10:15 Vaal

Thursday 19 January 2023

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4Racing Welcomes You Work Riders Maiden Plate (F & M)

3YO plus | 7f 46y | 6 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 10:16 | Winning time: 1m 27.13s

(8)

Silver Princess³⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Sabelo Siphika| T: Robyn Klaasen

28/1

40/1, eighth of 9 in maiden at Greyville (9.4f, AW). Off 12 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving D. C. Howells. Difficult ask.

Form: 0609/8-

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(3)

Bushveld²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Tshepiso Matsoele| T: Fabian Habib

8/11

9/4, third of 10 in maiden at this course (8f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 023-

(4)

Sky Velocity²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Thomas Ncume| T: Johan J Vuuren

7/1

Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. 25/2, fifth of 8 in maiden at this course (8f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 465255-

(5)

Nordic View³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Chamu Mabaya| T: Alec Laird

25/1

Ninth of 12 in maiden (33/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 30 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 409-

(6)

Ghost Ship⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Phenisile Mongqawa| T: Tony Peter

13/8

Fifth of 11 in maiden (9/2) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 9 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5

(9)

Varsavia^b⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Denver Botha| T: Jaap Visser

33/1

100/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 10 in maiden at this course (5f, good to soft) 65 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 09-

Non-Runners

(7)

National Star³⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Sean Tarry J: Andile Ngcobo

(2)

Voshaarnooi²³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: Siyabonga Mkhumbuzi

(1)

Miss Christmas³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: Bongani Mlangeni

Forecasts

Bushveld (8/11), National Star (6/4), Ghost Ship (13/8), Sky Velocity (7/1), Miss Christmas (20/1), Nordic View (25/1), Silver Princess (28/1), Varsavia (33/1), Voshaarnooi (33/1)

GHOST SHIP is worth a bet. Sky Velocity is feared, while National Star could also figure.