15:00 | Turffontein | Sunday 16th August 2026

Form Snapshot: He has won three times from 1m to 1m 2f on good and good to soft ground. Finished 7l behind Best Candidate when sixth of 14 at 25-1 on his latest outing at Vaal over 1m (good) in June.

2 (2)

Play With Fire 17

b m ; Master Of My Fate - Up In Smoke

7/2 4.5

Girish Samo-burthia (6)

Fanie Bronkhorst

Star rating: 0

405441- 6 9-7 -

CD G HG

Form Snapshot: She has won four times from 1m to 1m 2f on good ground and on the all-weather. Won on her latest outing when 10-3fav at Vaal over 1m 2f (good) last month, beating Chariklo by a neck.

3 (6)

Spirit Of Gabz 15

ch g ; Chimichuri Run - Gemstone Glamour

2/1 3

Trent Mayhew

Xander/cor Spies

Star rating: 0

553421- 3 9-4 -

C G

Form Snapshot: Successful at 5f and 7f on good and good to soft ground. A winner at 7-2 here over 7f (good) on his latest outing earlier this month, beating Rising Eagle by a head.

4 (5)

Itsnowornever 10

b g ; Global View - Olympic Special

8/1 9

Mxolisi Mbuto

Chris Jonker

Star rating: 0

352917- 6 9-4 -

C D G HG BF

Form Snapshot: He has won three times from 1m 2f to 1m 4f on good ground. Beaten 4 1/2l behind Euphrates at 4-1fav when seventh of 13 on his latest outing at Vaal over 1m 4f (good) earlier this month.

5 (7)

Knight Heist 66

b c ; Hawwaam - Fleeced

7/4 2.75

Blaine Marx-jacobson (3)

Stuart Pettigrew

Star rating: 0

31- 3 8-11 -

C G

Form Snapshot: A winner at 5-2 here over 1m (good) on his latest outing in June, beating Expert Witness by 2l.

6 (3)

Heroic Act 10

b g ; Captain Of All - Firth Of Tay

22/1 23

Dezahn Louw (6)

Tyrone Zackey

Star rating: 0

253610- 5 8-10 -

CD G

Form Snapshot: A winner at 1m 2f on good ground. Beaten 11l behind Euphrates at 33-1 when 10th of 13 on his latest outing at Vaal over 1m 4f (good) earlier this month.

7 (1)

Circle Of Grace 17

b g ; Potala Palace - Girl's Best Friend

22/1 23

Jacey Botes (6)

Xander/cor Spies

Star rating: 0

712787- 6 8-3 -

CD G

Form Snapshot: He has won four times from 6f to 1m 1f on good ground and on the all-weather. Beaten 10l behind Itsnowornever at 10-1 when seventh of 10 on his latest outing at Vaal over 1m 2f (good) last month. Having his first run for a new stable today, previously with Corne Spies.

Forecast: 11/8 Knight Heist , 7/2 Spirit Of Gabz , 4/1 Play With Fire , 6/1 American Rebel , 10/1 Itsnowornever , 25/1 Circle Of Grace , 25/1 Heroic Act

Last Updated: 16 Aug 2026 06:01:43

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Verdict

Verdict

KNIGHT HEIST confirmed the promise of his encouraging debut 3rd over 1160m by winning next time out over 1600m and on the evidence of that recent maiden success, this extended trip could be more to his liking. Fellow last-start winner PLAY WITH FIRE remains competitive under a 2-point penalty and has both the form and experience at this level to fight out the finish. SPIRIT OF GABZ is another recent scorer with the means to play a leading role. AMERICAN REBEL could make his presence felt too off a reduced rating with his rider taking 4kg off the back.

Top Tip: Itsnowornever (4)
Watch out for: Knight Heist (5)