14:00 Vaal

Tuesday 18 January 2022

All10:0010:3511:0511:3512:0512:4013:2014:00

Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 20 January Classified Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   7f 46y  |   Good to Soft  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:00  |   Winning time: -
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Timbavati River40
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD
7/1
C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in November. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (100/7) at Turffontein (7f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.
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Timeform
2
(2)
Horse silk
Ablueazure14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Brian Nyawo| T: Paul Peter| BF| CD
17/2
Course winner. Winner here in November. 15/4, good 3½ lengths seventh of 13 to Speechmaker in minor event at this course (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Has work to do.
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Timeform
4
(7)
Horse silk
Naval Guard17
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: Mark Khan| T: Paul Peter| D
5/1
Career best when winning 9-runner maiden at Turffontein (7f, good, 20/11) 17 days ago.
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Timeform
5
(6)
Horse silk
Dark Travel14
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Brett Webber| CD
11/4
C&D winner. Bit below form 2¾ lengths sixth of 13 to Speechmaker in minor event at this course (8f, good to soft, 50/9) 14 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.
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Timeform
6
(10)
Horse silk
Light Of The Moon126
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Barend / / Vosloo
9/1
First run since leaving S. J. Snaith when seventh of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Durbanville (8f, good). Off 126 days. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Snaith. Not easy to make a case for.
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Timeform
7
(3)
Horse silk
Theroseofbecharre5
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer(9)| T: Fabian Habib| CD
14/1
Course winner. 20/3, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 5 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
8
(1)
Horse silk
Mike The Pilot38
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-7| J: S Khumalo| T: D Gray St John
22/1
25/2, eleventh of 16 in maiden at this course (8.4f, good) 38 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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Timeform
9
(12)
Horse silk
In The Gameb5
Age: 8|  Weight: 8-7| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber| CD
20/1
5-time course winner. 50/3, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, soft) 5 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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Timeform
10
(5)
Horse silk
Grindelwaldb7
Age: 7|  Weight: 8-7| J: Philasande Mxoli(6)| T: Grant Maroun| OR:  75| C
7/1
Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 50/3, very good second of 14 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip.
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Timeform
11
(9)
Horse silk
Rose Willow14
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-3| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Brett Webber| CD
12/1
Course winner. Latest win here in December. 6¾ lengths tenth of 13 to Speechmaker in minor event (50/7) at this course (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Booking of Marwing a plus. Merits consideration.
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Timeform
12
(8)
Horse silk
Speechmakerb14
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-3| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Heather Adamson| OR:  63| C
6/1
100/7, didn't need to improve to win 13-runner minor event at this course (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago by ½ length from Kapama. Others more persuasive.
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Timeform
13
(13)
Horse silk
Kapama14
Age: 7|  Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Brett Webber| OR:  73| CD
18/1
Course winner. Thirty three runs since last win in 2020. ½-length second of 13 to Speechmaker in minor event at this course (8f, good to soft, 100/3) 14 days ago.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

3
(11)
Horse silk
Tallinn5
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 6
T: M F De Kock  J: K De Melo
NR

Forecasts

Dark Travel (11/4), Naval Guard (5/1), Speechmaker (6/1), Grindelwald (7/1), Timbavati River (7/1), Ablueazure (17/2), Light Of The Moon (9/1), Rose Willow (12/1), Theroseofbecharre (14/1), Tallinn (14/1), Kapama (18/1), In The Game (20/1), Mike The Pilot (22/1)

Verdict

TALLINN has been hard to fault in recent outings and looks the one they all have to beat. Dark Travel is taken for the forecast, while Grindelwald is the tentative selection for third. .

  1. TALLINN (SAF)
  2. DARK TRAVEL (SAF)
  3. GRINDELWALD (SAF)

Prize Money

1st: R43,756.002nd: R14,003.003rd: R6,991.004th: R3,496.005th: R1,748.00

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