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VAAL 19 August 2026
#youcanbetonus! Middle Stakes(For All Horses) Racecard
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- Distance: 1m 1f
- Runners
- 8
- Type
- Flat
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Racecard
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
Finished fourth, beaten 6l, at Turffontein 11 days ago; has winning C&D form to his name; plenty of appeal.
831734
Age: 7
Weight: 9-11
OR: 105
Days: 11
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | 8-3 b | 4/7 | Palace Prince (5½L) | 9/2 | 105 | 43 | |
| 5 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | 8-4 b | 3/6 | The Equator (1¾L) | 4/1 | 105 | 8 | |
| 16 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | 9-7 b | 7/12 | Errol Flynn (6L) | 25/1 | 105 | 75 | |
| 9 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 8-12 b | 1/9 | Money Heist (nk) | 10/1 | 102 | 94 |
| 14 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | 8-1 b | 3/8 | Choisaanada (4L) | 66/1 | 102 | 70 | |
| 12 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 9-8 b | 8/8 | Tommy Shelby (8L) | 20/1 | 102 | 58 |
Brings winning C&D form to the table; beaten a fair way when sixth at Turffontein (not far behind King's Express) 11 days ago; Craig Zackey booked; he shouldn't be far away.
-50266
Age: 6
Weight: 9-6
OR: 99
Days: 11
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | 7-12 | 6/7 | Palace Prince (9½L) | 16/1 | 100 | 25 | |
| 21 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | 7-12 | 6/7 | Money Heist (16L) | 20/1 | 100 | 6 | |
| 5 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | 8-3 | 2/6 | The Equator (¾L) | 25/1 | 100 | 7 | |
| 4 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-5 e/s | 11/12 | The Playboy Bomber (14L) | 50/1 | 100 | 23 |
| 10 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | 8-7 e/s | 5/6 | Pressonregardless (9L) | 25/1 | 100 | 4 | |
| 11 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 9-5 e/s | 1/10 | Vesuvio (1¼L) | 25/2 | 95 | - |
Found life tough when 7l back in sixth upped to 1m7f 46 days ago at Greyville in a Grade 3; has winning form at this track; one to consider if in the same mood as when achieving most recent success and dropping in class.
106926
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 97
Days: 46
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 26 | Gre Greyville | 15f | 8-7 | 6/12 | Ahead Of The Facts (6¾L) | 20/1 | 97 | - | |
| 21 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 12f | Hc | 9-5 | 2/8 | Bellerophon (hd) | 8/1 | 95 | 67 |
| 10 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 9-0 | 9/11 | Kudzu (5¼L) | 25/2 | 95 | 37 |
| 4 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 12f | 9-6 | 6/13 | Curious Girl (5½L) | 100/1 | 91 | 70 | |
| 14 Mar 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | 9-0 | 12/13 | Diogenes (12½L) | 25/1 | 91 | 1 | |
| 15 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-11 | 1/13 | Littlemisssplendid (hd) | 7/1 | 88 | 90 |
Patchy form recently and not won for some time now; beaten 10l (fifth) over 1m2f at Turffontein (handicap) two weeks ago when just behind Apache Son; easy enough to take on with this looking like a hot contest.
827205
Age: 6
Weight: 8-11
OR: 92
Days: 18
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-3 | 5/8 | Mission To Mars (11L) | 8/1 | 93 | 52 |
| 4 Jul 26 | Gre Greyville | 11f | Hc | 8-3 | 11/11 | Magic Verse (12L) | 100/1 | 93 | 55 |
| 4 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-2 | 2/12 | The Playboy Bomber (shd) | 16/1 | 92 | 62 |
| 10 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 9-3 | 7/11 | Kudzu (4½L) | 20/1 | 93 | 43 |
| 9 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | 8-11 | 2/10 | The Playboy Bomber (2L) | 14/1 | 93 | 24 | |
| 31 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | 8-11 | 8/11 | Bob's Your Uncle (5½L) | 16/1 | 93 | - |
Got home in front by a neck over 1m at Turffontein (handicap) 11 days ago; successful twice in his last five starts; despite that Turffontein success, not easy to fancy.
124-21
Age: 4
Weight: 8-7
OR: 91
Days: 11
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 8-9 | 1/8 | Ariovistus (nk) | 17/2 | 86 | 53 |
| 10 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 8-3 | 2/11 | Kudzu (nk) | 10/1 | 85 | 45 |
| 2 Dec 25 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 8-1 | 4/14 | Diesel's Shadow (3¾L) | 4/1 | 88 | 59 |
| 30 Oct 25 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 8-8 | 2/9 | Follow The Master (¾L) | 7/2 | 85 | 56 |
| 4 Oct 25 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Md | 9-6 | 1/10 | My Lucky Charm (1¾L) | 17/10 | 83 | 21 |
| 26 Aug 25 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Md | 9-0 | 2/11 | Frere Jacques (4½L) | 9/4 | - | 15 |
Beaten 10l into eighth over 1m2f here (handicap) three weeks ago; this C&D holds no fears; this looks a fair heat so only limited appeal.
-16448
Age: 8
Weight: 8-3
OR: 86
Days: 20
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 26 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 9-5 | 8/9 | Art Nouveau (9½L) | 16/1 | 86 | 23 |
| 16 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 8-10 b | 4/9 | Kensal Green (3¼L) | 10/1 | 86 | - |
| 6 Jun 26 | Gre Greyville | 8f | 9-7 b | 4/8 | Saint Brigid (5½L) | 14/1 | 86 | 73 | |
| 30 May 26 | Gre Greyville | 7f | 8-7 b | 6/8 | De Vlugge (4¾L) | 13/2 | 86 | 59 | |
| 14 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 7-13 | 1/7 | Doitwithdiamonds () | 6/1 | 81 | - |
| 26 Dec 25 | Gre Greyville | 7f | 8-4 b | 6/8 | Golden Rule (5L) | 6/1 | 82 | 55 |
Went close when runner-up in a handicap (Turffontein) upped to 1m2f 18 days ago; has won here before; is of interest if reproducing most recent effort and the draw has been kind.
463562
Age: 6
Weight: 8-3
OR: 83
Days: 18
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-3 b | 2/7 | Culturati (hd) | 5/1 | 82 | 40 |
| 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 |
Has won previously at this course; well held third of eight in front of Royal Edition two weeks ago at Turffontein in a handicap.
570543
Age: 6
Weight: 7-12
OR: 80
Days: 18
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 8-5 h1 | 3/8 | Mission To Mars (8¾L) | 25/1 | 82 | 46 |
| 25 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-0 h1 | 4/8 | Best Candidate (5¼L) | 16/1 | 82 | 44 |
| 11 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 8-6 h1 | 5/9 | Gimmeachoice (3L) | 50/1 | 83 | 65 |
| 29 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-3 h1 | 11/11 | Page Boy (11½L) | 25/1 | 85 | - |
| 4 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 8-10 h1 | 7/12 | The Playboy Bomber (4½L) | 50/1 | 87 | 40 |
| 16 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | 8-4 h1 | 5/12 | Errol Flynn (4¼L) | 75/1 | 89 | 60 |
Verdict
Hawkbill has winning C&D form, and Dark Silver should be in the mix from a decent draw. However, firm preference is for KING's EXPRESS. KING's EXPRESS has shown he can get his head in front and has won over this trip before.
King's Express
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