14:30 Vaal

Tuesday 29 December 2020

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 5 January Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: -

(8)

Tight Five²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: Sean Tarry| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in November. Last of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 419-

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(2)

Birdwatcher¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Brett Warren| C

5/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. Creditable third of 14 in minor event at this course (8f, good, 12/1) 14 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 384413-

(14)

Father Time^b¹⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Gabriel Pieterse⁽⁹⁾| T: David Nieuwenhuizen

16/1

36/1, last of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/96170-

(13)

Louvain¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Deon Sampson| T: Corne Spies| CD

8/1

Course winner. Good second of 15 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 19 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 136402-

(6)

Banha Bridge^b⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson

7/1

40/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 45 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus. Others more persuasive.

Form: 086999-

(11)

Contrail¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S Khumalo| T: Alec Laird

14/1

Last of 6 in handicap (20/1) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 9019/06-

(4)

Fresh From The Us^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

6/1

Course winner. Winner here in September. 11/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 26 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 042149-

(10)

Willo'thewisp¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Paul Matchett| CD

16/1

Course winner. Winner here in June. Below form tenth of 16 in minor event (18/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 104500-

(9)

Roger The Dodger¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Ryan Munger| T: Corne Spies| C

14/1

12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fifteenth of 16 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Booking of Munger a plus. Difficult ask.

Form: 189000-

(1)

Snow In Seattle^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: Barend Daniel Botes| CD

7/1

6-time course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Respectable sixth of 16 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good, 16/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 702486-

(3)

Bravo One⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Dorrie Sham| C

10/1

Course winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Winner here in August. 30/1, creditable fourth of 12 in minor event at this course (8f, good) 7 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 107064-

(5)

Western Oasis⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Paul Peter| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 12/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time, fifth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, soft) 48 days ago. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 5/32005-

(7)

Master Boulder⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 15 in minor event at this course (6f, good, 40/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 007085-

(12)

Hottentots Holland³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C

18/1

Course winner. Fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 25/1) 35 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 078675-

Forecasts

Birdwatcher (5/1), Fresh From The Us (6/1), Tight Five (7/1), Banha Bridge (7/1), Snow In Seattle (7/1), Louvain (8/1), Western Oasis (17/2), Bravo One (10/1), Roger The Dodger (14/1), Contrail (14/1), Willo'thewisp (16/1), Father Time (16/1), Hottentots Holland (18/1), Master Boulder (20/1)

FRESH FROM THE US is back at Vaal and can resume winning ways. Bravo One and Willo'thewisp also command a second look.