13:50 Vaal

Thursday 23 December 2021

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 30 December Classified Stakes

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: -

(10)

Bethel^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Warren Kennedy| T: M F De Kock| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Winner here in September. 25/2, creditable fifth of 15 in minor event at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 475105-

(1)

Jet Captain¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Corne Spies| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 25/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 12 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 100-

(20)

Enjoy The View⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁹⁾| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

66/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 20/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 5 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 506870-

(13)

Eyes On Tiger^b⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Paul Matchett| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner here in October. Below form sixth of 13 in handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 5 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 202106-

(14)

Abalus¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Winner here in August. 10/1, third of 5 in minor event at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 214533-

(4)

Wings Of Nike⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Brown| T: Billy Ruiters| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Winner here in August. 50/3, first run since leaving D. Nieuwenhuizen when tenth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 56 days ago.

Form: 22510-

(19)

Snow Symphony¹⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽⁹⁾| T: Grant Maroun

25/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 20/1). Off 142 days. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving D. Nieuwenhuizen.

Form: 1/69-

(5)

The Hound^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Francois Herholdt| T: Roy Magner| D

28/1

Career best when winning 11-runner maiden at Turffontein (5f, good to soft, 10/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 478431-

(17)

Just As Rich^b⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Tony Nassif| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 8 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good to soft, 25/2) 75 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. A. Soma. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 509056-

(2)

Moonstrike^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| CD

13/2

25/4 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 874231-

(18)

Soweto Rose¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Clinton Binda

9/1

Winner at Greyville in October. 10/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (6f, good) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 371884-

(8)

Emerald Flame^b²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Leon Lotz| D

40/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. 5/2, won 8-runner maiden at Fairview (5f) 20 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 532441-

(6)

Young Jackie¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: C Maujean| T: Phillip Vermeulen| D

18/1

91/20, career best when winning 9-runner maiden at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5631-

(16)

Samoa^b⁹

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

9/4

C&D winner. Two wins from 44 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. Creditable second of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, soft, 10/3) 9 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 434242-

(12)

Allez Les Bleu^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Nathan Klink| T: Roy Magner| OR: 67| CD

7/1

C&D winner. One win from 28 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 839272-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

(11)

Twice As Splendid⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Grant Maroun J: Denis Schwarz

(7)

Successful Secret¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Brett Webber J: G Lerena

(9)

Rozara⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Ashley Fortune J: Calvin Habib

(3)

Touch Of Fate²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: Clinton Binda J: Jason Gates

(15)

Hear The Trumpet¹⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 6

T: David Nieuwenhuizen J: Jeffery Syster

Forecasts

Samoa (9/4), Abalus (7/2), Bethel (6/1), Moonstrike (13/2), Allez Les Bleu (7/1), Successful Secret (8/1), Soweto Rose (9/1), Eyes On Tiger (14/1), Rozara (14/1), Hear The Trumpet (14/1), Young Jackie (18/1), Twice As Splendid (20/1), Touch Of Fate (20/1), Snow Symphony (25/1), Wings Of Nike (25/1), The Hound (28/1), Emerald Flame (40/1), Jet Captain (40/1), Just As Rich (40/1), Enjoy The View (66/1)

ALLEZ LES BLEU is operating at a solid level lately and sets the bar.. Samoa can emerge best of the rest, while Hear The Trumpet could go well too.