15:40 Vaal

Thursday 7 April 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 14 April Mr 70 Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: -

(8)

Ancestral Prayer¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽³⁾| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 15 in handicap (25/2) at this course (8f, good). Off 161 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 212570-

(9)

Devilish Dancer⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: D Gray St John| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 8/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 7 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 07-1790

(1)

Immeasurable¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Joshwin Solomons⁽³⁾| T: Sean Tarry| C

28/1

Course winner. 25/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good). Off 140 days. Down in trip.

Form: 171770-

(2)

Jp Two Thousand^b³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Paul Peter

6/1

4/10, career best when winning 7-runner maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 6-34321

(6)

Funky Music^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

3/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Creditable sixth of 10 in minor event (4/1) at Turffontein (6f, good) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 356-746

(12)

Crown Plaza^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jeffery Syster| T: M F De Kock

7/1

Career best when winning 9-runner maiden at Turffontein (6f, good, 33/20) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 3-73021

(11)

Back To Basics⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Gabriell Pieterse⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Webber| C

4/1

Course winner. Winner here in January. Respectable third of 10 in minor event (100/3) at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 6853-13

(13)

Groomedtowin³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Clinton Binda| C

18/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. Sixth of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Greyville (8.4f, AW) 31 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 34107-6

(5)

Catchthegreenlight²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁹⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Respectable eighth of 14 in minor event at this course (8f, good) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 7-94488

(7)

Full Royalty⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Mfanelo Hlanganani Zuma⁽⁹⁾| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

22/1

C&D winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Winner here in December. Bit below form tenth of 19 in handicap at this C&D (good, 40/1) 44 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 41-800

(4)

Silly Fella^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

7/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 66/1, fifth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 5-87575

(10)

On The Warpath^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Yuzae Ramzan⁽³⁾| T: Grant Maroun

50/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. Ninth of 10 in minor event (100/1) at Turffontein (6f, good) 14 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 098009

Non-Runners

(3)

Golden Tune⁵⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: David Nieuwenhuizen J: Malesela Katjedi

Forecasts

Funky Music (3/1), Back To Basics (4/1), Catchthegreenlight (5/1), Jp Two Thousand (6/1), Silly Fella (7/1), Crown Plaza (7/1), Golden Tune (7/1), Ancestral Prayer (9/1), Devilish Dancer (16/1), Groomedtowin (18/1), Full Royalty (22/1), Immeasurable (28/1), On The Warpath (50/1)

FUNKY MUSIC is running creditably and is much the one to aim at. Jp Two Thousand could be the biggest competition, while Golden Tune is another with place prospects.