Racing240 Graduation Plate.
Vaal · Tuesday, 21 Apr · 16:30
· 6f 211y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:30
Off time
6
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
WILD INTENT (SAF
🥈 Second
COCOMELON (SAF
🥉 Third
GOLDEN OPERATOR (SAF
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.88
15/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
3.50
5/2
04 · —
5
4/1
05 · —
29
28/1
06 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | 1 |
King Harald (G)
Latest win at Turffontein in February. 18/10, fourth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (8.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago.
|
281421 | M Yeni | Roy Magner | 3 | 59.9 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 1st | 2 | 3 |
Golden Operator (G)
[B]
One win from 3 runs last year. 2/1 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 19 days ago. Booking of De Melo a plus. On the upgrade recently.
|
231-531 | K De Melo | Sean Tarry | 3 | 59.9 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 4th | 3 | 4 |
Wild Intent (G)
FAV
Course winner. Respectable 5½ lengths sixth of 20 to Mocha Blend in Gr 1 at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft, 100/1). Off 143 days. Back down in trip. Form choice.
|
0776-46 | Marco V'Rensburg | Michael Nicholas Houdalakis | 4 | 59.4 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| 6th | 4 | 2 |
Echo Check (G)
C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Last of 13 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good to soft, 11/2) 24 days ago.
|
11340-0 | Blaine Marx-jacobson | Fabian Habib | 3 | 59.4 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | 6 |
Storm Brasco (G)
20/1, last of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (8.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.
|
89074-7 | Calvin Habib | Sean Tarry | 5 | 59.4 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 5th | 6 | 5 |
Cocomelon (F)
[B]
Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (9f, soft, 8/1) 47 days ago. Down in trip.
|
67-8457 | Serino Moodley | Sean Tarry | 4 | 53.1 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: Wild Intent (15/8), Golden Operator (5/2), King Harald (5/2), Echo Check (4/1), Storm Brasco (28/1), Cocomelon (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 77192.0 ZAR |
| P2 | 24701.0 ZAR |
| P3 | 12351.0 ZAR |
| P4 | 6175.0 ZAR |
| P5 | 3088.0 ZAR |