15:45 Vaal

Thursday 22 April 2021

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 29 April Fm 71 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: -

(9)

Mirren²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Warren Kennedy| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Career best when winning 14-runner minor event at Turffontein (9f, good, 15/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 83-4101

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(5)

Senescence³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: Sean Tarry| BF| C

11/4

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in February. Evens, creditable third of 14 in minor event at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 46-2113

(4)

Electric Boots^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R Danielson| T: D Gray St John

10/1

Didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner maiden at Turffontein (9f, good, 67/20) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-34251

(2)

Gypsy Magic²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Nassif| D

20/1

Career best when winning 12-runner maiden (7/1) at Greyville (10.4f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 7-05921

(11)

Perfect Passion²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Xola Jacobs⁽⁹⁾| T: Jannie Borman| D

28/1

25/1, didn't need to improve to win 14-runner maiden at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 23 days ago by neck from Sophia's First. First run for yard after leaving G. M. Alexander.

Form: 3-47051

(17)

Rabia The Rebel²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Luke Ferraris| T: Brett Webber| CD

14/1

4-time course winner. 18/1, 6¾ lengths twelfth of 14 to Mirren in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good) 26 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 548030

(1)

Sophia's First^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: S Khumalo| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| BF

7/1

47/20 and blinkered for 1st time, neck second of 14 to Perfect Passion in maiden at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 8-92232

(15)

Zernez^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies

20/1

Excellent 2¼ lengths third of 14 to Mirren in minor event (33/1) at Turffontein (9f, good) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 800903

(10)

Flying First Class¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C

16/1

Course winner. Respectable well-beaten seventh of 12 to War of Athena in Gr 2 (50/1) at Turffontein (12.2f, good) 19 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-40027

(14)

League Of Her Own⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Jeffery Syster⁽³⁾| T: Stephanus Botha| C

12/1

Course winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 15 in handicap (50/1) at this course (9f, good) 8 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 7-40009

(13)

Mazari^b⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Ryan Munger| T: Corne Spies| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 8/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 8 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies.

Form: 591736

(8)

Fleur Du Cap¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Dennis Cason

80/1

20/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft). Off 107 days. Back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 87093-8

(7)

Piccadilly Square²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Webber| C

40/1

Course winner. 6¼ lengths eleventh of 14 to Mirren in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good, 6/1) 26 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 339600

(12)

Pucker Up⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Webber| C

40/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Eleventh of 15 in handicap at this course (9f, good, 28/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 70-6300

Non-Runners

(6)

Smiley River¹²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: Phillip Labuschagne J: G Lerena

(3)

Largo Bay³⁵

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Philasande Mxoli

(16)

Winning Queen¹⁰⁰

Weight: 8-5| Age: 6

T: Erico Verdonese J: Cole Dicken

Forecasts

Mirren (2/1), Senescence (11/4), Sophia's First (7/1), Mazari (7/1), Smiley River (8/1), Electric Boots (10/1), League Of Her Own (12/1), Rabia The Rebel (14/1), Flying First Class (16/1), Zernez (20/1), Gypsy Magic (20/1), Perfect Passion (28/1), Largo Bay (33/1), Pucker Up (40/1), Piccadilly Square (40/1), Winning Queen (40/1), Fleur Du Cap (80/1)

SMILEY RIVER is probably the best recommendation but this is an open race. Mazari could be the sternest threat, while Senescence is another to come into the reckoning.