15:40 | Vaal | Thursday 25th June 2026

Form Snapshot: Winner of five races at 5f on good and good to soft ground. A winner at 10-1 over this course and distance (good) on his latest outing in March last year, beating Tchaikovsky by 3/4l.

2 (9)

El Zani 86

b f ; Hawwaam - El' Zara

Form Snapshot: A winner at 5f on good ground. Beaten 7l behind Romilly at 15-2 when 12th of 16 on her latest outing here over 6f (good) in March. She is wearing blinkers for the first time.

3 (5)

Lovable 14

b f ; Rafeef - Kissable

5/1 6

Craig Zackey

Sean Tarry

Star rating: 0

102412 3 9-6 -

CD G

Form Snapshot: Successful at 5f and 6f on good ground. Beaten 2 1/4l by Dame Of Trix when second of 7 at 4-1 on her latest outing at Turffontein over 5f (good) earlier this month.

4 (8)

Catfish 30

gr g ; Danon Platina - Sea Cat

5/6 1.83

Blaine Marx-jacobson (3)

Fabian Habib

Star rating: 0

322151 2 9-2 -

CD G

Form Snapshot: Successful twice at 5f on good and good to soft ground. Won on his latest outing when evens fav over this course and distance (good) last month, beating Taking A Risk by 2 1/4l.

5 (4)

Ice Dragon 191

b g ; Lance - Shivering Sea

33/1 34

Trent Mayhew

Grant Maroun

Star rating: 0

1000- 3 9-1 -

C G

Form Snapshot: A winner at 6f on good ground. Beaten 8l behind Storm Ahead at 80-1 when 12th of 13 on his latest outing at Turffontein over 7f (good) in December last year. Having his first run for a new stable today, previously with St John Gray.

6 (2)

Raining Rubies 42

b m ; Soft Falling Rain - Ruby Necklace

40/1 41

Wesley Marwing

Heinrich Westhuizen

Star rating: 0

90340-0 6 9-1 -

CD G

Form Snapshot: She has won four times at 6f on good ground. Beaten 8l behind Lovable at 18-1 when last of 13 on her latest outing over this course and distance (good) last month.

7 (3)

Blindfire 14

ch f ; Willow Magic - Blindfold

11/1 12

Kyle Strydom

Tony Peter

Star rating: 0

230644 3 9-0 -

CD G HG

Form Snapshot: Successful twice at 5f on good ground. Finished 2 3/4l behind Kia Kaha when fourth of 10 at 8-1 on her latest outing at Turffontein over 5f (good) earlier this month.

8 (6)

Gunboat 18

b g ; Admiral Kitten - Sebonac

7/1 8

Marco V'Rensburg

Warrick/we Marwing

Star rating: 0

793172 3 8-13 -

CD G

Form Snapshot: A winner at 5f on good ground. Beaten 1/2l by Cold Shine when second of 14 at 18-1 on his latest outing at Turffontein over 6f (good) earlier this month.

9 (7)

Hammer Blow 30

b g ; What A Winter - Amatori

5/1 6

G Lerena

Roy Magner

Star rating: 0

034213 3 8-9 -

CD G

Form Snapshot: A winner at 5f on good ground. Third of 13 behind Catfish beaten 4l at 16-1 on his latest outing over this course and distance (good) last month.

10 (10)

Bumps Last Grind 30

b g ; William Longsword - Bump 'n Grind

40/1 41

Jeffrey Syster

Fanie Bronkhorst

Star rating: 0

1206-89 4 8-7 -

CD G

Form Snapshot: A winner at 5f on good ground. Beaten 9l behind Catfish at 50-1 when 9th of 13 on his latest outing over this course and distance (good) last month.

Forecast: 6/4 Catfish , 4/1 Lovable , 5/1 Hammer Blow , 6/1 Gunboat , 8/1 Blindfire , 12/1 Var Park , 25/1 El Zani , 33/1 Bumps Last Grind , 33/1 Ice Dragon , 50/1 Raining Rubies (Note: non-runner may affect prices)

Last Updated: 25 Jun 2026 11:08:14

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Verdict

Verdict

CATFISH was an impressive course-and-distance winner of his last start and, such was the manner of that performance, the 6-point penalty may not be enough to prevent him from following up. LOVABLE won her only start over this track and trip. She arrives with the form and experience to fight out the finish but concedes 3.5kg to the improving 2yo selection. HAMMER BLOW and EL ZANI are also distance suited sprinters with the means to make their presence felt. BLINDFIRE and GUNBOAT complete the shortlist.

Top Tip: Catfish (4)
Watch out for: Lovable (3)