14:35 Vaal

Thursday 29 December 2022

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 5 January 66 Handicap

Off time: 14:44 | Winning time: 1m 26.07s

(5)

In Cahoots^b¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lerena| T: Stephen Moffatt| CD

11/8

Course winner. 16/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Booking of Lerena a plus.

Form: 963064-

(6)

Rattle Bag^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| C

8/1

Course winner. 13/2, ninth of 14 in minor event at this course (6f, good) 28 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 826729-

(3)

Cross Examiner⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Phillip Labuschagne

25/1

33/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 77 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 310750-

(9)

Gilda Gray²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

4/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (4/1) at this course (9f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 531235-

(1)

Pendragon²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

17/2

Winner at Turffontein in September. Seventh of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 26 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 421607-

(10)

Global Approach⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| CD

9/2

Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner maiden at this C&D (good, 9/2) 63 days ago.

Form: 324271-

(4)

Mix The Magic^b¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Phillip Labuschagne| C

14/1

Course winner. Last of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 10/1). Off 105 days.

Form: 855370-

(8)

Skyfull³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

25/1

Course winner. Winner here in August. 50/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good) 30 days ago. Back down in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 147070-

(7)

Labrausco¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Grant Maroun

33/1

66/1, sixth of 8 in maiden at Turffontein (8f, soft) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 675766-

(12)

Rose Willow²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: N Qaule| T: Brett Webber| CD

10/1

Course winner. Two wins from 48 Flat runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 038754-

(11)

Song Of Angels^b³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁹⁾| T: Jannie Borman| C

40/1

Course winner. 66/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 30 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 588970-

Non-Runners

(2)

Risky Business⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: D Gray St John J: Ryan Munger

Forecasts

In Cahoots (11/8), Gilda Gray (4/1), Global Approach (9/2), Risky Business (7/1), Rattle Bag (8/1), Pendragon (17/2), Rose Willow (10/1), Mix The Magic (14/1), Skyfull (25/1), Cross Examiner (25/1), Labrausco (33/1), Song Of Angels (40/1)

IN CAHOOTS is proving consistent and is the one they all have to beat. Global Approach could provide the toughest opposition, while Gilda Gray is another with a place chance.