14:30 Vaal

Thursday 10 March 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 22 March Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: -

(10)

Arverni Warrior⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Corrie Lensley| CD

7/1

Course winner. 25/2, respectable sixth of 19 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft). Off 93 days. First run for yard after leaving M. N. Houdalakis. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 43216-

(1)

Motor City Hitman^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Paul Peter| CD

14/1

Course winner. Winner here in January. Respectable fifth of 15 in minor event at this course (7f, good, 50/3) 16 days ago.

Form: 255-165

(17)

Funky Music^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

5/1

Course winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap (25/4) at this course (7f, good) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 22356-7

(15)

Ice Man Cometh⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Julius Mariba| T: Joey Soma| D

14/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 50/3) 44 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 157/87-4

(3)

Twosidestoastory²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Tony Nassif| D

14/1

Winner at Turffontein in December. Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 12 in minor event at this course (8.4f, good, 20/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 581-366

(5)

Dark Travel¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber| CD

8/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in January. Twelfth of 15 in minor event (25/3) at this course (7f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 363120

(6)

Naval Guard⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| D

11/4

Winner at Turffontein in January. 25/4, creditable fourth of 12 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good to soft) 51 days ago.

Form: 025-14

(7)

Riccardo^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Danielson| T: Dorrie Sham| CD

18/1

Course winner. 20/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 3459-68

(9)

Call Me Master²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Robbie Sage| BF

9/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 25/4, creditable second of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 26 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 423-692

(4)

Track Commander¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| D

18/1

Winner at Turffontein in November. 50/3, respectable seventh of 15 in minor event at this course (7f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 2180-57

(12)

Louvain¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: Corne Spies| OR: 70| CD

15/2

4-time course winner. 100/7, bit below form eleventh of 19 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 16 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Could be worth chancing.

Form: 5404-50

(11)

Wonderful Rock^b⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Erico Verdonese| OR: 65| D

80/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Winner at Turffontein in December. 15¼ lengths last of 14 to Dark Travel in handicap (100/3) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 47 days ago.

Form: 48331-0

(13)

Strong Casha⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Calvin Habib| T: Barend / / Vosloo

40/1

20/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Fairview (6f, good) 48 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving G. D. Smith. Shortlist material.

Form: 17537-0

(14)

Snow Symphony^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Grant Maroun

33/1

100/3 and blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 1/697-08

Non-Runners

(2)

Written In Stone⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: Brett Webber J: S Khumalo

(16)

In The Game¹⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: Brett Webber J: Reserve 2

(8)

On The Warpath¹⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Naval Guard (11/4), Call Me Master (9/2), Funky Music (5/1), Arverni Warrior (7/1), Louvain (15/2), Dark Travel (8/1), Motor City Hitman (14/1), Ice Man Cometh (14/1), Twosidestoastory (14/1), Written In Stone (14/1), Track Commander (18/1), Riccardo (18/1), Snow Symphony (33/1), Strong Casha (40/1), Wonderful Rock (80/1)

LOUVAIN is chanced from a low mark. Call Me Master is considered, while Funky Music is another with place prospects.