14:35 Turffontein

Monday 2 January 2023

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 10 January Fm 75 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 1m 40.02s

(9)

Princess Ozma³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry

5/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap (28/10) at Vaal (8f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 090324-

(1)

Gimmealight²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Paul Matchett| C

13/8

Course winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Winner here in November. 5/1, second of 12 in handicap at Vaal (7f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 12-

(7)

Paschals Samore³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Weichong Marwing| CD

10/1

5-time course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. 8/1, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 30 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 096111-

(10)

Wikkel Spikkel^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lerena| T: Erico Verdonese| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Vaal in August. 14/1, last of 10 in handicap at Vaal (9f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 235510-

(5)

Quantum¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R Simons| T: Alec Laird| C

7/2

Two wins from 6 runs last year. 6/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (7f, good) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 618001-

(4)

Time Is Ticking²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing| C

16/1

Course winner. Eighth of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Vaal (7f, soft) 23 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2/10008-

(8)

United Council⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: M Yeni| T: Robbie Sage| CD

5/1

One win from 2 runs last year. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, won 10-runner maiden (5/2) at this C&D (good) 41 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 71-

(3)

Angelsea^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: M F De Kock

14/1

Winner at Scottsville in August. 25/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 25 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 314074-

(6)

Fasinada^b⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 20/1, last of 12 in handicap at Vaal (8f, good) 62 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 127970-

Non-Runners

(2)

Risky Business⁹

Weight: 8-6| Age: 5

T: D Gray St John J: Ryan Munger

Forecasts

Gimmealight (13/8), Quantum (7/2), United Council (5/1), Princess Ozma (5/1), Paschals Samore (10/1), Wikkel Spikkel (10/1), Angelsea (14/1), Time Is Ticking (16/1), Risky Business (16/1), Fasinada (33/1)

ANGELSEA looks marginally the pick of these but it promises to be touch and go. Gimmealight is the one for the forecast, while Princess Ozma shouldn't be discarded.