14:25 Vaal

Tuesday 27 December 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 29 December Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 56.81s

(6)

Samoa^b¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Bridget Stidolph| OR: 66| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 18 runs this year. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (17/2) at this course (6f, soft) 17 days ago. Booking of Lerena a plus.

Form: 825745-

(15)

Wings Of Nike¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Shaylen Naidoo| CD

13/2

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 5/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 616413-

(5)

Trust The Fire^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Bill Human| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in September. 18/10, respectable second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 214522-

(12)

Black Burner²⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Last of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 16/1). Off 8 months. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 442109-

(9)

Above The World²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

20/1

Career best when winning 13-runner maiden (3/1) at this C&D (good) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Can make presence felt.

Form: 524481-

(10)

Beaded Gown²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Danielson| T: M F De Kock| D

6/1

Winner at Greyville in June. 16/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 8/01494-

(8)

In The Ether^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| C

7/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in December. 10/1, creditable second of 14 in minor event at Kenilworth (5f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 053312-

(13)

Power Ranger^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Roy Magner| C

7/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form fourth of 13 in minor event at this course (6f, good, 28/10) 26 days ago.

Form: 242784-

(4)

Tangerine Pearl²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| D

22/1

Winner at Scottsville in September. Third of 8 in handicap (17/2) at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing.

Form: 665163-

(7)

Dark Tide⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| OR: 74| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner minor event (7/2) at Turffontein (5.5f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 796331-

(3)

Earl Of Cardigan^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Grant Maroun| D

25/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 25/2) 12 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 906954-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 25p in the pound

Non-Runners

(1)

Love Bite³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: Nathan Klink

(16)

Captain Dizzy²³⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: Barend / / Vosloo J: S Khumalo

(11)

Aniara²⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: David Nieuwenhuizen J: Diego De Gouveia

(2)

Grecia²¹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: Brett Webber J: Reserve 1

(14)

Mercer Girl²¹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 7

T: Bridget Stidolph J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Beaded Gown (6/1), Wings Of Nike (13/2), In The Ether (7/1), Power Ranger (7/1), Trust The Fire (15/2), Samoa (9/1), Dark Tide (10/1), Captain Dizzy (10/1), Love Bite (10/1), Above The World (20/1), Aniara (20/1), Tangerine Pearl (22/1), Earl Of Cardigan (25/1), Black Burner (33/1)

BEADED GOWN is probably the best recommendation but others can't be discounted. Above The World should be involved at the business end as well, while In The Ether is one to bear in mind too.