12:35 | Vaal | Thursday 28th May 2026

Form Snapshot: Placed once in seven starts. Well beaten at 9-4fav behind Best Candidate when last of 10 on his latest outing at Turffontein over 7f (good to soft) last month.

2 (3)

Beach Walker 24

b g ; Lance - Scarlet Rivera

14/1 15

Denis Schwarz

Kobus Roux

Star rating: 0

830-262 3 9-6 -

CD G HG

Form Snapshot: Placed in four of 11 starts. Beaten 1/2l by Ehhfifteenkjoe when second of 7 at 9-2 on his latest outing over this course and distance (good) earlier this month.

3 (8)

Winding Power 24

ch g ; Trippi - Lady Windermere

13/2 7.5

Blaine Marx-jacobson (6)

Fabian Habib

Star rating: 0

525332 3 9-6 -

C D G

Form Snapshot: Placed in three of nine starts. Beaten 1 1/4l by Cronus when second of 8 at 11-4 on his latest outing here over 1m (good) earlier this month.

4 (13)

Sky Pilot 7

b g ; Gimmethegreenlight - Skye Lane

4/1 5

G Lerena

Clinton Binda

Star rating: 0

3-37643 3 9-6 -

C G HG

Form Snapshot: Placed twice in eight starts. Third of 15 behind Sands Of Valhalla beaten 4l at 16-1 on his latest outing here over 6f (good) earlier this month.

5 (2)

Nebraska 18

b g ; Royal Mo - Leste

25/1 26

Kyle Strydom

Tony Peter

Star rating: 0

4-28345 3 9-6 -

CD G HG

Form Snapshot: Placed twice in eight starts. Finished 7l behind Quevano when fifth of 9 at 18-1 on his latest outing at Turffontein over 7f (good) earlier this month.

6 (9)

Wish You Were Here 30

b g ; Soqrat - Al Hawraa

20/1 21

Marco V'Rensburg

Warrick/we Marwing

Star rating: 0

575 3 9-6 -

Form Snapshot: Yet to place in three starts. Finished 4 1/2l behind Wild As The Wind when fifth of 8 at 33-1 on his latest outing at Turffontein over 6f (good to soft) last month. He is wearing a visor for the first time.

7 (10)

Velvet Valour 39

b g ; Fire Away - Light My Candle

80/1 81

Mxolisi Mbuto (3)

Coerie Lensley

Star rating: 0

566-807 4 9-6 -

Form Snapshot: Placed in three of 16 starts. Well beaten at 80-1 behind Best Candidate when seventh of 10 on his latest outing at Turffontein over 7f (good to soft) last month.

8 (4)

Doctor Strangelove 12

b g ; Master Of My Fate - Giveusakiss

2/1 3

Calvin Habib

Alec Laird

Star rating: 0

3 3 9-6 -

Form Snapshot: Full brother to A Thousand Kisses, won at 6f. Third of 7 behind Rock My Boat beaten 3 1/2l at 5-4fav on his racecourse debut at Turffontein over 1m (good) earlier this month.

9 (6)

Spirit Of The Sea 14

b g ; Querari - Icy Spirit

40/1 41

Kobeli Lihaba

Warrick/we Marwing

Star rating: 0

4 3 9-6 -

Form Snapshot: Half-brother to Icy Blast, won three times between 5f and 7f. Finished 13l behind Hammer Blow when last of 4 at 16-1 on his racecourse debut here over 5f (good) earlier this month.

10 (7)

Winter Whisper

b g ; What A Winter - Dance City Queen

33/1 34

Trent Mayhew

Dianne Stenger

Star rating: 0

3 9-6 -

Form Snapshot: Half-brother to And We Danced, won seven times at 7f and 1m.

11 (12)

Cover Charge 77

b g ; Erik The Red - Congestion Charge

9/2 5.5

Mickaelle Michel (3)

Corne Spies

Star rating: 0

35 2 8-11 -

CD G

Form Snapshot: Half-brother to Yulong Prince, won five times between 6f and 1m 2f including a Group 1 race. Placed once in two starts. Finished 2 3/4l behind Lone Horizon when fifth of 8 at 5-2 on his latest outing at Turffontein over 7f (good) in March.

12 (11)

Flotilla 7

b c ; Act Of War - Shivering Sea

Form Snapshot: Yet to place in three starts. Well beaten at 66-1 behind Life In Colour when last of 11 on his latest outing over this course and distance (good) earlier this month.

13 (5)

One State 39

ch g ; One World - Free State

Form Snapshot: Yet to place in three starts. Finished 6l behind Sheriff Bill Brown when fourth of 5 at 9-2 on his latest outing at Turffontein over 7f (good to soft) last month.

Forecast: 5/2 Doctor Strangelove , 4/1 Winding Power , 6/1 Beach Walker , 6/1 Sky Pilot , 6/1 Cover Charge , 12/1 One State , 14/1 Nebraska , 14/1 Wish You Were Here , 14/1 Winter Whisper , 33/1 Sendai , 33/1 Spirit Of The Sea , 100/1 Velvet Valour (Note: non-runners may affect prices)

Last Updated: 28 May 2026 07:31:56

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Verdict

Verdict

WINDING POWER was outrun late by the winner over 1700m last time with this headgear fitted and a repeat of that effort over this shorter trip with 2.5kg off his back could suffice. He is closely matched with NEBRASKA on earlier form but better off at the weights. DOCTOR STRANGELOVE was backed on debut and with natural improvement should pose a bigger threat. SENDAI, BEACH WALKER, ONE STATE and COVER CHARGE have shown enough to make their presence felt too. Newcomer WINTER WHISPER is worth a market check.

Top Tip: Doctor Strangelove (8)
Watch out for: Winding Power (3)