16:00 Vaal

Tuesday 14 June 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 23 June Mr 76 Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: -

(8)

Waqaas¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lerena| T: Fabian Habib| CD

15/8

5-time course winner. 7/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 773332

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(15)

Timbavati River¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

12/1

Course winner. 16/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 13-8368

(14)

Leeson^b⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

3/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 25/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at this course (9.9f, soft) 56 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 220311

(10)

Banha Bridge^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: S Khumalo| T: Candice Dawson| CD

8/1

Course winner. 25/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 338-084

(7)

Just A Memory³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Calvin Habib| T: D Gray St John| C

14/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. 33/1, good fifth of 16 in minor event at this course (8f, good) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 371695

(9)

Orgetorix^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Alec Laird| CD

11/1

Career best when winning 19-runner maiden at this course (7f, good to soft, 10/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 322351

(12)

Wondering Star⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Warren Kennedy| T: D Gray St John| C

10/3

Course winner. 14/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 5 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 332768

(4)

Track Commander¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Sean Tarry| D

12/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good, 25/1) 14 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 579004

Non-Runners

(13)

Southern Blaze¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Stuart Pettigrew J: Diego De Gouveia

(6)

Bloomington¹⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Fabian Habib J: S Khumalo

(16)

Theroseofbecharre¹⁹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Fabian Habib J: Dylan Lerena

(11)

Absolute Value²⁶

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: Fabian Habib J: Francois Herholdt

(2)

Khiza¹⁴

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: Fabian Habib J: Kaidan Brewer

(1)

Evening Rise¹⁹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Fabian Habib J: Jeffery Syster

(5)

Orus Apollo⁸⁴

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Fabian Habib J: Nathan Klink

(3)

Twice As Special²¹¹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Tony Nassif J: Siyanda Sosibo

Forecasts

Waqaas (15/8), Leeson (3/1), Wondering Star (10/3), Bloomington (5/1), Banha Bridge (8/1), Orgetorix (11/1), Track Commander (12/1), Timbavati River (12/1), Just A Memory (14/1), Theroseofbecharre (14/1), Southern Blaze (14/1), Evening Rise (20/1), Orus Apollo (33/1), Khiza (33/1), Twice As Special (33/1), Absolute Value (33/1)

BLOOMINGTON headed the market on his latest run, but gets the vote again. Wondering Star is probably the toughest threat, while Just A Memory also needs a second look.