Racing240 Mr 72 Handicap.
Vaal · Tuesday, 10 Feb · 18:20
· 1m 209y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:20
Off time
11
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
FORCE PUBLIQUE (SAF
🥈 Second
GOLD DE GRACE (SAF
🥉 Third
STORM AHEAD (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.88
15/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
5
4/1
05 · —
5.50
9/2
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
23
22/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
29
28/1
12 · —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 1 |
Storm Ahead (G)
[B]
Latest win at Turffontein in December. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 25/2) 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
M Yeni | Fanie Bronkhorst | 5 | 62.1 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 4th | 2 | 11 |
Redlightgreenlight (G)
Course winner. Winner here in August. 25/2 and blinkered for 1st time, first run since leaving P. F. Matchett when fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Back up in trip.
|
G Lerena | Tony Peter | 3 | 61.7 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 7th | 3 | 4 |
Unsolved Riddle (G)
Course winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 7/1) 12 days ago.
|
Jacey Botes | Grant Maroun | 6 | 61.7 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | 3 |
Naretoi (G)
Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at this C&D (good, 28/10) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.
|
Marco V'Rensburg | James Crawford | 4 | 60.3 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 2nd | 5 | 2 |
Force Publique (G)
FAV
Course winner. Winner here in December. Sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good, 6/1) 24 days ago.
|
K De Melo | Michael Nicholas Houdalakis | 3 | 59.9 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| — | 6 | 5 |
Jaffa (G)
Winner at Turffontein in January. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good, 18/10) 17 days ago. Can make presence felt. NON RUNNER.
|
Calvin Habib | Alec Laird | 3 | 59.9 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 11th | 7 | 6 | Peace Treaty (G) | Craig Zackey | Sean Tarry | 4 | 58.5 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 5th | 8 | 9 |
Step Into It (G)
[B]
One win from 3 runs last year. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 4 in minor event (25/1) at this course (8.4f, good) 24 days ago. Booking of Michel a plus. Not easy to make a case for.
|
Mickaelle Michel | Mike/mathe Kock | 3 | 58.1 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 10th | 9 | 8 |
Red Sparrow (F)
Course winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 19 days ago. Enters calculations.
|
Jason Gates | Brett Webber | 4 | 53.5 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 6th | 10 | 10 |
Blurred Vision (G)
[B]
Course winner. One win from 29 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2025. Fourth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.
|
Ryan Munger | D Gray St John | 4 | 52.6 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 8th | 11 | 7 |
Circle Of Grace (G)
Course winner. Thirty five runs since last win in 2024. Fourth of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Turffontein (9f, good) 9 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Others have achieved more.
|
L Nhlapo | Corne Spies | 5 | 52.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 9th | 12 | 12 |
Gold De Grace (G)
[B]
Course winner. One win from 39 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2025. 33/1, eighth of 9 in minor event at this course (11.9f, good) 17 days ago. Back down in trip. Has good chance on form.
|
Malesela Katjedi | Chris Jonker | 5 | 52.2 kg |
41
40/1
|
Betting forecast: Force Publique (15/8), Jaffa (3/1), Naretoi (7/2), Redlightgreenlight (4/1), Storm Ahead (9/2), Peace Treaty (10/1), Unsolved Riddle (14/1), Circle Of Grace (16/1), Blurred Vision (22/1), Step Into It (25/1), Red Sparrow (28/1), Gold De Grace (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 59373.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 18997.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 9499.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 4761.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 2381.0 ZAR |