12:20 Vaal

Tuesday 25 February 2025

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Play Soccer 6, 10 And 13 Fm 87 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 56.05s

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Virginia Beach^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Tony Peter| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 8/1) 19 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 13364-6

(5)

Whirlybird^b⁴⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Clinton Binda| C

33/1

Course winner. 50/1 and blinkered for 1st time, 10 lengths ninth of 10 to Troppo Veloce in listed race at Turffontein (5.8f, good). Off 13 months. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 10136/9-

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Mist In Scotland²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Last of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 14/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 40068-0

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Kia Kaha²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| D

2/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win at Turffontein in October. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 51614-2

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Virgin River³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: C Maujean| T: Alec Laird

5/4

9/2, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 13/532-2

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Phantom Express²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Craig Zackey| T: Paul Matchett| CD

5/1

Didn't need to improve to win 13-runner handicap (2/1) at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0593-21

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Flight Of A Condor²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Dianne Stenger| D

33/1

Winner at Turffontein in January. 25/2, 7 lengths eleventh of 13 to Phantom Express in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 22-10

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The Navy Lark^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Ryan Munger| T: Jaap Visser| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 22 runs last year. 7/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 17 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 484-547

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Micke's Bomb^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Kobeli Lihaba| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

25/1

Latest win at Turffontein in December. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 5014-85

Non-Runners

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Just The Two Of Us⁴⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Mike/Adam Azzie J: M Yeni

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Global Thunder²⁸

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: Corrie Lensley J: L Nhlapo

Forecasts

Virgin River (5/4), Kia Kaha (2/1), Phantom Express (5/1), Just The Two Of Us (6/1), The Navy Lark (7/1), Virginia Beach (14/1), Mist In Scotland (25/1), Micke's Bomb (25/1), Flight Of A Condor (33/1), Whirlybird (33/1), Global Thunder (33/1)

PHANTOM EXPRESS can win again. Virgin River is the pick of the the others, although Kia Kaha is another with the potential to figure.