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3 November 2026
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Betway Summer Cup 28 November Foundation Stakes(For All Horses) Racecard

  • Channel: SIS
  • Distance: 1m
Runners
11

Type
Flat

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(1)
Late Bloomer silk
Late Bloomer
J: B Marx-Jacobson
T: A P Peter
Out of the frame when fifth at Turffontein last month upped to 7f in a handicap.
4-7145
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 72
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Oct 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 9-6 5/11 On A Jet Plane (8L) 25/2 74 49
27 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 9-6 4/8 Elusive Red (4¾L) 10/1 74 48
4 Jun 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Md 9-1 1/8 Flying World () 9/4 70 16
13 Jan 26 Ken Kenilworth 6f Md 9-6 7/14 Seven No Trump (3¾L) 33/1 66 32
17 Dec 25 Ken Kenilworth 5f Md 9-6 4/9 Whirlwind (4¾L) 20/1 - 32
18 Jun 25 Gre Greyville 7f Md 8-11 4/7 Nautical Landing (11½L) 11/2 - 10
2
(2)
Sail The Sky silk
Sail The Sky
J: K J Lihaba
T: C I Jonker
Runner-up in Turffontein handicap, 6l off winner upped to 1m1f with three of these in behind two weeks ago.
983302
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 61
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Oct 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-1 2/11 Kovil (7L) 33/1 61 48
8 Oct 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-1 10/12 Berry Lancer (8L) 7/1 61 -
17 Sep 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-1 3/12 Commander Of All (4L) 25/2 61 40
27 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-5 3/10 One State (3¾L) 40/1 60 39
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
3
(3)
Bold Action silk
Bold Action
J: C Maujean
T: F Bronkhorst
Out of the frame when eighth last month (Turffontein) in a handicap; all her winning form has come at Turffontein (two successes) and been largely out of form in recent starts; makes limited appeal.
048908
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 68
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Oct 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-7 8/11 Kovil (13½L) 100/1 69 28
27 Sep 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-2 10/11 Elisa Mbali (13L) 50/1 70 -
12 Sep 26 Tur Turffontein 9f 8-11 9/10 Naretoi (25L) 33/1 70 -
27 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-9 8/10 One State (12½L) 25/1 70 17
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 -
4
(4)
Thambi silk
Thambi
J: T Mayhew
T: M Pandaram
Wins infrequently; beaten 7l (eighth) here over 7f (handicap) splitting Gunboat, King Bluetooth and Sail The Sky last month; hard enough to fancy.
730408
Age: 7
Weight: 8-7
OR: 52
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Oct 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-7 b 8/12 Berry Lancer (6½L) 16/1 53 -
3 Sep 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-7 10/11 Itsnowornever (22L) 17/2 54 -
30 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-8 4/10 Itsnowornever (9¼L) 5/1 55 36
28 Jun 26 Sco Scottsville 10f 8-5 11/12 Day Two (7L) 11/2 55 -
10 Jun 26 Gre Greyville 9f 8-10 3/12 Shiny Bob (2L) 20/1 55 65
23 Apr 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-8 7/11 Hat Furious (13½L) 17/2 55 -
5
(5)
World Order silk
World Order 1
J: T Godden
T: F Bronkhorst
Held in tenth three weeks ago at Turffontein in a handicap; useful in this grade; could be interesting.
770050
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 68
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Oct 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-0 h1 10/11 Rock My Boat (9¾L) 125/1 70 -
19 Sep 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 9-0 h1 5/8 Special Envoy (6½L) 100/1 70 20
3 Sep 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-3 11/11 Spy Story (21L) 75/1 72 1
19 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-6 11/14 Redlightgreenlight (16½L) 66/1 75 3
1 Aug 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 9-4 7/7 Culturati (13L) 20/1 80 -
4 Jul 26 Gre Greyville 8f 9-5 7/12 Sommerstern (5½L) 66/1 83 53
6
(6)
King Bluetooth silk
King Bluetooth
J: J Penny
T: C I Jonker
A few throw outs since his success in a handicap at Vaal four months ago; split a number of these rivals over 1m1f at Turffontein (handicap) when beaten 9l last month; others have more pressing claims.
786594
Age: 4
Weight: 8-10
OR: 55
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Oct 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-7 4/11 Kovil (8¾L) 16/1 56 31
8 Oct 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-8 9/12 Berry Lancer (6¾L) 16/1 56 -
