Racing on Thursday: Heavy ground horses at Bellewstown and a Lawney Hill Southwell stat
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VAAL 1 October 2026
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- Distance: 6f
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Best Odds
C&D winner including when successful by just over 2l last month; strong contender.
432141
Age: 6
Weight: 9-12
OR: 71
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 8-11 h,b | 1/11 | Bell Of Angelus (2¼L) | 7/2 | 65 | 68 | |
| 29 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | 8-11 h,b | 4/7 | Navaseven (2L) | 9/2 | 65 | 30 | |
| 19 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 8-3 h,b | 1/12 | Blindfire (3L) | 33/10 | 59 | 52 | |
| 16 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 8-12 h,b | 2/10 | Iconic Winter (hd) | 3/1 | 59 | 43 |
| 21 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | 8-3 h,b | 3/12 | Whatsdamatterwithu (1¼L) | 13/2 | 59 | 47 | |
| 11 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 8-4 h,b | 4/10 | Winter In Auckland (5L) | 10/1 | 59 | 34 |
Shown recent signs of improvement; sprang a 25-1 shock when off the mark last month in a maiden plate; easy enough to take on despite that win at Vaal.
049561
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 64
Days: 14
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-6 | 1/10 | Golden Slipstream (hd) | 25/1 | 61 | 5 |
| 3 Sep 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Md | 9-6 | 6/7 | Periodic Table (7½L) | 40/1 | 58 | 16 |
| 27 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Md | 9-6 b | 5/12 | Time To Fire (2¾L) | 125/1 | 58 | 41 |
| 6 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Md | 9-6 b | 9/9 | Cool Gambler (13L) | 40/1 | 58 | 23 |
| 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 |
Has proven competitive in a race of this nature; beaten seventh of eight last month.
768787
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 62
Days: 14
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-11 b | 7/8 | Salute The Flag (10L) | 33/1 | 64 | 35 |
| 10 Sep 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 8-7 b | 8/11 | Nkandla Gold (13½L) | 33/1 | 64 | 17 | |
| 27 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 9-1 | 7/8 | Elusive Red (8¾L) | 33/1 | 69 | 30 |
| 19 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 8-11 | 8/12 | Nkandla Gold (9L) | 33/1 | 69 | 28 | |
| 6 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-4 | 6/7 | Magic Carpet Ride (7L) | 25/1 | 70 | 36 |
| 16 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 9-1 | 7/10 | Trip Of Faith (6½L) | 66/1 | 72 | - |
Behind Nkandla Gold when tenth 21 days ago in a stakes race; on a good mark based on best form and winner of three races at this venue; can figure.
065560
Age: 6
Weight: 9-2
OR: 62
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 8-7 | 10/11 | Nkandla Gold (20L) | 14/1 | 62 | - | |
| 29 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | 8-7 | 6/7 | Navaseven (6¼L) | 33/1 | 63 | 11 | |
| 19 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 8-11 | 5/12 | Nkandla Gold (5¼L) | 20/1 | 66 | 37 | |
| 16 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 9-6 | 5/10 | Iconic Winter (3½L) | 50/1 | 66 | 36 |
| 6 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 9-6 | 6/6 | Bell Of Angelus (10½L) | 25/2 | 66 | 7 |
| 24 Jan 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-11 | 14/16 | Hathighwaytothesky (11½L) | 8/1 | 66 | 18 |
Had two of these rivals behind her when third at 40-1 (beaten just over 2l) two weeks ago; brings plenty of winning course form to the table and potentially well treated.
