16:20 Vaal

Thursday 19 August 2021

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 24 August Classified Stakes

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: -

(1)

Blue Eyes^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Paul Peter| D

11/2

Bit below form third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 91/20) 14 days ago.

Form: 028023-

(6)

Touch Of Fate^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Clinton Binda| OR: 79| C

16/1

Course winner. Last of 13 in minor event (100/7) at this course (5f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 508930-

(13)

Feather The Nest⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Danielson| T: D Gray St John| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 5/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (5.5f, good) 4 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 451782-

(12)

Space Race^b1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| D

9/4

Winner at Greyville in February. 100/13, creditable fourth of 10 in minor event at this C&D (good) 23 days ago.

Form: 179024-

(9)

Catchthegreenlight⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Fabian Habib| C

33/1

Course winner. Winner here in May. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 25/1) 44 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 88190-

(8)

Silly Fella^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: D Gray St John| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Winner here in June. 25/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 581408-

(3)

Country Mile¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Ryan Munger| T: Grant Maroun

16/1

Winner at Turffontein in July. 50/3, sixth of 8 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 847616-

(10)

Midnight Gem¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Winner here in March. Below form fifth of 10 in handicap (25/4) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 167285-

(2)

Rose Willow⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Webber| D

14/1

Winner at Turffontein in May. Ninth of 12 in handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (7f, good) 4 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 521769-

(5)

Tiki Taka^b¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Gates| T: Erico Verdonese| OR: 55| D

16/1

Tenth of 15 in minor event at this course (7.4f, good, 15/2). Off 140 days. Difficult ask.

Form: 1/06820-

(7)

Wuhan³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heather Adamson| D

12/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at this course (7.4f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 470688-

(4)

Samoa^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: S Khumalo| T: Bridget Stidolph| OR: 66| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 100/7, good fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 860044-

(11)

Broadway Babe^b⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber| D

66/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (5.5f, good, 50/1) 4 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 070006-

Forecasts

Space Race (9/4), Feather The Nest (11/2), Blue Eyes (11/2), Midnight Gem (6/1), Samoa (17/2), Silly Fella (17/2), Wuhan (12/1), Rose Willow (14/1), Touch Of Fate (16/1), Tiki Taka (16/1), Country Mile (16/1), Catchthegreenlight (33/1), Broadway Babe (66/1)

FEATHER THE NEST was much improved compared with previous effort in her latest start and is well up to winning this. Samoa is the percentage call to finish runner-up, while Space Race demands respect as well.

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