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Tuesday 7 December 2021

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Saturday 11 December Mr 72 Handicap

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: -

(9)

Excellarator¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Brian Nyawo| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Winner here in July. 25/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 12 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 210050-

(14)

Samuel Salt²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lerena| T: Clinton Binda| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (25/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 415813-

(8)

Twice As Splendid²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Grant Maroun| D

14/1

Winner at Turffontein in August. 20/1, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 24 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 45166-

(5)

Eyes On Tiger^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Paul Matchett| C

12/1

Didn't need to be at best when winning 15-runner maiden (5/4) at this course (5f, good) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 222021-

(20)

Right Choice²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Warren Kennedy| T: M F De Kock| CD

15/2

Career best when winning 13-runner maiden at this C&D (soft, 10/13) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 226231-

(4)

Urban Rock^b⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| D

40/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Sixth of 7 in handicap (100/3) at this course (5f, good to soft) 64 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 7/00006-

(19)

Jet Captain²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| C

9/1

1 win from 1 run this year. Won 15-runner maiden (25/2) at this course (5f, soft) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 1-

(10)

Blue Eyes^b¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Xola Jacobs⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Peter| D

18/1

50/7, last of 13 in minor event at this C&D (good). Off 110 days.

Form: 280230-

(17)

Midnight Badger^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Paul Peter

7/2

One win from 23 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 20/1, good neck second of 13 to Samuel Salt in minor event at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Can make presence felt strongly.

Form: 200242-

(7)

Successful Secret²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Webber| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form fourth of 14 in minor event (15/4) at Turffontein (5f, good) 22 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 345654-

(12)

The Makwakkers^b⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Roy Magner| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in July. 25/3, good sixth of 11 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good) 47 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 134636-

(3)

True Brit^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| C

12/1

Course winner. 17/2, creditable third of 14 in minor event at Turffontein (5f, good) 22 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 774413-

(2)

Informative⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Paul Matchett| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Good third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 54 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 177393-

(16)

Meet The Captain^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Brown| T: Stephen Moffatt| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 16 runs this year. Latest win here in October. Bit below form sixth of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good, 50/1) 19 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 181386-

(13)

Freedom Dancer²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Joshwin Solomons⁽³⁾| T: Daniel Pretorius

80/1

Winner at Greyville in September. 100/1, first run since leaving C. Binda when sixth of 8 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 682106-

(18)

Procrastinator^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (100/3) at this course (8f, good) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 578750-

(6)

Tiki Taka^b⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: Francois Herholdt| T: Erico Verdonese| D

16/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (50/9) at this C&D (good to soft) 61 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 074464-

Non-Runners

(15)

Tiger In The Sun⁷⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Barend / / Vosloo J: Unknown Jockey

(11)

Gal Gadot³⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Shaylen Naidoo J: Denis Schwarz

(1)

Grindelwald²²

Weight: 8-5| Age: 6

T: Grant Maroun J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Midnight Badger (7/2), Samuel Salt (9/2), Right Choice (15/2), Successful Secret (8/1), Jet Captain (9/1), True Brit (12/1), Eyes On Tiger (12/1), Twice As Splendid (14/1), The Makwakkers (14/1), Procrastinator (16/1), Meet The Captain (16/1), Tiki Taka (16/1), Gal Gadot (16/1), Grindelwald (16/1), Informative (18/1), Blue Eyes (18/1), Tiger In The Sun (20/1), Excellarator (33/1), Urban Rock (40/1), Freedom Dancer (80/1)

MIDNIGHT BADGER's recent starts have had a lot to like about them and he has leading claims. Tiki Taka looks only to be playing for second at best, while Eyes On Tiger comes into calculations for minor honours.

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