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25 June 2026 | Vaal | Race 9

NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 2 JULY MR 80 HANDICAP (Open)

Distance 1000m

Going Good

Win Time 56.44s

Avg Time 56.66s

Stakes R115,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 2yrs:8.5 3yrs:1.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:2.0

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Catfish	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	8	56.5kg*	93	—	—	Won	63/100Fav	Y	O: Messrs Gareth Kalil, G J Nassif, J Nassif & Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif) T: Mr F P P Habib
2	Hammer Blow	Mr G J Lerena	7	55.0kg	72	75	75	+2.20	6/1	TT Y	O: Messrs P J Moor & A P Nydam T: Mr R R Magner
3	Lovable Line	Mr C Zackey	5	60.0kg	82	82	82	+3.40	6/1	TT Y	O: Messrs D Chinsammy, A Lahoud, Jarryd Lahoud, TKP Racing (Nom: Trevelen Pillay) & Wernars Family T: Mr S G Tarry
4	Bumps Last Grind	Mr J R Syster	9	54.0kg	68	67	67	+3.70	20/1	Y	O: Bryan & Taryn Spong T: Mr F Bronkhorst
5	Gunboat	Mr L M van Rensburg	6	56.5kg	75	74	74	+5.10	10/1	Y	O: Mesdames C Marks & S Marks T: Messrs W O & W H Marwing
6	Blindfire	Mr K Strydom	3	57.0kg	76	75	75	+5.20	16/1	B Y	—
7	Ice Dragon	Mr T J Mayhew	4	57.5kg*	77	77	77	+7.45	66/1	Y	—
8	Raining Rubies	Mr Wesley Marwing	2	57.5kg	75	73	73	+12.45	100/1	TT EM Y	—
9	Var Park	Mr D D E Louw	1	59.5kg*	84	84	84	+13.75	66/1	Y	—
Code 88	El Zani	Mr K Matsunyane	9	60.0kg	—	82	82	—	25/1	N	—

Catfish

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 8 · 56.5kg

Won

63/100 Fav

MR 93 → —

Hammer Blow

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 7 · 55.0kg

+2.20

6/1

MR 72 → 75

TT Y

Lovable Line

Mr C Zackey · Dw 5 · 60.0kg

+3.40

6/1

MR 82 → 82

TT Y

Bumps Last Grind

Mr J R Syster · Dw 9 · 54.0kg

+3.70

20/1

MR 68 → 67

Gunboat

Mr L M van Rensburg · Dw 6 · 56.5kg

+5.10

10/1

MR 75 → 74

Blindfire

Mr K Strydom · Dw 3 · 57.0kg

+5.20

16/1

MR 76 → 75

B Y

Ice Dragon

Mr T J Mayhew (True) · Dw 4 · 57.5kg

+7.45

66/1

MR 77 → 77

Raining Rubies

Mr Wesley Marwing · Dw 2 · 57.5kg

+12.45

100/1

MR 75 → 73

TT EM Y

Var Park

Mr D D E Louw (True) · Dw 1 · 59.5kg

+13.75

66/1

MR 84 → 84

El Zani

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 9 · 60.0kg

—

25/1

MR — → 82

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) RAINING RUBIES was stubborn loading. b) CATFISH was slow, losing one length. 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, HAMMER BLOW ducked out, which resulted in Jockey G Lerena becoming momentarily unbalanced. c) VAR PARK hung in from the 300m. d) HAMMER BLOW hung in in the concluding stages. e) Jockey G Lerena reported that HAMMER BLOW made an abnormal respiratory noise in running. The Veterinarian was requested to examine. f) CATFISH, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer F P Habib was advised (MS). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. THE VETERINARIAN REPORTED: a) HAMMER BLOW blowing post-race. b) RAINING RUBIES abnormal respiratory noise. SCRATCHED: a) EL ZANI mucus in trachea (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.