15:10 Vaal

Thursday 29 October 2020

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Monday 2 November Fm 92 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: -

(4)

Anne Boleyn⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in July. Creditable 3¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Sheer Talent in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good, 5/1) 70 days ago.

Form: 543114-

(13)

Wylie Wench¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Devin Habib| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| C

7/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in June. 15/4, seventh of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 19 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 2/11107-

(11)

Eskimo Kisses^b⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in June. 5/2, respectable 3¾ lengths fourth of 8 to Anne Boleyn in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good). Off 96 days.

Form: 4/22114-

(10)

Me Time¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Corne Spies| C

33/1

33/1, first run since leaving T. Spies when last of 9 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 73286/9-

(2)

Christmas Flower²⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Alec Laird| C

16/1

Course winner. 19 lengths last of 16 to Summer Pudding in Gr 2 (25/1) at Turffontein (8f, good). Off 8 months. Down in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 011/40-

(8)

Sheer Talent^b³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S Khumalo| T: Paul Matchett| CD

4/1

4 wins from 8 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this course (5f, good, 15/4) 37 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 871111-

(9)

Capitiana¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Cole Dicken⁽⁶⁾| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

16/1

Course winner. Sixth of 9 in minor event (20/1) at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 702866-

(7)

Royal Lily^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Dorrie Sham| C

8/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 27/4, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 12 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 633226-

(1)

The Fifth Wave^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: P Strydom| T: Roy Magner| D

8/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 15/2 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 12 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 223635-

(6)

See You Tyger^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Paul Matchett| C

50/1

Course winner. Seventh of 9 in minor event (50/1) at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 7/95777-

(14)

Twelve Oaks¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: Callan Murray| T: D Gray St John| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 9/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 12 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 206353-

(3)

Dubawi Princess⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Luke Ferraris| T: Sean Tarry| D

9/2

50/1, 6½ lengths ninth of 13 to Anything Goes in Gr 1 at Greyville (8f, good) 61 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 134909-

(15)

Fantasy Flower⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Winner here in July. 12/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good) 82 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0415-

Non-Runners

(12)

Ulla³⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Stuart Pettigrew J: Philasande Mxoli

(5)

Captain's Reward²²²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: Sean Tarry J: Lyle Hewitson

Forecasts

Anne Boleyn (4/1), Sheer Talent (4/1), Dubawi Princess (9/2), Wylie Wench (7/1), The Fifth Wave (8/1), Eskimo Kisses (8/1), Royal Lily (8/1), Ulla (10/1), Captain's Reward (10/1), Twelve Oaks (12/1), Christmas Flower (16/1), Capitiana (16/1), Fantasy Flower (20/1), Me Time (33/1), See You Tyger (50/1)

THE FIFTH WAVE gets our vote. Royal Lily is taken to follow the selection home, while Twelve Oaks commands respect as well.