15:25 Vaal

Thursday 12 May 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 17 May Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:24 | Winning time: -

(8)

Duke Of Rain⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF| CD

7/2

Course winner. Winner here in January. Creditable third of 16 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to soft, 3/1) 51 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 42-1233

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(5)

Just A Memory⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: D Gray St John| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Winner here in February. Well-beaten last of 9 to Litigation in listed race (20/1) at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 61 days ago. Back down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 7-37169

(18)

Pewter Sky⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| D

18/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in January. 25/1, 7¼ lengths seventh of 9 to Litigation in listed race at Turffontein (9.9f, good to soft) 61 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 733-317

(6)

Anatura^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽³⁾| T: D Gray St John| OR: 73| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in March. 16/1, tenth of 11 in minor event at this course (9f, good) 9 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 021000

(16)

Da Capo^b1⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Jaap Visser| D

40/1

20/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Fairview (8f). Off 93 days. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 2108-80

(10)

Wondering Star⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Winner here in December. Creditable second of 14 in handicap (25/2) at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 54 days ago.

Form: 31-0332

(15)

Dark Travel²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber| C

16/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in January. Bit below form fifth of 10 in minor event at this C&D (soft, 6/1) 23 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 206445

(9)

Devilish Dancer⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: K De Melo| T: D Gray St John| C

5/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 11 in minor event at this course (9f, good, 14/1) 9 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 790556

(2)

Mike The Pilot⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: D Gray St John| C

22/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in April. 40/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 4 days ago.

Form: 960-717

(12)

Bella Rosa²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| OR: 75| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 7/1, good second of 11 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 96-7442

(13)

Consol Queen⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Tony Nassif| OR: 64| C

20/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Below form sixth of 10 in minor event (10/1) at Turffontein (12.9f, good) 89 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 0886-26

(3)

Global Approach⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford

9/2

4/1, creditable second of 10 in maiden at this C&D (good) 9 days ago.

Form: 034-242

(14)

Perfectly Putt^b⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: R Danielson| T: Jaap Visser| OR: 74| D

25/1

Latest win at Fairview in February. 50/3, seventh of 16 in handicap at Fairview (9.4f) 65 days ago.

Form: 99-5017

(11)

Grand Escape²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Francois Herholdt| T: Brett Crawford

28/1

Fifth of 10 in maiden (33/10) at this course (9f, soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 78-5345

(7)

Saffron Rain¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

33/1

Course winner. 12 lengths last of 12 to Opera Glass in listed race (125/1) at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 19 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Booking of Schwarz a plus.

Form: 000550

(1)

Gypsy Magic⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Tony Nassif

33/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, last of 7 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 52 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 730-977

Non-Runners

(4)

Last Song⁴²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Sean Tarry J: Reserve 1

(17)

My Kingdom¹⁹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: Kobus Roux J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Duke Of Rain (7/2), Global Approach (9/2), Bella Rosa (9/2), Devilish Dancer (5/1), Wondering Star (6/1), Dark Travel (16/1), Anatura (16/1), Pewter Sky (18/1), Just A Memory (20/1), Consol Queen (20/1), Mike The Pilot (22/1), Perfectly Putt (25/1), Grand Escape (28/1), Gypsy Magic (33/1), Saffron Rain (33/1), Da Capo (40/1)

BELLA ROSA is in a good run of form and just about gets the nod in this field. Saffron Rain is hard to ignore in the search for second, while Consol Queen is in the running for a share of the minor money.