12:55 Vaal

Thursday 4 August 2022

All11:4012:1512:5513:3514:0514:3515:0515:35

www.tab4racing.com Graduation Plate (3 Year Olds)

Off time: 12:58 | Winning time: 1m 27.55s

(5)

Raffles³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Roy Magner| C

15/8

Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner here in June. 40/1, third of 14 in minor event at Greyville (6.5f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 13-

(4)

Meridius³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| C

8/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 4/10, won 7-runner maiden at this course (8f, good to soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 31-

(3)

Thymetoshine³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Brett Warren| C

7/2

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in June. 14/1, fifth of 14 in minor event at Greyville (6.5f, good) 33 days ago. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 315-

(2)

Feather Boa³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Stuart Pettigrew

6/5

1 win from 3 runs this year. 5/1, won 13-runner minor event at Greyville (6.5f, good) 33 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 521-

(6)

Hephaestus

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Daniel Pretorius

40/1

Wings of Desire colt.

Form:

(1)

Futurewolff^b³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Calvin Habib| T: Heather Adamson

40/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 15 in maiden (33/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 858-

Non-Runners

(7)

Total Protection¹⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Ashley Fortune J: Gabriell Pieterse

Forecasts

Feather Boa (6/5), Raffles (15/8), Thymetoshine (7/2), Total Protection (4/1), Meridius (8/1), Futurewolff (40/1), Hephaestus (40/1)

FEATHER BOA formwise is a cut above these and can't really be ignored. Raffles should be involved at the business end as well, while Thymetoshine is another to bear in mind.