Vaal Race 6 Results — 13 Aug 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Trompe L'Oeil	Mr G J Lerena	5	61.5kg	91	99	99	Won	14/10Fav	Y	O: Messrs R P Macnab, S Poriazis, D Dasrath & Mrs C Dasrath T: Xander & Corne Spies
2	Sergeant Soqrat	Mr C Zackey	1	55.0kg	63	66	66	+1.90	6/1	B TT Y	O: Messrs D G Bailie, X Spies & Adv J J B Schutte T: Xander & Corne Spies
3	Lonely As A Cloud Line	Mr D Ramkhalawon	4	54.0kg*	70	70	70	+2.80	3/1	B Y	O: Messrs Suven Govender & Selvan Naidoo T: Candice & Tammy Dawson
4	Hammer Blow	Mr B Marx - Jacobson	2	59.0kg*	75	74	74	+5.50	11/2	TT Y	O: Messrs P J Moor & A P Nydam T: Mr R R Magner
5	Angel's Oasis	Mr C Murray	3	58.5kg	71	70	70	+7.75	5/1	Y	O: Mr P M Murugasa T: Mike/Mathew De Kock
Code 88	Ice Dragon	Mr M K Katjedi	4	60.0kg	—	74	74	—	8/1	N	—
Code 88	Oriental Bouquet	Mr J Penny	7	52.0kg	—	53	53	—	33/1	N	—
Code 88	Var Park	Mr Jace Botes	2	60.5kg*	—	80	80	—	20/1	N	—

Trompe L'Oeil

Mr G J Lerena · Dw 5 · 61.5kg

Won

14/10 Fav

MR 91 → 99

Sergeant Soqrat

Mr C Zackey · Dw 1 · 55.0kg

+1.90

6/1

MR 63 → 66

B TT Y

Lonely As A Cloud Line

Mr D Ramkhalawon (True) · Dw 4 · 54.0kg

+2.80

3/1

MR 70 → 70

B Y

Hammer Blow

Mr B Marx - Jacobson (True) · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

+5.50

11/2

MR 75 → 74

TT Y

Angel's Oasis

Mr C Murray · Dw 3 · 58.5kg

+7.75

5/1

MR 71 → 70

Ice Dragon

Mr M K Katjedi · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

—

8/1

MR — → 74

Oriental Bouquet

Mr J Penny · Dw 7 · 52.0kg

—

33/1

MR — → 53

Var Park

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 2 · 60.5kg

—

20/1

MR — → 80

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) TROMPE L'OEIL and ANGEL'S OASIS fly-jumped leaving the stalls. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) All horses selected for TCO2 were within the required levels, and no retests were recorded. b) TROMPE L'OEIL, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer C Spies was advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: a) SERGEANT SOQRAT: Jockey C Zackey weighed out at 55,3kg, 0,5kg over the carded weight. THE VETERINARIAN REPORTED: a) HAMMER BLOW abnormal respiratory noise. SCRATCHED: a) VAR PARK under veterinary treatment (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). b) ICE DRAGON under veterinary treatment (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). c) ORIENTAL BOUQUET insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.

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