10 February 2026 | Vaal | Race 9

RACING240 MR 72 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1800m

Going Good

Win Time 110.13s

Stakes R100,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:5.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:7.5 4yrs:0.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Storm Ahead	Mr M A Yeni	1	62.0kg	76	79	79	Won	6/1	B TT Y	O: Messrs R C Nell & F Bronkhorst T: Mr F Bronkhorst
2	Force Publique	Mr K de Melo	2	60.0kg	82	81	81	+0.25	2/1Fav	Y	O: Wernars Family T: Mr Lucky Houdalakis
3	Naretoi	Mr L M van Rensburg	3	60.5kg	73	67	67	+0.35	4/1	TT Y	O: Mr P M Murugasa T: Mr J I Crawford
4	Redlightgreenlight Line	Mr G J Lerena	10	61.5kg	85	76	76	+2.45	6/1	Y	O: Messrs M J Kapnias & A M Kapnias T: Mr A P Peter
5	Step Into It	Mickaelle Michel	8	56.5kg	78	76	76	+3.95	50/1	B Y	O: Messrs R Gobel, W D Jackson & D D MacLean T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
6	Blurred Vision	Mr R Munger	9	53.0kg	57	56	56	+4.45	20/1	B Y	—
7	Unsolved Riddle	Mr Jace Botes	4	59.0kg*	75	76	76	+4.95	14/1	TT Y	—
8	Circle Of Grace	Mr L Nhlapo	6	52.0kg	52	58	58	+7.45	25/1	Y	—
9	Gold De Grace	Mr M K Katjedi	11	52.0kg	50	51	51	+11.75	100/1	B TT F	—
10	Red Sparrow	Mr J Gates	7	53.5kg	59	54	54	+12.00	40/1	Y	—
11	Peace Treaty	Mr C Zackey	5	58.5kg	69	69	69	+13.30	10/1	TT Y	—
Code 88	Jaffa	Mr C J Habib	5	60.0kg	—	82	82	—	9/4	N	—

Storm Ahead

Mr M A Yeni · Dw 1 · 62.0kg

Won

6/1

MR 76 → 79

B TT Y

Force Publique

Mr K de Melo · Dw 2 · 60.0kg

+0.25

2/1 Fav

MR 82 → 81

Naretoi

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 3 · 60.5kg

+0.35

4/1

MR 73 → 67

TT Y

Redlightgreenlight Line

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 10 · 61.5kg

+2.45

6/1

MR 85 → 76

Step Into It

Mickaelle Michel · Dw 8 · 56.5kg

+3.95

50/1

MR 78 → 76

B Y

Blurred Vision

Mr R Munger · Dw 9 · 53.0kg

+4.45

20/1

MR 57 → 56

B Y

Unsolved Riddle

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 4 · 59.0kg

+4.95

14/1

MR 75 → 76

TT Y

Circle Of Grace

Mr L Nhlapo · Dw 6 · 52.0kg

+7.45

25/1

MR 52 → 58

Gold De Grace

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 11 · 52.0kg

+11.75

100/1

MR 50 → 51

B TT F

Red Sparrow

Mr J Gates · Dw 7 · 53.5kg

+12.00

40/1

MR 59 → 54

Peace Treaty

Mr C Zackey · Dw 5 · 58.5kg

+13.30

10/1

MR 69 → 69

TT Y

Jaffa

Mr C J Habib · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

—

9/4

MR — → 82

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) GOLD DE GRACE (M K Katjedi) was slow, losing one length. b) STORM AHEAD (M Yeni) and PEACE TREATY (C Zackey) 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) At approximately the 400m, Jockey M van Rensburg got his crop momentarily entangled in his reins. c) Leaving the 300m, RED SPARROW (J Gates) was steadied in anticipation of being awkwardly placed on the outside of REDLIGHTGREENLIGHT (G Lerena), which commenced to hang out, and on the heels of NARETOI (M van Rensburg), which shifted in away from the crop. d) STORM AHEAD (M Yeni), the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer F Bronkhorst advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER: a) BLURRED VISION: Jockey R Munger weighed out at 54,1kg, 1,5kg over the carded weight of which 1kg was declared. THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) PEACE TREATY not striding out left hind. SCRATCHED: a) JAFFA jarred left front fetlock (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None. Race 9 contd.