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17 January 2026 | Vaal | Race 4

CLASSIC DAY 7 MARCH MR 84 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1700m

Going Good

Win Time 102.47s

Avg Time 101.53s

Stakes R125,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.0 4yrs:0.5 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:8.5 4yrs:1.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Robert Browning	Mr P Mxoli	9	58.0kg	80	87	87	Won	16/1	TT Y	O: Mr K P & Mrs N M Backos T: Mr Tyrone Zackey
2	Zip Code Line	Mr G J Lerena	3	57.5kg	79	72	72	+2.50	9/2	TT Y	O: Messrs John Fourie, Lee Harvey, Mr D J & Mrs H M R Nieuwenhuizen T: Mr D J Nieuwenhuizen
3	Buddy Boy	Mr C Murray	2	56.5kg	87	83	83	+2.75	33/10	Y	O: Hollywood Racing (Nom: Mr A Delpech) T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
4	Tommy Shelby	Mr J Gates	6	61.5kg	97	100	100	+2.95	8/1	F	O: Mr M G Bothma T: Mr F P P Habib
5	Guerilla Warfare	Mr R Munger	7	56.0kg	76	73	73	+3.05	25/2	TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
6	Force Publique	Mr K de Melo	8	54.5kg	83	81	81	+3.25	6/1	Y	—
7	On Target	Ms S T Valjalo	1	60.0kg*	92	95	95	+3.85	9/2Fav	Y	—
8	Open Highway	Mr Jace Botes	5	59.5kg*	88	94	94	+6.10	7/1	B Y	—
9	We Are The Logans	Mr L Nhlapo	4	59.0kg	82	78	78	+6.40	125/1	B Y	—
Code 88	Eiffel Tower	Mr Serino Moodley	5	54.5kg	—	69	69	—	25/2	N	—

Robert Browning

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 9 · 58.0kg

Won

16/1

MR 80 → 87

TT Y

Zip Code Line

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 3 · 57.5kg

+2.50

9/2

MR 79 → 72

TT Y

Buddy Boy

Mr C Murray · Dw 2 · 56.5kg

+2.75

33/10

MR 87 → 83

Tommy Shelby

Mr J Gates · Dw 6 · 61.5kg

+2.95

8/1

MR 97 → 100

Guerilla Warfare

Mr R Munger · Dw 7 · 56.0kg

+3.05

25/2

MR 76 → 73

TT Y

Force Publique

Mr K de Melo · Dw 8 · 54.5kg

+3.25

6/1

MR 83 → 81

On Target

Ms S T Valjalo (True) · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+3.85

9/2 Fav

MR 92 → 95

Open Highway

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 5 · 59.5kg

+6.10

7/1

MR 88 → 94

B Y

We Are The Logans

Mr L Nhlapo · Dw 4 · 59.0kg

+6.40

125/1

MR 82 → 78

B Y

Eiffel Tower

Mr Serino Moodley · Dw 5 · 54.5kg

—

25/2

MR — → 69

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) BUDDY BOY (C Murray) and TOMMY SHELBY (J Gates) jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) OPEN HIGHWAY (*J Botes) and WE ARE THE LOGANS (L Nhlapo) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) Shortly after the start, OPEN HIGHWAY (*J Botes) was bumped by TOMMY SHELBY (J Gates), which jumped inwards leaving the stalls. c) In view of the performance of OPEN HIGHWAY (*J Botes), (distance 6,10 lengths, betting 7/1), the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine. d) ROBERT BROWNING (P Mxoli), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer T Zackey advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) ZIP CODE raced equipped with a compression mask and without blinkers (declared 16 January 2026 at 06H56). THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) OPEN HIGHWAY not striding out right front. SCRATCHED: a) EIFFEL TOWER change in merit rating. Advised 16 January 2026 at 12H14. DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.