Vaal Race 1 Results — 19 Aug 2026

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Secret Chord	Mr P Mxoli	5	57.5kg	90	93	93	Won	25/2	TT Y	O: Mr St John D Gray T: Mr St John D Gray
2	Master Christmas Line	Mr K Matsunyane	1	59.5kg	94	94	94	+1.30	5/4Fav	Y	O: Messrs A Lang, L H Paletz & D Yutar T: Mr A P Peter
3	Vibe Sa	Mr K Strydom	4	60.0kg	95	95	95	+5.00	2/1	B Y	O: Mr G G Palmer & Mrs D Palmer T: Mr A P Peter
4	Salute The Flag	Mr Jace Botes	3	49.5kg*	78	74	74	+5.30	17/2	B Y	O: Messrs Selvan Naidoo & L M Nestadt T: Candice & Tammy Dawson
5	Hong Kong	Mr C J Habib	2	59.0kg	93	93	93	+5.70	11/2	B Y	O: Glistian (Pty) Ltd (Nom: J da Mata) T: Mr A P Peter
Code 88	Frere Jacques	Mr C Zackey	2	54.5kg	—	84	84	—	—	N	—

Secret Chord

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 5 · 57.5kg

Won

25/2

MR 90 → 93

TT Y

Master Christmas Line

Mr K Matsunyane · Dw 1 · 59.5kg

+1.30

5/4 Fav

MR 94 → 94

Vibe Sa

Mr K Strydom · Dw 4 · 60.0kg

+5.00

2/1

MR 95 → 95

B Y

Salute The Flag

Mr Jace Botes (True) · Dw 3 · 49.5kg

+5.30

17/2

MR 78 → 74

B Y

Hong Kong

Mr C J Habib · Dw 2 · 59.0kg

+5.70

11/2

MR 93 → 93

B Y

Frere Jacques

Mr C Zackey · Dw 2 · 54.5kg

—

MR — → 84

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) SECRET CHORD jumped inwards leaving the stalls. b) VIBE SA 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) SECRET CHORD, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Stable Employee P de Palma, acting on behalf of Trainer S J Gray, was advised (MduP). JOCKEY CHANGES: None. THE VETERINARIAN HAD NO REPORTS. SCRATCHED: a) FRERE JACQUES insufficient recovery time (Trainer) (Rule 53.5 applies). DISQUALIFIED / DECLARED NON-RUNNER: None.

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