Racing Today Mr 72 Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	2	Peregrine Falcon (G) FAV B Latest win at Vaal in October. 3/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 16 in handicap at Vaal (6f, good) 21 days ago.	238000	Rachel Venniker Paul Matchett	5	61.2kg	2.38 11/8
5th	2	3	Mocha Frappe (G) Good third of 11 in handicap (28/10) at Vaal (8f, good) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.	2-33595	Callan Murray Alec Laird	5	60.3kg	3.75 11/4
—	3	4	On A Jet Plane (F) B Course winner. 20/1, last of 7 in handicap at Vaal (7f, soft). Off 95 days. Others more persuasive.	07-0090	M Yeni D Gray St John	4	59.4kg	26 25/1
2nd	4	9	Winds Of Grace (F) Evens, didn't need to improve to win 10-runner maiden at Vaal (8f, good) 53 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving M.G.Azzie. Must improve.	1-22224	Trent Mayhew Mike Azzie	4	59kg	19 18/1
9th	5	5	Red Amber (F) Thirteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good to soft, 100/1). Off 105 days. Back up in trip. Must improve.	433000-	R Danielson Fanie Bronkhorst	3	58.5kg	34 33/1
4th	6	11	Bay Empire (G) B Fifteenth of 16 in handicap (125/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 21 days ago.	652236	C Maujean Tony Peter	4	57.2kg	41 40/1
1st	7	1	Oklahoma Smokeshow (C) Winner at Vaal in December. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 10/1) 42 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.	51-3125	Blaine Marx-jacobson Fabian Habib	3	56.7kg	4.50 7/2
—	8	8	Itsnowornever (G) Last of 7 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good, 100/1) 2 days ago.	524352	Non Runner Jannie Borman	5	54kg	34 33/1
6th	9	7	Vava Vegas (G) B Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2024. 5/1, good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 13 days ago. Shortlist material.	33-2659	Mxolisi Mbuto Jannie Borman	6	54kg	8 7/1
3rd	10	6	Lapis Lazuli (F) C&D winner. 14/1, won 13-runner handicap at Vaal (7f, good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.	9808-91	Philasande Mxoli D Gray St John	4	53.5kg	12 11/1
7th	11	10	Commander Of All (G) Latest win at Vaal in November. 6/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.	5146-42	Jason Gates Brett Webber	5	53.1kg	23 22/1

Betting forecast: Peregrine Falcon (11/8), Mocha Frappe (11/4), Oklahoma Smokeshow (7/2), Vava Vegas (7/1), Lapis Lazuli (11/1), Winds Of Grace (18/1), Commander Of All (22/1), On A Jet Plane (25/1), Red Amber (33/1), Itsnowornever (33/1), Bay Empire (40/1)