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BEST CANDIDATE (SAF)

Age, Colour, Sex 3 b g (16 Oct 2022) Trainer M. N. Houdalakis, South Africa Owner Mr D Shawe Pedigree QUERARI (GER) CANTABELLA (IRE) GALILEO (IRE)

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Date		Crs/Class /Type	Result Res	Btn	Type	Or	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR
23 May 26		Sco Hcap	9/15	3.85	Turf	76	8f	Good		Craig Zackey	10/111
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19 Apr 26		Trf Mdn Stks	1/10	0.3	Turf	M	7f	Gd/Sft		Craig Zackey	4/15
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166 day break
4 Nov 25		Vaa Mdn Stks	9/16	10	Turf	M	7f	Good		Craig Zackey	33/134
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30 Oct 25		Trf Mdn Stks	6/11	8	Turf	M	8f	Good		Kaidan Brewer	33/134
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54 day break
6 Sep 25		Trf Mdn Stks	2/6	10.5	Turf	M	9f	Good	(s)	Craig Zackey	16/117
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31 Jul 25		Vaa Mdn Stks	5/8	11	Turf	M	8f	Good		Craig Zackey	33/134
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12 Jul 25		Trf Mdn Stks	6/10	11	Turf	M	5.8f	Good		Chase Maujean	14/115
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Future Entries

Date	Course Crs	Time	Race	Dis
18 Jun 2026	Vaa	16:30	NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 25 JUNE MR 74 HANDICAP	8.5f

Statistics

Code	Runs	Wins	Places	ISP P/L	Best TFR
Flat	7	1	1	-2

BEST CANDIDATE (SAF)

BEST CANDIDATE (SAF) is a bay gelding. He is 3 years old (foaled 16 October 2022). The owner of BEST CANDIDATE (SAF) is Mr D Shawe and his current trainer is M. N. Houdalakis, South Africa. The pedigree for BEST CANDIDATE (SAF) is: QUERARI (GER) - CANTABELLA (IRE) - GALILEO (IRE).

BEST CANDIDATE (SAF) last ran at Scottsville on 23 May 2026, in the GIMME A PRINCE (2023) CLASS 4 over a distance of 7F 210Y. Ridden by Craig Zackey, BEST CANDIDATE (SAF) finished 9th of 15 runners. The Industry Starting Price (ISP) for BEST CANDIDATE (SAF) was 10/1 (Betfair SP 0.00).

BEST CANDIDATE (SAF) currently has entries in the following races:

NEXT VAAL RACEMEETING THURSDAY 25 JUNE MR 74 HANDICAP at Vaal on 18 June 2026