For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Mr 74 Handicap.
Vaal · Saturday, 24 Jan · 17:45
· 1m 99y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:45
Off time
9
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
PRINCE OF KILDARE (SAF
🥈 Second
JAFFA (SAF
🥉 Third
BRAVE VIKING (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.33
10/3
04 · —
4.50
7/2
05 · —
7
6/1
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
23
22/1
09 · —
34
33/1
10 · —
67
66/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 1 |
Page Boy (G)
Course winner. Latest win here in October. 8/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 21 days ago.
|
K De Melo | Sean Tarry | 4 | 61.7 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 4th | 2 | 4 |
Trombolines (C)
One win from 2 runs last year. Won 8-runner maiden at Turffontein (7f, good, 63/100) 25 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.
|
Callan Murray | Mike/mathe Kock | 3 | 60.3 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 7th | 3 | 7 |
Brave Viking (G)
[B]
Twenty runs since last win in 2023. 14/1, creditable fifth of 19 in handicap at this course (7.3f, good) 35 days ago.
|
Philasande Mxoli | Joey Soma | 6 | 60.3 kg |
9
8/1
|
| — | 4 | 6 |
Tommy Atkins (G)
Course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner here in November. Seventh of 9 in handicap (15/10) at Turffontein (7f, good) 25 days ago. Up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.
|
Calvin Habib | Alec Laird | 3 | 59.4 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 2nd | 5 | 3 |
Prince Of Kildare (G)
Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in October. Below form second of 11 in handicap (9/2) at this course (8f, good) 9 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.
|
Malesela Katjedi | Billy Ruiters | 5 | 59.4 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 3rd | 6 | 5 |
Jaffa (G)
FAV
Evens, won 8-runner maiden at Turffontein (8f, good) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
|
S Khumalo | Alec Laird | 3 | 59 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 5th | 7 | 2 |
Scarlett Heart (F)
[B]
Course winner. Winner here in August. 9/2, creditable second of 7 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
|
M Yeni | Fanie Bronkhorst | 3 | 59 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 9th | 8 | 8 |
Six Of All (G)
Winner at Turffontein in October. Eighth of 9 in handicap (66/1) at this C&D (good) 37 days ago.
|
Jeffery Syster | Brett Webber | 3 | 58.5 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 6th | 9 | 10 |
Itsnowornever (G)
[B]
Course winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 66/1) 9 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.
|
Mxolisi Mbuto | Jannie Borman | 5 | 54 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 8th | 10 | 9 |
Thambi (G)
[B]
Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Seventh of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good, 10/1) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
Kabelo Matsunyane | Mano Pandaram | 7 | 52.2 kg |
23
22/1
|
Betting forecast: Jaffa (13/8), Trombolines (3/1), Prince Of Kildare (10/3), Tommy Atkins (7/2), Page Boy (6/1), Brave Viking (8/1), Scarlett Heart (14/1), Thambi (22/1), Itsnowornever (33/1), Six Of All (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 59373.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 18997.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 9499.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 4761.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 2381.0 ZAR |