15:11 Vaal

Thursday 6 October 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 13 October Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 26.41s

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Berengaria^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

11/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 5/1, career best when winning 8-runner minor event at Turffontein (8f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 45211-

(9)

Burmese Tiara²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

7/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Scottsville in June. 25/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Peter.

Form: 1/16144-

(7)

Funky Music^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Ashley Fortune| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 4/1, bit below form 4 lengths sixth of 12 to Never To Clever in minor event at this course (7f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 243186-

(11)

Timbavati River³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 4½ lengths seventh of 11 to Irontail in minor event at this course (7f, good, 15/2) 30 days ago.

Form: 687677-

(14)

Bally Magic³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Candice Dawson| D

22/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good, 40/1) 33 days ago. Back up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 5/81606-

(4)

Maboneng⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| C

14/1

Course winner. Last of 8 in handicap at Scottsville (9.7f, good, 16/1) 78 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving W. Whitehead.

Form: 250/908-

(3)

Never To Clever^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

11/4

Career best when winning 12-runner minor event (25/2) at this course (7f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 224411-

(2)

Silly Fella^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Simons| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in July. Respectable 3½ lengths fifth of 11 to Irontail in minor event at this course (7f, good, 3/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 341445-

(1)

High Flyby¹⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Corne Spies| D

33/1

Winner at Greyville in April. 33/1, last of 15 in handicap at this course (6f, good). Off 142 days. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 335180-

(10)

Parker Getrix^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Craig Zackey| T: Chris Jonker| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 8/1, below form 1½ lengths fourth of 12 to Never To Clever in minor event at this course (7f, good) 30 days ago. Form choice.

Form: 317614-

(5)

Follow My Path²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Billy Ruiters| OR: 81| C

18/1

Course winner. Two wins from 53 Flat runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 10 in minor event (33/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 709755-

(13)

Rose Willow²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Brett Webber| CD

50/1

Course winner. Two wins from 42 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, fifth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 21 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 738045-

Non-Runners

(15)

Irontail³⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Corne Spies J: Marco V'Rensburg

(6)

Written In Stone⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: Brett Webber J: Nathan Klink

(12)

Twice As Wild²⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Never To Clever (11/4), Funky Music (4/1), Twice As Wild (5/1), Berengaria (11/2), Silly Fella (6/1), Parker Getrix (6/1), Burmese Tiara (7/1), Irontail (10/1), Timbavati River (12/1), Maboneng (14/1), Written In Stone (14/1), Follow My Path (18/1), Bally Magic (22/1), High Flyby (33/1), Rose Willow (50/1)

PARKER GETRIX is hard to look past on these terms. Burmese Tiara might be tough to keep out of the money, while Berengaria is feared in her hat-trick bid.