12 Sep 26 Tur Turffontein 7f 8-3 5/10 Jack's Legacy (2½L) 40/1 56 26
3 Sep 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 7-8 6/11 Spy Story (4¼L) 33/1 57 47
27 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Hc 8-3 8/8 Elusive Red (13L) 14/1 57 12
16 Aug 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 8-10 7/10 Iconic Winter (4¾L) 33/1 57 25
7
(7)
Xtatic silk
Xtatic
J: P Mxoli
T: S J Gray
Was on the premises (third, beaten 2½l) last month in a handicap; warrants plenty of respect with so many of these having something to prove.
961273
Age: 3
Weight: 9-5
OR: 82
Days: 33
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Oct 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-3 3/9 Feast Of Berries (2¼L) 17/2 82 39
27 Sep 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-10 7/11 Elisa Mbali (9L) 17/2 82 -
10 Sep 26 Vaa Vaal 9f Hc 8-10 2/8 Flying World (2¾L) 25/2 81 41
27 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Md 9-0 1/10 Sword Of Light (hd) 25/1 - 31
19 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Md 9-0 6/11 Beautiful One (12L) 20/1 - 5
31 Mar 26 Vaa Vaal 6f Md 9-6 9/11 Viking Lass (14L) 125/1 - 4
8
(8)
Ubermensch silk
Ubermensch
J: C Zackey
T: S G Tarry
Represents top trainer; a disappointing result (went off favourite) when beaten just under 3l (Turffontein) back down to 6f last month in a handicap; warrants respect given several of his rivals have questions to answer.
335075
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 64
Days: 19
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Oct 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-6 e/s 5/7 Spy Story (4L) 6/4 66 45
19 Sep 26 Tur Turffontein 7f 9-2 7/8 Zip Code (4½L) 8/1 68 32
12 Sep 26 Tur Turffontein 7f 9-2 10/10 Jack's Legacy (8¾L) 16/1 68 12
27 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 9-9 5/10 One State (5¼L) 4/1 69 44
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 -
9
(9)
Hopscotch silk
Hopscotch
J: J Gates
T: S J Gray
Beaten 12l when ninth of 11 at Turffontein five weeks ago in a handicap; low strike-rate of 1-24; others appeal more.
564679
Age: 4
Weight: 8-3
OR: 53
Days: 37
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Sep 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-3 b 9/11 Elisa Mbali (13L) 40/1 53 -
17 Sep 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 7-12 h1 7/10 Utsaah (8¾L) 25/1 53 -
3 Sep 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-7 h1 6/11 Itsnowornever (15L) 17/2 55 1
6 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 12f 7-12 h1 4/13 Euphrates (3¼L) 17/2 55 4
30 Jul 26 Vaa Vaal 10f Hc 8-3 h1 6/9 Play With Fire (4L) 15/2 55 -
21 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 10f Hc 8-3 h1 5/9 Guerilla Warfare (5½L) 25/1 56 23
10
(10)
Gunboat silk
Gunboat
J: M Michel 3
T: W/W Marwing
This is his level; out of the frame (beaten just under 5l in fifth) over 7f here (handicap) last month.
986005
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 68
Days: 26
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Oct 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 9-9 5/12 Berry Lancer (4¾L) 14/1 70 -
12 Sep 26 Tur Turffontein 9f 9-2 b 10/10 Naretoi (75L) 25/2 70 -
28 Aug 26 Gre Greyville 9f 8-9 10/15 Twilight Warrior (5½L) 14/1 70 -
13 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-11 6/9 After Hours (4½L) 8/1 71 -
21 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 8-5 8/8 Ariovistus (7¼L) 33/1 72 33
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 6f Hc 9-5 9/10 Winter In Auckland (7¾L) 6/1 74 31
11
(11)
Commander Of All silk
Commander Of All 1
J: C Habib
T: B Webber
Held when fifth of 11 in a handicap splitting Sail The Sky, King Bluetooth and Bold Action last month at Turffontein upped to 1m1f; course specialist (three wins); considered despite defeat last time as he was successful two runs ago.
996715
Age: 6
Weight: 9-0
OR: 59
Days: 12
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Oct 26 Tur Turffontein 9f Hc 8-12 h1 5/11 Kovil (11L) 8/1 59 31
17 Sep 26 Vaa Vaal 7f Hc 8-6 h1 1/12 Spy Story (2L) 16/1 53 45
12 Sep 26 Tur Turffontein 7f 8-3 h1 7/10 Jack's Legacy (3¼L) 40/1 53 24
19 Aug 26 Vaa Vaal 8f Hc 8-3 h1 6/14 Redlightgreenlight (7½L) 66/1 53 18
1 Aug 26 Tur Turffontein 7f Hc 7-11 h1 9/11 Spirit Of Gabz (11½L) 75/1 55 21
11 Jul 26 Tur Turffontein 8f Hc 8-3 h1 9/11 Snow Moon (5¼L) 40/1 56 13
Verdict

XTATIC gets the vote. She has winning C&D form to her name and has plenty of scope for improvement. Commander Of All has run well previously over this C&D.

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Xtatic

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