15:45 Vaal

Thursday 20 October 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 27 October Fm 73 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 26.75s

(14)

Let There Be Light^b⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Jaap Visser| C

28/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in June. 33/1, last of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 42 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 614767-

(15)

Gin And Tonic¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Mark Khan| T: Weiho Marwing| D

18/1

Latest win at Greyville in July. Sixth of 8 in handicap (7/2) at Greyville (7f, AW) 18 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 441936-

(4)

Defender Of Rights^b⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: R Simons| T: Stuart Pettigrew

15/2

Eighth of 10 in handicap (7/2) at this course (8f, good). Off 91 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 213458-

(7)

Asiye Phambili²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K De Melo| T: Sean Tarry

5/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. 13/10, won 9-runner maiden at Turffontein (6f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 221-

(5)

Just Be Nice⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| C

9/2

Course winner. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Turffontein (8f, good) 49 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 105584-

(6)

Quantum¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird| D

13/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in September. 14/1, eighth of 9 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 618-

(2)

Angel's Wish¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Weiho Marwing| C| D

13/2

Course winner. 7/2, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 19 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 043713-

(1)

Zanobian Princess¹³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: C Maujean| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C

33/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. 6/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good). Off 130 days. First run for yard after leaving P. A. Peter.

Form: 04120-

(3)

Gimme The Flame⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Heather Adamson| D

9/1

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden (4/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 42 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 625421-

(10)

Outlaw³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Gabriell Pieterse⁽³⁾| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Winner here in August. 25/2, 5 lengths seventh of 10 to Angel's Wish in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 43817-

(8)

Reny¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Craig Zackey| T: Brett Crawford| C

7/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 14-runner maiden (5/4) at this course (6f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 561-

(12)

Madame Vicki⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Alec Laird

25/1

33/10, didn't need to be at best when winning 9-runner maiden at Turffontein (6f, good) 40 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 9241-

(11)

Super Secret⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

33/1

Course winner. Winner here in May. 14/1, last of 6 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 44 days ago.

Form: 4106-

(9)

Up The Irish¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| D

22/1

Winner at Turffontein in August. 20/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 465190-

Non-Runners

(13)

Java House³⁵

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Roy Magner J: Reserve 1

(16)

Kiss To Dream⁷

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Bill Human J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Asiye Phambili (5/2), Just Be Nice (9/2), Angel's Wish (13/2), Quantum (13/2), Reny (7/1), Defender Of Rights (15/2), Gimme The Flame (9/1), Gin And Tonic (18/1), Up The Irish (22/1), Madame Vicki (25/1), Let There Be Light (28/1), Super Secret (33/1), Zanobian Princess (33/1), Outlaw (33/1)

ASIYE PHAMBILI looks the pick of this bunch. Gimme The Flame is put forward as the best option for the forecast, while Reny can't be ruled out.