14:25 Vaal

Thursday 17 November 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 24 November Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: -

(15)

In Cahoots⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Stephen Moffatt| CD

14/1

Course winner. 7/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 68 days ago. First run for yard after leaving S. G. Tarry. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 295963-

(8)

Burmese Tiara⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Scottsville in June. First run since leaving P. A. Peter when last of 12 in minor event at this C&D (good, 8/1) 42 days ago.

Form: 161440-

(11)

Admiralty Arch^b⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Barend / / Vosloo

9/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Creditable second of 11 in minor event at this course (6f, good, 3/1) 44 days ago. Back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 670522-

(10)

Funky Music^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Respectable 3¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Irontail in handicap (3/1) at Turffontein (7.4f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 186534-

(1)

Irontail⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

3/1

Course winner. 33/10, won 8-runner handicap at Turffontein (7.4f, good to soft) 7 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 501451-

(7)

Stolen Thunder⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| C

15/2

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 5/1, career best when winning 10-runner minor event at Turffontein (8f, good) 63 days ago.

Form: 617551-

(5)

Twice As Wild⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Grant Maroun| C

12/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 33/10) 40 days ago.

Form: 363326-

(9)

Timbavati River²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Julius Mariba| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, 6½ lengths ninth of 11 to After Hours in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 767789-

(3)

Silly Fella^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 6/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 445366-

(2)

After Hours^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: K De Melo| T: D Gray St John| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Won 11-runner minor event (16/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 038341-

(12)

West Point¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

20/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 744667-

(14)

Big City Girl^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Corne Spies| C

20/1

4-time course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 11 in minor event (20/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good to soft) 24 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Difficult ask.

Form: 690759-

Non-Runners

(6)

Morethanafeeling⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Sean Tarry J: Calvin Habib

(4)

Tulip Tree⁸⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Stuart Pettigrew J: R Simons

(13)

Rattle Bag⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Nathan Klink

Forecasts

After Hours (3/1), Irontail (3/1), Admiralty Arch (9/2), Tulip Tree (7/1), Stolen Thunder (15/2), Funky Music (11/1), Burmese Tiara (12/1), Twice As Wild (12/1), Silly Fella (14/1), In Cahoots (14/1), Timbavati River (16/1), Big City Girl (20/1), West Point (20/1), Morethanafeeling (20/1), Rattle Bag (20/1)

ADMIRALTY ARCH looks the way to go. Twice As Wild could go well, while After Hours can figure again.