11:20 Vaal

Thursday 10 December 2020

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Welcome To The Vaal Fm 70 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: -

(15)

Desert Pride²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Sean Tarry| C

3/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 33/20, won 16-runner maiden at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 21-

(13)

Loralei⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: N Qaule| T: Paul Peter| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 6/1, ninth of 10 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good). Off 91 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 143979-

(18)

Brooklyn Bridge²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Winner here in October. Creditable 1¼ lengths third of 18 to Miss Khalifa in handicap at this C&D (good, 18/1) 23 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 246213-

(6)

Flying First Class⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Danielson| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C

8/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 10-runner maiden at this course (8f, good, 51/20) 72 days ago by 1½ lengths from Make A Penny. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 651-

(10)

Malteza²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Klink| T: Alec Laird| C

25/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 15/1, below form 8¾ lengths eleventh of 18 to Miss Khalifa in handicap at this C&D (good) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 534960-

(11)

Miss Khalifa⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Corne Spies| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 113/20, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 7 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 034910-

(8)

Louvain⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Deon Sampson| T: Corne Spies| CD

22/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. 50/1, fourteenth of 15 in minor event at this course (8f, good) 56 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 313640-

(5)

Readysetglo¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P Strydom| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| D

10/1

Latest win at Turffontein in August. 16/1, good third of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 094193-

(17)

St Joseph's Lily²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Gokhan Terzi| CD

40/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. 11½ lengths thirteenth of 18 to Miss Khalifa in handicap (66/1) at this C&D (good) 23 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 377310-

(1)

Burnt Jasper⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett

20/1

25/1, sixteenth of 18 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 7 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 900020-

(3)

Make A Penny¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: D Gray St John| D

25/1

Winner at Turffontein in October. 20/1, respectable eighth of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 625108-

(16)

Feather The Nest¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: D Gray St John

8/1

Winner at Turffontein in August. Creditable sixth of 18 in handicap (3/1) at this course (8f, good) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 816846-

(14)

Get Set^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C Maujean| T: Barend Daniel Botes

22/1

5/1 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form tenth of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 393540-

(4)

Super Fine¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Craig Bantam| T: Gary Alexander| CD

33/1

1 win from 1 run this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (16/1) at this course (7.4f, good). Off 163 days. Others have achieved more.

Form: 35680/1-

(9)

Thandekhile⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Luke Ferraris| T: Gary Alexander| CD

9/1

Course winner. 14/1, respectable sixth of 13 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 47 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 7/19886-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(12)

Hear The Trumpet²¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: David Nieuwenhuizen J: S Khumalo

(2)

Hello Happiness²¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: Joey Soma J: Reserve 1

(7)

Lightning Rock¹¹²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Erico Verdonese J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Desert Pride (3/1), Miss Khalifa (5/1), Brooklyn Bridge (7/1), Feather The Nest (8/1), Flying First Class (8/1), Thandekhile (9/1), Readysetglo (10/1), Hear The Trumpet (14/1), Burnt Jasper (20/1), Louvain (22/1), Get Set (22/1), Malteza (25/1), Make A Penny (25/1), Loralei (28/1), Super Fine (33/1), St Joseph's Lily (40/1)

GET SET appeals best of these by a narrow margin but will need to be firing on all cylinders. Thandekhile could provide the hardest opposition, while Brooklyn Bridge deserves some consideration too.