050503
Age: 6
Weight: 9-2
OR: 62
Days: 14
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-10 h, cp | 3/8 | Salute The Flag (3L) | 40/1 | 63 | 60 |
| 19 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 8-3 h, cp | 11/12 | Nkandla Gold (14L) | 33/1 | 63 | 5 | |
| 6 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 8-11 h, cp | 5/7 | Magic Carpet Ride (4½L) | 16/1 | 64 | 38 |
| 29 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 8-3 h1 | 10/11 | Antonio Gaudi (10½L) | 50/1 | 66 | 5 |
| 7 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 8-12 h1 | 5/14 | Cold Shine (5¼L) | 66/1 | 67 | 34 |
| 21 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 7f | Hc | 9-7 h1 | 11/16 | Legendary (8L) | 8/1 | 67 | 35 |
Slumped a bit since winning a maiden juvenile plate at Turffontein five months ago; beaten 10l (fifth) over 5f at Turffontein (handicap, dropped a few pounds since) last month; might find this company a little easier but others have more pressing claims.
150055
Age: 3
Weight: 8-11
OR: 69
Days: 26
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 26 | Tur Turffontein | 5f | Hc | 8-8 h1 | 5/6 | Sergeant Soqrat (11L) | 33/1 | 74 | 16 |
| 27 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-11 h1 | 5/8 | Elusive Red (8L) | 66/1 | 79 | 35 |
| 21 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | 8-6 e/s,h | 12/12 | Whatsdamatterwithu (21L) | 66/1 | 79 | - | |
| 29 Jun 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 8-3 e/s | 11/11 | Antonio Gaudi (17L) | 33/1 | 79 | - |
| 26 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 9-1 e/s | 5/12 | Dads Dream (3½L) | 33/1 | 79 | 32 |
| 7 May 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Md | 9-3 e/s | 1/7 | Two Tigers (2L) | 66/1 | - | 39 |
Useful at this level; didn't run too badly when out of the frame here (beaten just over 4l, split Royal Horizon and Ada Lovelace) 14 days ago; should be thereabouts if finding her best form and handicapper has cut her some slack.
401624
Age: 4
Weight: 8-10
OR: 57
Days: 14
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-5 | 4/8 | Salute The Flag (5L) | 9/4 | 58 | 49 |
| 10 Sep 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 7-12 | 2/11 | Nkandla Gold (2¼L) | 10/1 | 58 | 52 | |
| 19 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 7-8 | 6/12 | Nkandla Gold (5½L) | 14/1 | 58 | 29 | |
| 6 Aug 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 8-7 | 1/6 | Sergeant Soqrat (shd) | 14/1 | 54 | 39 |
| 16 Jul 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | Hc | 8-7 | 10/10 | Trip Of Faith (15½L) | 33/1 | 54 | - |
| 2 Jul 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-7 | 4/12 | Ready Set Fire (5L) | 66/1 | 55 | 48 |
Finished last of seven five weeks ago at Turffontein in a stakes race; performed at a higher level than this in his peak; definite chance as shown some ability on occasion and he has won off this mark before.
743807
Age: 6
Weight: 8-8
OR: 55
Days: 33
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 26 | Tur Turffontein | 6f | 8-0 | 7/7 | Navaseven (6¾L) | 7/1 | 57 | 7 | |
| 2 Jul 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-11 | 10/12 | Ready Set Fire (12L) | 20/1 | 58 | 25 |
| 25 Jun 26 | Vaa Vaal | 5f | Hc | 8-11 | 8/10 | Ready Set Fire (7½L) | 8/1 | 58 | - |
| 26 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 9-0 | 3/12 | Dads Dream (4L) | 10/1 | 59 | 33 |
| 4 May 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | 8-7 | 4/7 | Trail Runner (1½L) | 9/2 | 60 | 31 | |
| 31 Mar 26 | Vaa Vaal | 6f | Hc | 8-6 | 7/16 | Romilly (4¾L) | 40/1 | 61 | 39 |
Verdict
NKANDLA GOLD is strongly fancied to prevail. He has won twice over this C&D and can confirm placings with Bell Of Angelus, Ada Lovelace and Phala Millions, who were behind him when last seen. Bell Of Angelus has run well previously over this C&D.
Nkandla Gold
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