13:50 Vaal

Tuesday 21 December 2021

All09:4510:2010:5511:3012:0512:4013:1513:50

Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 23 December Mr 66 Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   5f 212y  |   Good to Soft  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:51  |   Winning time: -
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
2
(1)
Horse silk
6/1
3 wins from 15 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Greyville (6f, AW, 25/7) 50 days ago.
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Timeform
3
(13)
Horse silk
Midnight Badgerb14
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Khan| T: Paul Peter| BF
4/1
One win from 24 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 91/20, bit below form sixth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
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Timeform
5
(18)
Horse silk
13/2
C&D winner. 100/3, creditable third of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
6
(9)
Horse silk
Lulu's Boy33
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Kobus Roux| CD
9/1
50/9, improved to win 7-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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Timeform
7
(2)
Horse silk
Urban Rock10
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| D
28/1
Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Tenth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 10 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.
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Timeform
8
(17)
Horse silk
True Britb3
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Munger| T: Corne Spies| C
16/1
25/3, below form fifth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 3 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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Timeform
9
(7)
Horse silk
Touch Of Fateb12
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: M Yeni| T: Clinton Binda| C
14/1
Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good to soft, 20/3) 12 days ago. Enters calculations.
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Timeform
11
(14)
Horse silk
16/1
5/2, first run since leaving B. D. Botes when ninth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good). Off 136 days. Down in trip.
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Timeform
12
(10)
Horse silk
Roger The Dodger203
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-0| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| C
9/1
Course winner. Respectable fourth of 11 in minor event (25/3) at this course (7.2f, good). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Can make presence felt.
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Timeform
13
(5)
Horse silk
25/1
C&D winner. 40/1, first run since leaving S. J. Gray when seventh of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.
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Timeform
14
(12)
Horse silk
Grindelwald36
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Grant Maroun| CD
8/1
C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 100/7, sixth of 14 in minor event at Turffontein (5f, good) 36 days ago.
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Timeform
15
(20)
Horse silk
50/1
One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner at Greyville in September. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 50/1) 3 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
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Timeform
16
(6)
Horse silk
66/1
Course winner. First run since leaving S. G. Tarry when eighteenth of 19 in handicap (125/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
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Timeform
17
(19)
Horse silk
25/1
One win from 25 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Last of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 20/1) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.
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Timeform
18
(8)
Horse silk
10/3
Course winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2020. 25/3, eighth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 3 days ago. Not taken lightly.
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Timeform
20
(4)
Horse silk
80/1
50/1, first run since leaving C. E. Erasmus when last of 11 in handicap at Greyville (6f, AW) 83 days ago. First run for yard after leaving N. I. Van Wyk. Easy to look elsewhere.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

1
(11)
Horse silk
Twelve Oaks7
Weight: 9-9|  Age: 7
T: D Gray St John  J: S Brown
NR
4
(3)
Horse silk
Feather The Nest7
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 4
T: D Gray St John  J: S Khumalo
NR
10
(15)
Horse silk
In The Game3
Weight: 9-0|  Age: 7
T: Brett Webber  J: Jason Gates
NR
19
(16)
Horse silk
Bridge Of Spies3
Weight: 8-6|  Age: 6
T: Daniel Pretorius  J: Jeffery Syster
NR

Forecasts

After Hours (10/3), Midnight Badger (4/1), Life Goes On (6/1), Informative (13/2), Grindelwald (8/1), Roger The Dodger (9/1), Lulu's Boy (9/1), Feather The Nest (12/1), Touch Of Fate (14/1), Twelve Oaks (14/1), True Brit (16/1), Kind Judy (16/1), Bridge Of Spies (20/1), Tiki Taka (25/1), Silly Fella (25/1), In The Game (25/1), Urban Rock (28/1), Freedom Dancer (50/1), Burning Ice (66/1), Leslie Shadowliner (80/1)

Verdict

ROGER THE DODGER continues in form and is just about the pick in this line up. Midnight Badger is the other to focus on, while Life Goes On may be the one for third.

  1. ROGER THE DODGER (SAF)
  2. MIDNIGHT BADGER (SAF)
  3. LIFE GOES ON (SAF)

Prize Money

1st: R53,118.002nd: R16,996.003rd: R8,498.004th: R4,259.005th: R2,130.00

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