15:25 Vaal

Thursday 21 July 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 26 July Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: -

(3)

Just A Memory¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: D Gray St John| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 20/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 695354

(11)

Legislate's Dance³³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Paul Peter| D

14/1

50/7 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 8 in minor event at Greyville (9f, AW). Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving P. B. Muscutt. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 613088-

(4)

Wondering Star²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Strydom| T: D Gray St John| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 276826

(10)

Silver Stardust²⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Paul Peter| D

12/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Greyville (7f, good, 100/7). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Snaith.

Form: 232100-

(6)

Just Be Nice¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Candice Dawson| C

17/2

Course winner. Winner here in January. Good fifth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Greyville (8f, AW) 19 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3-1055

(8)

Queen Bomi^b⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Ryan Munger| T: Paul Matchett| BF| C

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in March. 6/1, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 79 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 212224

(1)

Absolute Value¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: M Yeni| T: Fabian Habib| CD

6/1

Course winner. Winner here in January. 25/1, seventh of 13 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 310077

(13)

Stupefy²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Hennie Greyling| T: Dennis Cason

40/1

Eleventh of 13 in minor event (100/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 28 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 8/057-00

(12)

Nasiriyah¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Kaidan Brewer⁽³⁾| T: Alec Laird| D

40/1

40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 61-8008

(2)

Java House¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Mike/Adam Azzie

11/2

One win from 23 Flat runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 11/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 620328

(7)

English Primrose¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽³⁾| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

14/1

Course winner. Last of 12 in minor event (33/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 18 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0-74760

(9)

Fasinada^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber| C

11/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 13 in handicap (16/1) at Turffontein (7f, good) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 075475

(14)

Golden Spiral^b⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-2| J: Nathan Klink| T: Dennis Cason| OR: 69| C

33/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Eighth of 16 in minor event (100/1) at this course (6f, soft) 72 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0980-88

Non-Runners

(5)

Quest From Afar⁴²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Mike/Adam Azzie J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

Just A Memory (7/2), Wondering Star (9/2), Quest From Afar (5/1), Java House (11/2), Queen Bomi (11/2), Absolute Value (6/1), Just Be Nice (17/2), Fasinada (11/1), Silver Stardust (12/1), Legislate's Dance (14/1), English Primrose (14/1), Golden Spiral (33/1), Nasiriyah (40/1), Stupefy (40/1)

QUEST FROM AFAR appears to have just enough in hand to take this but can't afford for much to go wrong. Just Be Nice can get the better of the others for second, while Java House can fight it out for minor honours.