13:50 Vaal

Thursday 23 June 2022

All11:3012:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

4racing.tv Apprentice Classified Stakes

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: -

(3)

Just A Memory⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kyle Strydom| T: D Gray St John| C

6/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. 20/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 716953

(13)

Kool Baikal²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽³⁾| T: Robbie Sage| OR: 70| C

10/1

25/2, won 16-runner handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 736401

(12)

Dark Travel¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁹⁾| T: Brett Webber| C| D

5/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in May. 7/2, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 445614

(11)

Mingshi²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Gabriell Pieterse⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Peter

7/2

Winner at Greyville in January. First run since leaving D. C. Howells when creditable 1¾ lengths third of 16 to Kool Baikal in handicap (16/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 9-19473

(6)

Golden Tune¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁹⁾| T: Bill Human| OR: 79| C

22/1

First run since leaving D. Nieuwenhuizen when last of 15 in minor event (25/1) at this course (5.5f, good) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 8-51350

(1)

Silly Fella^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| C

15/8

Course winner. One win from 26 Flat runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable third of 15 in handicap (18/10) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 233223

(14)

My Kingdom^b²³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Mfanelo Hlanganani Zuma| T: Kobus Roux| C

22/1

Course winner. One win from 45 Flat runs. Thirty six runs since last win in 2020. 66/1, sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 097906

(7)

Perfectly Putt^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Rachel Venniker| T: Jaap Visser| OR: 74

33/1

Latest win at Fairview in February. Last of 15 in handicap (100/1) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 017000

(10)

Fort Wylie²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Bill Human

40/1

Eighteenth of 20 in minor event at this course (7f, good to soft, 125/1) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 88-0600

(2)

Burning Ice⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Siphesihle Hlengwa⁽⁹⁾| T: Chris Jonker

66/1

Course winner. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to soft, 40/1). Off 93 days. Difficult ask.

Form: 00000-0

(4)

Mariposa^b⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Chris Jonker

14/1

20/1, third of 16 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 51 days ago.

Form: 37-0073

(9)

Diamonds N Dollars^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Joshwin Solomons| T: Sean Tarry| C

7/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 7/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Greyville (9.4f, AW) 10 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 669783

Non-Runners

(5)

Clarkson²³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Candice Dawson J: Card Scratching

(8)

River Jordan¹⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: Sean Tarry J: Mfanelo Hlanganani Zuma

Forecasts

Silly Fella (15/8), Mingshi (7/2), Dark Travel (5/1), Just A Memory (6/1), Diamonds N Dollars (7/1), Kool Baikal (10/1), Mariposa (14/1), River Jordan (14/1), Golden Tune (22/1), My Kingdom (22/1), Perfectly Putt (33/1), Fort Wylie (40/1), Burning Ice (66/1)

DIAMONDS N DOLLARS gets the vote in an open event. Silly Fella can follow the selection home, while Dark Travel isn't out of it either.