15:20 Vaal

Thursday 1 October 2020

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 8 October Classified Stakes

3YO plus | 1m 209y | 14 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: -

(5)

Rocky Path^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: D Gray St John| OR: 76| C

8/1

Course winner. 22/1, last of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 4/42420-

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(11)

Chevron^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P Strydom| T: David Nieuwenhuizen

9/1

Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap (17/2) at Turffontein (9f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 400/924-

(17)

Fifth Of July¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. 97/20, creditable sixth of 18 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 04136-

(2)

Jagesa Jagesa¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Callan Murray| T: Dorrie Sham| OR: 76| C

18/1

Course winner. 15/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 665657-

(9)

Ancient Rome^b²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter

14/1

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner maiden (20/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 26 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 50341-

(14)

Numerical⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| OR: 65| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner here in July. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (44/1) at this course (11.9f, good) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 971675-

(7)

Ideal Man⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Gates| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| OR: 70| C

50/1

Course winner. Winner here in August. 50/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 570190-

(4)

Artisan^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Joey Soma| OR: 73

10/1

Winner at Turffontein in June. 5/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good) 9 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 180049-

(12)

Bellagio King^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Ashley Fortune| OR: 69| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 16/1, eighth of 18 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 14 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 300508-

(1)

Sun Giant²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Luke Ferraris| T: M F De Kock| OR: 61| C

13/8

Course winner. Winner here in March. 11/2, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 07144-

(13)

Pucker Up⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Brett Webber| OR: 63| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 18/1, good head second of 15 to Western Dance in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 9 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 584192-

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Western Dance^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Hennie Greyling| T: Brett Webber| OR: 64| C

14/1

Won 15-runner handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 20/1) 9 days ago by head from Pucker Up.

Form: 001861-

(18)

Rooipoort^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Coenie De Beer| OR: 67

80/1

36/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 11 in maiden at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 12 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7/77705-

(16)

Plum Field^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: C Maujean| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| OR: 74| C

5/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable 3½ lengths sixth of 15 to Western Dance in handicap (8/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 9 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 525056-

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Non-Runners

(8)

Gold Rock²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Sean Tarry J: Lyle Hewitson

(3)

In For A Penny¹²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: D Gray St John J: S Khumalo

(15)

Piccadilly Square²

Weight: 8-2| Age: 6

T: Brett Webber J: Reserve 1

(10)

In The Game²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: Brett Webber J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sun Giant (13/8), In For A Penny (9/2), Plum Field (5/1), Rocky Path (8/1), Pucker Up (8/1), Chevron (9/1), Artisan (10/1), Western Dance (14/1), Numerical (14/1), Ancient Rome (14/1), Gold Rock (14/1), Fifth Of July (16/1), Jagesa Jagesa (18/1), Bellagio King (25/1), Ideal Man (50/1), Rooipoort (80/1)

PLUM FIELD has by some way the best chance on form and is going to be hard to beat. Pucker Up is put forward as the best option for the forecast, while Western Dance is another that could go well.