14:20 Vaal

Thursday 1 December 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 8 December Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 1m 9.41s

(7)

Esquevelle¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Clinton Binda| D

9/4

Latest win at Greyville in September. Creditable second of 16 in handicap (11/2) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 405132-

(2)

Morethanafeeling²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| D

25/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in October. Seventh of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 717-

(15)

Aniara⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C

40/1

Course winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 70 days ago.

Form: 51549-

(4)

Samoa^b¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Bridget Stidolph| OR: 66| CD

12/1

5-time course winner. 3 wins from 16 runs this year. Latest win here in July. 10/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 108257-

(16)

Drop Of Time^b1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren

12/1

Winner at Turffontein in September. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5.5f, good, 66/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 417460-

(5)

Pinch Hit^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

17/2

Winner at Turffontein in June. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 25/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 261005-

(12)

In Cahoots¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Stephen Moffatt| CD

28/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving S. G. Tarry when well-beaten last of 12 to After Hours in minor event (20/1) at this course (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 959630-

(1)

Gimme The Flame⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Heather Adamson

22/1

Winner at Turffontein in September. 10/1, below form sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good to soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 254216-

(14)

Lady Sanza

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: N Qaule| T: Ashley Fortune

22/1

13/10, third of 6 in minor event at Borrowdale (7.2f, good to firm). Off 123 days. First run for yard after leaving G. Terzi. Expected to be bang there.

Form:

(13)

What A Tiger^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fabian Habib| C

16/1

Course winner. Sixth of 16 in handicap (75/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 13 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 140006-

(10)

After Hours^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: M Yeni| T: D Gray St John| C| D

3/1

Won 12-runner minor event (3/1) at this course (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 383411-

(8)

Rattle Bag^b⁷

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

6/1

Course winner. Good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 7 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 582672-

(6)

Lizado⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Julius Mariba| T: Billy Ruiters| D

28/1

Winner at Turffontein in July. 20/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 49 days ago.

Form: 614856-

(11)

Golden Spiral^b³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 7-13| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Dennis Cason| OR: 69| C| D

40/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 33/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 30 days ago. Back down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 80/8870-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(3)

Kalahari Blue²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Brian Nyawo

(9)

South Boy⁸⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Hennie Greyling

Forecasts

Kalahari Blue (2/1), Esquevelle (9/4), After Hours (3/1), Rattle Bag (6/1), Pinch Hit (17/2), South Boy (10/1), Samoa (12/1), Drop Of Time (12/1), What A Tiger (16/1), Gimme The Flame (22/1), Lady Sanza (22/1), Morethanafeeling (25/1), In Cahoots (28/1), Lizado (28/1), Aniara (40/1), Golden Spiral (40/1)

RATTLE BAG could be difficult to catch. Kalahari Blue is hard to ignore, while Lady Sanza can't be ruled out of things either.