www.tab.co.za Fm 74 Divided Handicap (F & M).
Vaal · Thursday, 8 Jan · 17:50
· 7f 210y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:50
Off time
7
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
SIGRID SWING (SAF
🥈 Second
ALTA CAPITANA (SAF
🥉 Third
SCARLETT HEART (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.75
7/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.33
10/3
04 · —
5
4/1
05 · —
6
5/1
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
29
28/1
08 · —
41
40/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 6 |
Alta Capitana (F)
Blinkered for 1st time, very good third of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good, 14/1) 7 days ago. Can make presence felt.
|
Non Runner | Sean Tarry | 3 | 59.9 kg | — |
| 3rd | 2 | 10 |
Sigrid Swing (M)
FAV
Course winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2023. 11/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Shortlist material.
|
G Lerena | Heinrich Westhuizen | 5 | 59.4 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| 2nd | 3 | 3 |
Scarlett Heart (F)
[B]
C&D winner. Winner here in August. Seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 10/1) 21 days ago. Back down in trip.
|
M Yeni | Fanie Bronkhorst | 3 | 59 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 6th | 4 | 1 |
Special Star (F)
[B]
One win from 3 runs last year. 5/2, won 7-runner maiden at Turffontein (9f, good). Off 124 days. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.
|
Craig Zackey | Mike/mathe Kock | 3 | 59 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| — | 5 | 9 |
Top Shelf Teddy (F)
Course winner. Winner here in November. Good fifth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good, 9/2) 7 days ago. Progressing recently.
|
Non Runner | Sean Tarry | 3 | 59 kg | — |
| — | 6 | 5 |
Amazon Queen (F)
C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner here in September. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 25/1) 7 days ago.
|
Kabelo Matsunyane | Mano Pandaram | 3 | 58.5 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 5th | 7 | 8 |
Pretty Analia (M)
C&D winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 10/1) 16 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.
|
S Khumalo | Fanie Bronkhorst | 6 | 57.6 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 1st | 8 | 7 |
Opera Fan (F)
Winner at Scottsville in July. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (5/2) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.
|
Kobeli Lihaba | Paul Matchett | 3 | 57.2 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 7th | 9 | 4 |
Zahra Dominia (F)
Winner at Turffontein in August. 33/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.
|
Philasande Mxoli | Tyrone Zackey | 3 | 54.9 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 4th | 10 | 2 |
Together Again (M)
Course winner. Two wins from 68 Flat runs. Twenty five runs since last win in 2024. 66/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 19 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.
|
Blaine Marx-jacobson | Chris Jonker | 6 | 52.2 kg |
29
28/1
|
Betting forecast: Sigrid Swing (7/4), Opera Fan (3/1), Special Star (10/3), Scarlett Heart (4/1), Amazon Queen (5/1), Pretty Analia (8/1), Together Again (28/1), Zahra Dominia (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 62343.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 19940.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 9970.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 4997.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 2498.0 ZAR |