15:25 Vaal

Thursday 8 October 2020

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 15 October Fm 81 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: -

(7)

Meercat¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson

7/2

3/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 19 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 03/1833-

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(12)

Jacko Boy¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: S Khumalo| T: Barend Daniel Botes| BF| C| D

17/2

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in September. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good, 9/4) 14 days ago.

Form: 867516-

(11)

League Of Her Own^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jeffery Syster⁽⁵⁾| T: Stephanus Botha| C

13/2

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Good third of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 824433-

(6)

Mazari⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: P Strydom| T: Corne Spies| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 11/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (9.9f, AW) 8 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies. Others more persuasive.

Form: 037649-

(5)

Sacred Lotus^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: C Maujean| T: Paul Peter

4/1

28/10, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 19 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 651361-

(8)

Nabeela³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: D Gray St John| C

17/2

Course winner. Winner here in August. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Turffontein (12.9f, good) 35 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 242410-

(4)

Tartan Dancer¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: D Gray St John| C

9/2

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 056045-

(1)

Burnt Jasper¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Paul Matchett

7/1

9/2, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 12 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 956221-

(2)

Western Dance^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Hennie Greyling| T: Brett Webber| C

8/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 16/1, creditable fourth of 18 in minor event at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 018614-

(3)

My Elusive¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽⁹⁾| T: Paul Matchett| C| D

33/1

Course winner. 9 lengths eleventh of 15 to Western Dance in handicap at this course (9.9f, good, 36/1) 16 days ago. Booking of Mxoli a plus. Others more persuasive.

Form: 608000-

Non-Runners

(9)

Rock You¹²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: Marco V'Rensburg

(10)

Pucker Up⁷

Weight: 8-4| Age: 5

T: Brett Webber J: Denis Schwarz

Forecasts

Meercat (7/2), Sacred Lotus (4/1), Tartan Dancer (9/2), Rock You (5/1), League Of Her Own (13/2), Burnt Jasper (7/1), Western Dance (8/1), Nabeela (17/2), Jacko Boy (17/2), Mazari (10/1), Pucker Up (10/1), My Elusive (33/1)

SACRED LOTUS appears to have just enough in hand to take this but will need to be firing on all cylinders. Tartan Dancer is the percentage call to finish second , while League Of Her Own is also in the running for some place money at least.