15:05 Vaal

Thursday 25 March 2021

All10:3011:0511:4012:1512:5013:2513:5514:3015:05

Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 1 April Classified Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   5f 212y  |   Good  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:06  |   Winning time: -
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
2
(4)
Horse silk
Global Townb21
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Ashley Fortune| CD
8/1
8/1, career best when winning 7-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.
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Timeform
3
(16)
Horse silk
11/2
Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. First run since leaving R/S Hill when below form seventh of 15 in minor event (19/4) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago.
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Timeform
4
(1)
Horse silk
Ilha Da Varlette21
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-3| J: S Brown| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| OR:  99| C
25/1
Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 25/1) 21 days ago.
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Timeform
5
(7)
Horse silk
Wiley Kim273
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| OR:  67
25/1
Sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 7/1). Off 9 months. Down in trip. Difficult ask.
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Timeform
6
(13)
Horse silk
Ramsay16
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Munger| T: Grant Maroun| C
15/2
Course winner. Latest win here in January. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 12/1) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
7
(2)
Horse silk
The Sandsb61
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-2| J: Joshwin Solomons(3)| T: Gary Alexander| OR:  78| CD
12/1
C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Sixth of 8 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good, 36/1) 61 days ago.
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Timeform
8
(9)
Horse silk
8/1
Career best when winning 8-runner maiden (18/10) at this course (5f, good) 23 days ago. Can make presence felt.
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Timeform
9
(15)
Horse silk
10/1
Career best when winning 9-runner maiden (22/10) at Turffontein (6f, good) 14 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.
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Timeform
10
(17)
Horse silk
Timeforthatb121
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: S Khumalo| T: Luchelle Kruger| C
20/1
Course winner. Winner here in December. 36/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 21 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
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Timeform
11
(8)
Horse silk
Speechmakerb30
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-13| J: G Lerena| T: Heather Adamson| OR:  63| D
9/4
One win from 21 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 31/4, good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 30 days ago.
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Timeform
12
(12)
Horse silk
Tiki Takab30
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-11| J: R Simons| T: Erico Verdonese| OR:  55| D
20/1
Winner at Turffontein in December. Eighth of 10 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good) 30 days ago. Merits consideration.
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Timeform
13
(18)
Horse silk
Father Timeb35
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-11| J: Xola Jacobs(9)| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| OR:  76| D
28/1
25/1, fourteenth of 15 in minor event at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.
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Timeform
14
(10)
Horse silk
12/1
Course winner. Winner here in October. Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 11 in minor event (18/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 14 days ago.
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Timeform
15
(14)
Horse silk
33/1
C&D winner. First run since leaving C. Binda when 5¾ lengths tenth of 14 to Ramsay in minor event at this course (5f, good, 33/1) 58 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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Timeform
16
(6)
Horse silk
Pretty Jollyb7
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-4| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| OR:  66| C| D
33/1
Course winner. Ninth of 11 in handicap (45/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 7 days ago. Back down in trip. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies. Uphill task.
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Timeform
17
(5)
Horse silk
Forbe's Quarryb30
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-7| J: Callan Murray| T: Stephanus Botha| OR:  61| CD
18/1
C&D winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Winner here in November. Fifth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at this course (5f, good) 30 days ago.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

1
(11)
Horse silk
Harrys Secret30
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 4
T: Dorrie Sham  J: Luke Ferraris
NR
18
(3)
Horse silk
Stupefy70
Weight: 8-7|  Age: 5
T: Dennis Cason  J: Reserve 2
NR

Forecasts

Speechmaker (9/4), Into The Future (11/2), Ramsay (15/2), Dalgety Bay (8/1), Global Town (8/1), Lucy In The Sky (10/1), Harrys Secret (10/1), The Sands (12/1), Bitter Wind (12/1), Forbe's Quarry (18/1), Tiki Taka (20/1), Timeforthat (20/1), Wiley Kim (25/1), Ilha Da Varlette (25/1), Father Time (28/1), Pretty Jolly (33/1), Bridge Of Spies (33/1)

Verdict

LUCY IN THE SKY looked an improved animal last time out and is well up to winning this. Dalgety Bay is chosen to complete for the forecast, while Speechmaker looks the one for the minor money.

  1. LUCY IN THE SKY (SAF)
  2. DALGETY BAY (SAF)
  3. SPEECHMAKER (SAF)

Prize Money

1st: R42,008.002nd: R17,498.003rd: R6,991.004th: R3,496.00

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