Wednesday racing: expensive purchase, Ed Walker & Gavin Cromwell the man at Bellewstown
17 hours ago
VAAL 27 August 2026
Equus Special Achievement Award: Raymond Rhodes Mr 66 Handicap(Open) Racecard
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- Distance: 1m
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- 10
- Type
- Flat
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Best Odds
She can be competitive at this level; respectable effort in defeat (beaten 1l) last month upped to 1m2f; could be in the mix if in the same mood as when achieving most recent success.
240104
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 70
Days: 28
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 26 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 9-0 | 4/9 | Play With Fire (1L) | 16/1 | 70 | 2 |
| 16 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 9-0 | 10/10 | Pearl In Her Crown (5½L) | 25/2 | 70 | - |
| 29 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 9-2 | 1/12 | Hat Furious (1¼L) | 16/1 | 66 | 21 |
| 18 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 12f | Hc | 7-11 b | 12/13 | Repetition (12L) | 33/1 | 66 | - |
| 26 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 12f | 7-11 | 4/12 | Green Machine (3¾L) | 25/2 | 67 | - | |
| 30 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 7-12 | 2/9 | War Reporter (2¼L) | 10/1 | 62 | 33 |
Has found improvement of late and going for a hat-trick; successful by 1½l over 7f at Turffontein (handicap) 19 days ago; off a higher mark; he can be taken on as facing a tougher assignment this time.
223611
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 69
Days: 19
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-4 | 1/8 | Spy Story (1½L) | 18/10 | 64 | 54 |
| 21 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 9-1 | 1/9 | The Mightiest (½L) | 3/1 | 61 | 35 |
| 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 (2L) | 18/10 | 62 | 61 |
| 4 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 8-7 | 2/9 | Kambati (1¾L) | 7/1 | 62 | 50 |
Represents a powerful trainer and has maintained his consistent level of form; respectable effort (beaten 1½l) over 7f at Turffontein (handicap) 11 days ago; recent display was promising so should give it a shot.
364333
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 69
Days: 11
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | NvMdHc | 8-4 | 3/7 | Zip Code (1½L) | 5/2 | 69 | 41 |
| 13 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 8-8 | 3/9 | Brave Waam (¾L) | 6/1 | 69 | - |
| 21 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-11 | 3/7 | Longsword (2¼L) | 3/1 | 70 | 66 |
| 27 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | NvHc | 8-6 | 4/10 | Tracksuit Dave (2¾L) | 25/1 | 71 | 63 |
| 4 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-4 | 6/11 | Sea Shanty (1¾L) | 11/2 | 72 | 47 |
| 4 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 9-6 | 3/7 | Trail Runner (2L) | 7/2 | 74 | 42 |
A good winner at Turffontein 19 days ago; facing a tougher assignment than last time, unlikely to do better than a supporting role.
205461
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 68
Days: 19
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 8-6 | 1/8 | Concordia (3¾L) | 28/10 | 61 | 27 |
| 16 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 8-5 | 6/10 | Pearl In Her Crown (2½L) | 7/2 | 62 | - |
| 2 Jul 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 8-3 | 4/9 | Beautiful Rania (1¾L) | 5/1 | 62 | 38 |
| 28 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-3 | 5/10 | She's All Mine (4½L) | 25/2 | 64 | 40 |
| 14 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 8-4 | 12/13 | Lovable (7½L) | 11/2 | 64 | 29 |
| 23 Apr 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 9-0 b | 2/11 | Plumbago Park (3L) | 7/1 | 64 | 48 |
Went close when second (Turffontein) five weeks ago; a long time since her last win.
490292
Age: 5
Weight: 9-7
OR: 67
Days: 37
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 8f | Hc | 9-7 b | 2/9 | Bay Empire (½L) | 10/1 | 67 | 40 |
| 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 (6L) | 33/1 | 69 | 20 |
| 4 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | 8-11 | 4/8 | Sky Pillar Rock (5½L) | 33/1 | 70 | 26 |
Opened account at the fifth time of asking in a maiden plate three weeks ago when a 2l winner upped to 1m½f; has arguably shown improved form the last twice; plenty of appeal from a positive draw.
04-431
Age: 3
Weight: 9-6
OR: 84
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Md | 9-0 | 1/6 | Elisa Mbali (3L) | 4/1 | 79 | 30 |
| 25 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Md | 9-6 | 3/7 | King Solomon (½L) | 17/2 | - | 45 |
| 19 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Md | 9-6 | 4/5 | Sheriff Bill Brown (5½L) | 11/2 | - | 53 |
| 20 Dec 25 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | 9-0 | 4/5 | Heath House (15½L) | 66/1 | - | - | |
| 29 Nov 25 | Tur Turffontein | 4f | Md | 9-6 | 13/15 | Heath House (15½L) | 16/1 | - | - |
Not disgraced in third over 1m1f at Turffontein (handicap) 11 days ago.
