Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 31 March Fm 79 Divided Handicap (F & M).
Vaal · Thursday, 26 Mar · 18:40
· 1m 209y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:40
Off time
9
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
SURPRISE PARTY (SAF
🥈 Second
AZALEAS FOR ALL (SAF
🥉 Third
PEARL IN HER CROWN (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3
2/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
5.50
9/2
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
12
11/1
08 · —
12
11/1
09 · —
17
16/1
10 · —
29
28/1
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 | 9 |
Azaleas For All (M)
C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. Fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 7/2) 21 days ago.
|
C Maujean | Fanie Bronkhorst | 5 | 59.9 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 4th | 2 | 4 |
Surprise Party (F)
FAV
[B]
Latest win at Turffontein in January. 8/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 49 days ago.
|
Rachel Venniker | Paul Matchett | 3 | 57.6 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | 2 |
Special Star (F)
One win from 3 runs last year. Good seventh of 14 in minor event at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 16/1) 12 days ago.
|
Callan Murray | Mike/mathe Kock | 3 | 57.2 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| — | 4 | 5 |
Falconfly (M)
Course winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (6/1) at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
|
Non Runner | Michael Nicholas Houdalakis | 5 | 57.2 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 7th | 5 | 8 |
Pearl In Her Crown (F)
Course winner. Latest win here in February. 8/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 18 days ago.
|
M Yeni | Fanie Bronkhorst | 4 | 56.7 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 2nd | 6 | 7 |
Rosy Lemon (M)
[B]
C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 7/1, 6½ lengths seventh of 9 to Falconfly in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.
|
Ryan Munger | Fanie Bronkhorst | 6 | 56.7 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 8th | 7 | 3 |
Sikeloi (F)
Winner at Turffontein in January. 25/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 33 days ago.
|
Blaine Marx-jacobson | Erico Verdonese | 3 | 54.9 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 9th | 8 | 10 |
Kiss Of Fire (M)
C&D winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good). Off 151 days. Booking of Michel a plus. Others have achieved more.
|
Mickaelle Michel | Phillip Labuschagne | 6 | 54.4 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 5th | 9 | 1 |
Northern Kitten (M)
[B]
Course winner. Creditable seventh of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
|
Jason Gates | Fabian Habib | 5 | 54.4 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 6th | 10 | 6 |
Party Punch (F)
Course winner. One win from 29 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2024. Last of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 35 days ago. Something to find on form.
|
Malesela Katjedi | Phillip Labuschagne | 4 | 52.2 kg |
9
8/1
|
Betting forecast: Surprise Party (2/1), Special Star (11/4), Falconfly (4/1), Pearl In Her Crown (9/2), Sikeloi (15/2), Party Punch (8/1), Azaleas For All (11/1), Rosy Lemon (11/1), Northern Kitten (16/1), Kiss Of Fire (28/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 62343.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 19940.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 9970.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 4997.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 2498.0 ZAR |