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Vaal · Thursday, 2 Apr · 17:20
· 4f 214y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:20
Off time
7
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
ALPINE JET (SAF
🥈 Second
FIERY ROSE (SAF
🥉 Third
CAROLINE ISLAND (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.88
15/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
8
7/1
07 · —
9
8/1
08 · —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | 4 |
Banff (G)
One win from 3 runs last year. 6/1, career best when winning 15-runner minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good). Off 9 months. Uphill task.
|
Ryan Munger | Sean Tarry | 4 | 59.9 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 5th | 2 | 2 |
Lead The Charge (G)
Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Creditable second of 13 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good to soft, 7/1) 5 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie.
|
Trent Mayhew | Mike Azzie | 4 | 59.9 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 7th | 3 | 1 |
Biofarmer (G)
Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2023. 10/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, soft). Off 6 months. Difficult ask.
|
M Yeni | Heather Adamson | 5 | 59.4 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | 8 |
Alpine Jet (F)
FAV
C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win here in September. Excellent second of 5 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good to soft, 11/2) 26 days ago. Shortlist material.
|
K De Melo | Johan J Vuuren | 3 | 57.6 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| 1st | 5 | 3 |
Kaalvoet (G)
C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in minor event (14/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 60 days ago.
|
Calvin Habib | Clinton Binda | 3 | 56.7 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 6th | 6 | 6 |
Rondebosch (G)
Sixth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 7/2). Off 116 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
Craig Zackey | Sean Tarry | 4 | 55.8 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 4th | 7 | 5 |
Caroline Island (F)
[B1]
8/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 51 days ago.
|
Blaine Marx-jacobson | Tony Peter | 3 | 54.4 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 8 | 7 |
Fiery Rose (F)
Didn't need to improve to win 6-runner handicap at Turffontein (5f, good to soft, 11/2) 5 days ago. Enters calculations.
|
Jarryd Penny | Mark Khan | 3 | 54.4 kg |
8
7/1
|
Betting forecast: Alpine Jet (15/8), Banff (5/2), Kaalvoet (4/1), Rondebosch (6/1), Caroline Island (7/1), Fiery Rose (7/1), Lead The Charge (8/1), Biofarmer (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 77192.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 24701.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 12351.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 6175.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 3088.0 ZAR |