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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 27 January Mr 74 Handicap.

Vaal · Thursday, 8 Jan · 18:50 · 5f 212y · TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:50
Off time
12
Runners
Good
Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
INSPIRATION (SAF
🥈 Second
WESTERN WISHES (SAF
🥉 Third
PALACE REVOLT (SAF

Betting forecast

Market prediction · 13 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.91
10/11
02 · 🥈 2nd
6.50
11/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7.50
13/2
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
19
18/1
07 · —
19
18/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
26
25/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
34
33/1
12 · —
34
33/1
13 · —
101
100/1

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
3rd 1 2 Union Rose (G)
Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Bit below form eleventh of 19 in handicap at this course (7.3f, good, 20/1) 19 days ago. Booking of Michel a plus. Expected to be bang there.
 M Michel Michael Nicholas Houdalakis 4 60.3 kg 6.50
11/2
9th 2 5 Inspiration (F)
Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 46/100) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
 Craig Zackey Sean Tarry 3 59.9 kg 7.50
13/2
1st 3 1 Never Never Land (G) FAV
Course winner. Winner here in September. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good to soft, 6/1) 40 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.
 G Lerena Stuart Pettigrew 3 59.9 kg 1.91
10/11
10th 4 12 Western Wishes (M) [B]
Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D (soft, 25/2) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.
 Kabelo Matsunyane Mano Pandaram 6 59.9 kg 19
18/1
2nd 5 4 Prized Platinum (G)
Course winner. Latest win here in September. 50/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
 C Maujean Clinton Binda 5 59.4 kg 34
33/1
5th 6 8 Tana Maree (M)
C&D winner. Eleventh of 17 in handicap (25/2) at this C&D (good). Off 6 months. Very hard to make a case for.
 Malesela Katjedi Sean Tarry 5 59.4 kg 26
25/1
6th 7 7 Palace Revolt (G) [B]
10/1, very good third of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Can make presence felt.
 S Khumalo Fanie Bronkhorst 5 59 kg 8
7/1
7th 8 13 Prophet (G)
Course winner. Twenty four runs since last win in 2022. Good fifth of 15 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.
 Trent Mayhew Corne Spies 6 59 kg 19
18/1
4th 9 3 Lava Fire (G)
Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good, 40/1) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
 Philasande Mxoli Tyrone Zackey 4 57.6 kg 11
10/1
12th 10 10 Sail The Sky (G)
Course winner. Last of 8 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 46 days ago. Has work to do.
 Blaine Marx-jacobson Chris Jonker 5 55.8 kg 34
33/1
8th 11 11 Princess Lola (M)
C&D winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Last of 9 in handicap (33/10) at Turffontein (6f, good) 56 days ago.
 Ryan Munger Roy Magner 5 54.4 kg 26
25/1
11th 12 9 Falcon Strike (G) [B]
C&D winner. 16/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
 Jeffery Syster Robyn Klaasen 5 54 kg 19
18/1
— 13 6 King Bluetooth (G)
C&D winner. 150/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 5 days ago. Uphill task.
 Reserve 1 Chris Jonker 3 52.2 kg 101
100/1

Betting forecast: Never Never Land (10/11), Union Rose (11/2), Inspiration (13/2), Palace Revolt (7/1), Lava Fire (10/1), Prophet (18/1), Western Wishes (18/1), Falcon Strike (18/1), Tana Maree (25/1), Princess Lola (25/1), Prized Platinum (33/1), Sail The Sky (33/1), King Bluetooth (100/1)

Prize money

PositionPrize
P159373.0 ZAR
P218997.0 ZAR
P39499.0 ZAR
P44761.0 ZAR
P52381.0 ZAR