60
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 6f 8-11 10/12 Whatsdamatterwithu (10½L) 125/1 65 18
14 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Md 9-6 8/10 Evening Parade (8½L) 66/1 65 17
2 Sep 25 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-0 6/7 Never Never Land (10½L) 33/1 - 23
12 Jul 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-0 7/10 Echo Check (12L) 40/1 - 20
28 Jun 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-0 4/7 Titan Of The Turf (12L) 40/1 - 10
5
(2)
Ain't No Sunshine silk
Ain't No Sunshine
J: K De Melo
T: J Crawford
Held when sixth beaten 6l in April (Kenilworth) in a maiden.
955976
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 58
Days: 101
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Apr 26 Ken Kenilworth 8f Md 8-6 b 6/11 Spanish Verse (6¼L) 16/1 62 14
25 Mar 26 Dur Durbanville 7f 8-8 b 7/8 Klein Karoo (4½L) 20/1 65 51
28 Feb 26 Ken Kenilworth 9f Md 9-6 b 9/10 Tunguska (8¾L) 66/1 67 22
11 Feb 26 Dur Durbanville 9f Md 9-6 b 5/9 Fort Liam (6¾L) 40/1 64 84
21 Jan 26 Dur Durbanville 7f 8-12 b 5/9 Lovers Lane (2¾L) 25/1 65 36
4 Jan 26 Ken Kenilworth 8f Md 8-9 9/11 Backinthefastlane (6¾L) 50/1 68 8
6
(8)
God's Country silk
God's Country
J: J R Syster
T: B Webber
Didn't run too badly when out of the frame here (beaten just over 3l) over 5f (maiden plate) last month; yard has been going through a quiet spell.
-59004
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 58
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 9-6 b 4/9 Echoes Of War (3¼L) 66/1 50 51
9 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Md 9-6 b 12/14 Magic Declaration (15L) 125/1 55 4
27 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 h,b 15/17 Highwayman Harry (15L) 100/1 60 15
5 Apr 26 Sco Scottsville 7f Md 9-6 h,b 9/9 Taylor's Version (17½L) 66/1 60 5
28 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 h,b 5/9 Geostorm (9L) 50/1 51 13
16 Dec 25 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 h,b 7/7 Magic Carpet Ride (26L) 100/1 51 -
7
(7)
Spirit Of The Sea silk
Spirit Of The Sea 1
J: K Strydom
T: W/W Marwing
Yet to finish better than fourth in his three races; beaten a long way (dropped to this trip) at Turffontein six weeks ago; not hard to turn elsewhere.
400
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 35
Days: 40
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 b 17/17 Highwayman Harry (22L) 100/1 - -
28 May 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-6 b 10/11 Sky Pilot (27L) 125/1 - -
14 May 26 Vaa Vaal 5f Md 9-6 b 4/4 Hammer Blow (12½L) 16/1 - -
8
(9)
Cool Gambler silk
Cool Gambler
J: C Murray
T: M/M De Kock
A bit disappointing on his debut (sent off 2-1) in March at Turffontein; returns from a layoff; by no means ruled out as market vibes last time suggest he is capable of better and has a pedigree which suggests there is more to come.
5
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: -
Days: 152
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Mar 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 5/10 Dante's Bond (8¼L) 2/1 - 21
9
(10)
Smoking Gun silk
Smoking Gun
J: M Yeni
T: F Bronkhorst
Fair effort when beaten 4½l, finishing fifth of nine at Turffontein last month in a maiden juvenile plate; deserves respect.
885
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 75
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 b 5/9 Rising Eagle (4½L) 100/1 - 35
27 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-0 b 8/17 Highwayman Harry (5½L) 75/1 - 41
14 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 5f Md 9-1 b 8/10 Bisou Bisou (13L) 60/1 - 23
10
(11)
A Roman Twist silk
A Roman Twist
J: K Matsunyane
T: A P Peter
Not far behind Smoking Gun last month when sixth at Turffontein; entitled to have come on for that run.
6
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: -
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Md 9-6 6/9 Rising Eagle (4¾L) 25/1 - 34
11
(3)
Levitator silk
Levitator
J: K A Brewer
T: M Pandaram
Last of ten at Scottsville two weeks ago in a maiden; form is hit and miss and winless with run of consecutive defeats standing at 20; passed over as looks more likely to place than win.
073350
Age: 7
Weight: 9-1
OR: 56
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Jul 26 Sco Scottsville 7f Md 8-8 b 10/10 Tickey Box (10½L) 33/1 59 10
22 Jun 26 Gre Greyville 6f Md 7-10 b 5/8 Diamond Maker (3½L) 33/10 60 32
27 Mar 26 Gre Greyville 6f Md 8-6 3/10 Higher Love (1¾L) 9/2 60 40
8 Mar 26 Gre Greyville 7f Md 9-1 3/9 Saudi Sweep (1½L) 33/1 60 40
6 Feb 26 Gre Greyville 8f Md 8-10 7/11 Takeyourbestshot (7½L) 16/1 61 23
11 Jan 26 Sco Scottsville 6f Md 7-13 10/12 Penan Nom (13L) 11/2 61 2
Verdict

Cool Gambler is capable of better but FOREVER CANFORD looks a solid choice. Willow Charm is interesting, and Smoking Gun is a major threat to the tip.

Verdict silk image
Forever Canford

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