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Thursday 26 May 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 31 May Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: -

(8)

Duke Of Rain¹⁴

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

13/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 18-runner minor event at this course (8f, good, 9/2) 14 days ago.

Form: 2-12331

(18)

Bloomington²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib| D

5/2

28/10, career best when winning 11-runner minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 19-7831

(20)

Tirpitz¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| C

9/2

1 win from 1 run this year. Won 9-runner maiden (33/20) at this course (6f, soft) 16 days ago. Enters calculations strongly.

Form: 54-1

(14)

In Cahoots¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Joshwin Solomons| T: Sean Tarry| BF| CD

17/2

Course winner. Latest win here in April. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Greyville (7f, AW, 5/2) 17 days ago.

Form: 900715

(3)

Joint Effort^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Jaap Visser| OR: 70| D

80/1

Fifteenth of 17 in minor event (100/1) at this course (6f, soft) 16 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1190-00

(2)

Written In Stone⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Brett Webber| OR: 70| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good) 9 days ago.

Form: 308434

(1)

Tiger In The Sun¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

16/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable third of 17 in minor event at this course (6f, soft, 40/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 249603

(17)

Funky Music^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Francois Herholdt| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

10/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 11/2, creditable third of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good) 9 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 746243

(15)

War Jewel²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| OR: 75| C

28/1

Course winner. 40/1, first run since leaving J. A. Visser when eighth of 11 in minor event at this course (9f, good) 23 days ago. Back down in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 609-008

(19)

Twice As Wild²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Grant Maroun| C

20/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Turffontein in April. 5/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 9-76113

(6)

Cross Examiner⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Danielson| T: Phillip Labuschagne

40/1

Didn't need to improve to win 7-runner maiden (7/2) at Turffontein (6f, good) 63 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. Sham.

Form: 677531

(12)

Quattro Passi³³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Klink| T: Billy Ruiters| OR: 73| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Fifth of 8 in minor event (8/1) at Turffontein (7f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 5-21665

(5)

Indigo Winter^b1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: K De Melo| T: D Gray St John| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 15 in handicap (66/1) at this course (7.4f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 3410-00

(7)

Silly Fella^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

15/2

Course winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Good second of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good, 8/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 532332

(10)

My Kingdom^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Kobus Roux| CD

40/1

Course winner. One win from 43 Flat runs. Thirty four runs since last win in 2020. 125/1, ninth of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 11 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 000979

(9)

Fort Wylie³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽³⁾| T: Bill Human

66/1

80/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (9.9f, soft) 37 days ago. Down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 588-060

(4)

Cherokee Chief^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Tony Nassif

66/1

One win from 29 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 80/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 18 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 5-06909

(16)

Sacred Valley^b³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| CD

40/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. 10/1, last of 8 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 108888

(13)

Evening Rise⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Fabian Habib| OR: 75| CD

28/1

Course winner. 10/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 63 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 03-4799

(11)

Full Royalty³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Winner here in December. Seventh of 15 in handicap (25/1) at this course (6f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 1-80067

Forecasts

Bloomington (5/2), Tirpitz (9/2), Duke Of Rain (13/2), Silly Fella (15/2), In Cahoots (17/2), Funky Music (10/1), Written In Stone (11/1), Tiger In The Sun (16/1), Quattro Passi (20/1), Twice As Wild (20/1), Indigo Winter (28/1), War Jewel (28/1), Evening Rise (28/1), Full Royalty (33/1), Sacred Valley (40/1), My Kingdom (40/1), Cross Examiner (40/1), Fort Wylie (66/1), Cherokee Chief (66/1), Joint Effort (80/1)

TIRPITZ can only improve and has leading claims. Funky Music seems the primary threat, while Evening Rise is one to bear in mind as well.