15:45 Vaal

Thursday 22 April 2021

All11:0511:3512:0512:4013:1513:5514:3515:1015:45

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

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 1f 208y  |   Good  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:46  |   Winning time: -
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(9)
Horse silk
2/1
C&D winner. Career best when winning 14-runner minor event at Turffontein (9f, good, 15/1) 26 days ago.
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Timeform
3
(5)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
4
(4)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
5
(2)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
6
(11)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
7
(17)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
8
(1)
Horse silk
Sophia's Firstb23
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.
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Timeform
9
(15)
Horse silk
Zernezb26
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.
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Timeform
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.
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Timeform
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.
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Timeform
13
(13)
Horse silk
Mazarib8
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.
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Timeform
15
(8)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
16
(7)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform
17
(12)
Horse silk
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.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

2
(6)
Horse silk
Smiley River12
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 5
T: Phillip Labuschagne  J: G Lerena
NR
12
(3)
Horse silk
Largo Bay35
Weight: 8-8|  Age: 4
T: Grant Maroun  J: Philasande Mxoli
NR
14
(16)
Horse silk
Winning Queen100
Weight: 8-5|  Age: 6
T: Erico Verdonese  J: Cole Dicken
WD

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)

Verdict

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.

  1. SMILEY RIVER (SAF)
  2. MAZARI (SAF)
  3. SENESCENCE (SAF)

Prize Money

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

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