536103
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 63
Days: 11
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 8-5 | 3/7 | Spirit Of Gabz (4L) | 33/1 | 65 | 31 |
| 6 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 12f | 8-11 | 10/13 | Euphrates (13L) | 33/1 | 65 | - | |
| 23 Jul 26 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Md | 9-6 | 1/5 | Comic Artist () | 3/1 | 59 | 23 |
| 11 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Md | 9-6 | 6/7 | Doctor Strangelove (6¼L) | 20/1 | 62 | 1 |
| 26 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Md | 9-6 | 3/6 | Samuel Sharpe (6L) | 17/2 | 63 | - |
| 7 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Md | 9-6 | 5/6 | Green Machine (6½L) | 7/1 | 65 | - |
Slumped a bit since winning a Class 5 at Greyville last September; not beaten too far when sixth of ten at Greyville over 1m1½f (Class 5) six months ago; layoff to overcome; meeting some horses in good form and others are preferred.
2900-6
Age: 8
Weight: 9-0
OR: 60
Days: 172
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 26 | Gre Greyville | 10f | 8-10 | 6/10 | Sesame (3½L) | 25/1 | 61 | 52 | |
| 31 Dec 25 | Gre Greyville | 9f | 8-9 b | 12/12 | Mohandas (18½L) | 10/1 | 61 | - | |
| 26 Dec 25 | Gre Greyville | 8f | 8-11 b | 11/12 | Slytherin (5L) | 6/1 | 61 | 3 | |
| 5 Dec 25 | Gre Greyville | 8f | 8-5 b | 9/10 | Saint Brigid (7¾L) | 14/1 | 61 | 25 | |
| 7 Nov 25 | Gre Greyville | 8f | 8-5 b | 2/11 | De Vlugge (2L) | 25/2 | 61 | 36 | |
| 19 Oct 25 | Gre Greyville | 10f | 8-1 b | 6/10 | La Maddalena (2½L) | 11/2 | 61 | 15 |
Finished last of eight at Turffontein over 7f (handicap) three weeks ago; generally been out of sorts of late and a while since he's been in the winners' enclosure (last win last May); easy enough to take on as best days now look to behind him.
089098
Age: 6
Weight: 9-0
OR: 60
Days: 19
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-0 | 8/8 | Bay Empire (8¼L) | 66/1 | 60 | 23 |
| 12 Apr 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 9-2 | 9/10 | Michael Faraday (10L) | 100/1 | 62 | 32 |
| 19 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 8-3 | 12/12 | Fostinovo (12L) | 125/1 | 62 | 35 |
| 1 Feb 26 | Tur Turffontein | 7f | Hc | 8-12 | 9/10 | Golden Aspen (13½L) | 14/1 | 64 | 26 |
| 27 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 8f | Hc | 9-4 | 8/10 | Libeccio (6L) | 50/1 | 64 | 38 |
| 8 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-3 | 12/12 | Never Never Land (15L) | 100/1 | 66 | 6 |
Finished just behind Heroic Act when fourth over 1m1f at Turffontein (handicap) 11 days ago; struggled a bit since winning a handicap at Vaal three months ago; hard enough to fancy as best days now look to behind him.
127874
Age: 6
Weight: 8-8
OR: 55
Days: 11
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 9f | Hc | 7-11 h,b | 4/7 | Spirit Of Gabz (6½L) | 10/1 | 57 | 14 |
| 30 Jul 26 | Vaa Vaal | 10f | Hc | 8-6 h,b | 7/10 | Itsnowornever (10L) | 25/2 | 58 | 37 |
| 21 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 10f | Hc | 7-11 h,b | 8/9 | Guerilla Warfare (17L) | 8/1 | 58 | - |
| 18 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 7-11 h,b | 7/14 | Best Candidate (9L) | 25/2 | 58 | 41 |
| 10 Jun 26 | Gre Greyville | 9f | 9-3 h,b | 2/12 | Shiny Bob (shd) | 13/2 | 58 | 72 | |
| 26 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 9f | Hc | 8-0 h,b | 1/12 | Itsnowornever (2L) | 17/2 | 53 | - |
Verdict
Heroic Act isn't out of it while Ubermensch must be considered. But firm preference is for ONE STATE. He has potential for improvement and sets the form standard based on his most recent effort.
One State
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