Next Vaal Racemeeting 29 January Mr 84 Handicap.
Vaal · Tuesday, 27 Jan · 18:50
· 7f 46y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:50
Off time
8
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
QUICKFREEZE (SAF
🥈 Second
CONTINENTAL KING (SAF
🥉 Third
FOSTINOVO (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.38
11/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
7.50
13/2
06 · —
8
7/1
07 · —
11
10/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
23
22/1
10 · —
34
33/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | 8 |
Salute The Flag (G)
[B]
20/1, first run since leaving C. Dawson when excellent second of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 28 days ago.
|
Serino Moodley | Candice/ta Dawson | 5 | 59.9 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 2 | 4 |
Father Christmas (G)
Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this course (7.4f, good, 9/4) 35 days ago.
|
G Lerena | Tony Peter | 4 | 57.6 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 6th | 3 | 5 |
We Are The Logans (G)
[B]
Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. 125/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good) 10 days ago. Difficult ask.
|
Jason Gates | Brett Webber | 5 | 57.6 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 5th | 4 | 6 |
Redlightgreenlight (G)
[B1]
Course winner. Winner here in August. Sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (9f, soft, 4/1) 77 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. F. Matchett.
|
Calvin Habib | Tony Peter | 3 | 57.2 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | 10 |
Fostinovo (G)
[B]
Course winner. Won 9-runner handicap (18/10) at Turffontein (7f, good) 24 days ago.
|
K De Melo | Johan J Vuuren | 6 | 56.7 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| — | 6 | 9 |
King Of Numbers (G)
40/1, last of 8 in minor event at this course (6f, good) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.
|
Jeffery Syster | Brett Webber | 5 | 56.7 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 8th | 7 | 2 |
Laughing William (G)
[B]
C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in August. 16/1, first run since leaving C. Dawson when good third of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 42 days ago.
|
Denis Schwarz | Candice/ta Dawson | 6 | 55.3 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 3rd | 8 | 7 |
Continental King (G)
One win from 3 runs last year. 3/1, won 11-runner maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 31 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.
|
Ryan Munger | Dianne Stenger | 3 | 54.9 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 7th | 9 | 3 |
Fifty Ways (G)
Winner at Turffontein in August. Seventh of 8 in handicap (25/1) at this course (5f, good to soft). Off 91 days. Significantly up in trip.
|
Philasande Mxoli | Stuart Pettigrew | 3 | 54.9 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 1st | 10 | 1 |
Quickfreeze (C)
FAV
18/10, won 8-runner maiden at this course (6f, good) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Has good chance on form.
|
Craig Zackey | Michael Nicholas Houdalakis | 3 | 54.4 kg |
2.38
11/8
|
Betting forecast: Quickfreeze (11/8), Father Christmas (3/1), Fostinovo (7/2), Continental King (6/1), Laughing William (13/2), Salute The Flag (7/1), Redlightgreenlight (10/1), Fifty Ways (16/1), We Are The Logans (22/1), King Of Numbers (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 74222.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 23759.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 11879.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 5940.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 2970.0 ZAR |