← Horse Racing · Vaal · Sat 17 Jan

Guineas Day 7 February Progress Plate.

Vaal · Saturday, 17 Jan · 14:35 · 1m 99y · TURF

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Status

10:35

Off time

Runners

Good

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

TAEGAN'S CHAMP (SAF

🥈 Second

HOTARUBI (SAF

🥉 Third

MY LUCKY CHARM (SAF

Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Taegan's Champ

2.50

6/4

02 · 🥈 2nd

Bristol Hercules

2.88

15/8

03 · 🥉 3rd

Hotarubi

3.25

9/4

04 · —

My Lucky Charm

3.50

5/2

05 · —

Zanthar

5.50

9/2

06 · —

Step Into It

15

14/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	2	Taegan's Champ (H) FAV [B1] Course winner. Twentieth of 21 in handicap (40/1) at this course (7.3f, good) 28 days ago.	G Lerena	Fabian Habib	5	60.3 kg	2.50 6/4
2nd	2	4	Hotarubi (G) [B] C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2025. Eighteenth of 21 in handicap at this course (7.3f, good, 100/1) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving S. G. Tarry.	Blaine Marx-jacobson	Chris Jonker	5	58.5 kg	3.25 9/4
3rd	3	3	Bristol Hercules (G) 100/1, creditable thirteenth of 21 in handicap at this course (7.3f, good) 28 days ago.	Callan Murray	Mike/mathe Kock	5	57.2 kg	2.88 15/8
—	4	1	Zanthar (G) NON RUNNER.	Marco V'Rensburg	Mike Azzie	4	54.9 kg	5.50 9/2
4th	5	6	Step Into It (G) [B1] One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Turffontein in August. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 25/2) 14 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.	Jeffery Syster	Mike/mathe Kock	3	53.1 kg	15 14/1
—	6	5	My Lucky Charm (G) 25/2, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 2 days ago. Booking of Michel a plus. Heading back in the right direction recently.	Mickaelle Michel	Mike/mathe Kock	3	53.1 kg	3.50 5/2

Betting forecast: Taegan's Champ (6/4), Bristol Hercules (15/8), Hotarubi (9/4), My Lucky Charm (5/2), Zanthar (9/2), Step Into It (14/1)