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8 October 2026

Thursday 8th October

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Racing240 Fm 74 Divided Handicap (f & M)(For Fillies and Mares) Racecard

Channel: SIS
Distance: 5f

Runners: 9
Type: Flat

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(8)

Elusive Dragon

J: P Mxoli

T: P F Matchett

252971

Age: 3

Weight: 9-6

OR: 85

Days: 53

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Aug 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	1/8	Go For Broke (¾L)	2/1	85	42
26 Jul 26	Gre Greyville	6f		9-1	7/11	Palace Of Arvernia (6L)	125/1	-	38
11 Jul 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-1	9/9	Rising Eagle (8½L)	16/1	-	17
27 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	6f		9-0	2/8	Perfect Sky (hd)	8/1	-	39
14 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-6	5/13	Social Graces (3½L)	13/2	-	26
30 Apr 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-1	2/7	Timeless (5¾L)	33/10	-	28

(9)

Caladrius

J: K Matsunyane

T: A P Peter

634141

Age: 3

Weight: 9-5

OR: 84

Days: 40

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Aug 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	8-6 b	1/7	Time Will Tell (hd)	20/1	81	58
6 Aug 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	9-7 b	4/6	Bell Of Angelus (3¼L)	7/2	81	33
23 Jul 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-0 b	1/9	Platinum Shay (¾L)	87/100	-	31
2 Jul 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-3	4/12	Indecent Obsession (4½L)	7/1	-	34
14 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-3	3/13	Social Graces (2¼L)	5/2	-	30
1 Jan 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-6	6/7	Custodian (8¼L)	14/10	-	21

(4)

Traditional Belief

J: B Marx-Jacobson

T: M G Azzie

215736

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 72

Days: 33

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 Sep 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-0	6/8	Blindfire (3½L)	9/2	74	52
25 Jul 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-0	3/7	Turbo Power (1½L)	16/1	75	55
30 Apr 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	8-12	7/12	Sosoru (11L)	20/1	77	43
7 Mar 26	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	8-3	5/11	Cape Saffron (4L)	28/10	77	38
14 Feb 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	8-11	1/8	Detailed Forecast (1¾L)	6/4	-	31
1 Feb 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	8-11	2/9	Trail Runner (1¾L)	14/1	-	32

(2)

Wings Of Kildra ¹

J: T Mayhew

T: D N Stenger

216583

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 72

Days: 63

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Aug 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	9-6 h¹	3/7	Magic Carpet Ride (2½L)	2/1	72	49
27 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	8-11 h¹	8/14	Kia Kaha (4¾L)	10/1	75	33
14 May 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	9-4 h¹	5/13	Lovable (2¾L)	6/1	77	53
30 Apr 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	9-3 h¹	6/14	Angel's Oasis (4¾L)	14/1	77	54
2 Apr 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-1 h¹	1/8	Master's Lady (6L)	1/2	74	41
14 Mar 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-6 h¹	2/9	My Dear Friend (3L)	2/1	74	44

(3)

Valieva ¹

J: S Moodley

T: F Bronkhorst

765447

Age: 5

Weight: 9-3

OR: 71

Days: 50

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Aug 26	Vaa Vaal	6f		8-10 h¹	7/12	Nkandla Gold (6½L)	8/1	73	36
6 Aug 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	7-12 h¹	4/7	Tempranillo (1¾L)	25/2	73	47
21 Jul 26	Tur Turffontein	6f		9-2 h¹	4/12	Whatsdamatterwithu (1½L)	25/2	74	55
11 Jul 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	9-6	5/10	Winter In Auckland (5L)	33/1	74	45
27 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	8-11	6/14	Kia Kaha (4L)	20/1	76	40
11 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	7f	Hc	9-0	7/10	Blushing Bloom (8L)	66/1	76	45

(6)

Taking A Risk

J: R Danielson

T: M G Azzie

532223

Age: 4

Weight: 9-2

OR: 70

Days: 7

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Oct 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	9-2	3/8	Lonely As A Cloud (1L)	14/10	70	-
5 Sep 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	9-4	2/6	Sergeant Soqrat (1¼L)	28/10	70	52
26 May 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	8-12	2/13	Catfish (2¼L)	3/1	70	49
14 May 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	8-10	2/13	Lovable (¾L)	8/1	70	57
30 Apr 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	8-9	3/14	Angel's Oasis (1½L)	25/1	70	62
14 Mar 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	8-8	5/15	Captain Selvie (5¼L)	20/1	72	41

(5)

Master's Lady

J: J Botes ⁶

T: R R Magner

322461

Age: 4

Weight: 9-1

OR: 69

Days: 61

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Aug 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-6	1/10	Midnight Special ()	10/1	67	42
23 Jul 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-6	6/9	Caladrius (18L)	3/1	68	-
14 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-6	4/12	Apparition (4½L)	9/2	69	34
14 May 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-6	2/6	Princess Of All (2¼L)	3/1	69	46
2 Apr 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-1	2/8	Wings Of Kildra (6L)	9/2	70	23
14 Mar 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-6	3/9	My Dear Friend (4½L)	5/1	72	35

(7)

Ushouldbedancing

J: K Strydom

T: R Klaasen

195677

Age: 3

Weight: 9-0

OR: 79

Days: 7

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Oct 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	9-0	7/8	Lonely As A Cloud (2½L)	8/1	79	-
29 Aug 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Hc	8-1	7/7	Winter In Auckland (6½L)	10/1	80	33
9 Jul 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Hc	8-8	6/8	Power Of Pearls (4L)	20/1	81	50
25 Jun 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	9-6	5/10	Ready Set Fire (4¼L)	11/2	83	-
28 Apr 26	Tur Turffontein	6f		9-2	9/9	Get Up (15½L)	20/1	-	-
12 Apr 26	Tur Turffontein	5f		9-6	1/7	Lady Harlequin ()	8/1	-	71

(1)

Surreal Song

J: M Yeni

T: P F Matchett

423144

Age: 4

Weight: 9-0

OR: 68

Days: 7

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Oct 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	9-0	4/8	Lonely As A Cloud (1¼L)	14/1	68	-
10 Sep 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Hc	8-3	4/7	Playing Trix (10L)	14/1	68	32
27 Aug 26	Vaa Vaal	5f	Md	9-6	1/7	Astrophile (nk)	2/1	67	36
8 Aug 26	Tur Turffontein	5f	Md	9-6	3/10	Master's Lady (2¾L)	6/1	67	32
22 Jul 26	Sco Scottsville	5f	Md	9-6	2/8	Sierra Foxtrot (¾L)	13/2	67	54
27 Jun 26	Tur Turffontein	6f	Md	9-6	4/12	Hoc Est Vita (4L)	25/1	63	40

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