15:10 Vaal

Tuesday 24 January 2023

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 2 February Mr 66 Handicap

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 2m 3.20s

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Monsieur Chevelle¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Malesela Katjedi⁽⁶⁾| T: Paul Matchett| C| D

7/2

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Good fourth of 10 in minor event at this course (11.9f, good, 17/2) 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 41631-4

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(13)

Mirren⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Strydom| T: Barend / / Vosloo| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Fourth of 5 in handicap (11/2) at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 8 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 44359-4

(3)

Royal Mazarin²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: R Danielson| T: Joey Soma| C

10/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 6/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 566249-

(12)

Gregor Macgregor²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: Kobus Roux| D

20/1

Winner at Turffontein in November. Last of 11 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good, 25/2) 28 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 431650-

(9)

Pacific Express¹⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Barend / / Vosloo

5/1

Winner at Turffontein in September. Creditable second of 7 in minor event (33/10) at this course (11.9f, good). Off 103 days. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0412-

(11)

Nuclear Force³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Erico Verdonese

8/1

14/1, career best when winning 7-runner maiden at Turffontein (11.9f, good) 31 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 7941-

(8)

Oyster King⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Munger| T: Chris Jonker| C

14/1

4-time course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Last of 9 in handicap (50/1) at this course (8f, good to soft) 68 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 677079-

(6)

Rosy Lemon¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

6/1

Winner at Turffontein in December. 25/1, bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 44214-4

(5)

Gilda Gray^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

18/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 3/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 9 in minor event at this course (8f, good) 12 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 12358-6

(1)

Global Breeze¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| D

7/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap (40/1) at this course (9f, soft) 19 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 43345-7

(2)

Manz Knight²²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: S Khumalo| T: Paul Matchett

4/1

9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 10 in maiden at Turffontein (9f, good). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving M/A Azzie. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 224-

(7)

So Long Spring²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Tyrone Zackey| C

66/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (11.9f, good, 50/1) 28 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 064707-

Non-Runners

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Bally Magic¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Candice Dawson J: K De Melo

Forecasts

Monsieur Chevelle (7/2), Manz Knight (4/1), Pacific Express (5/1), Rosy Lemon (6/1), Global Breeze (7/1), Nuclear Force (8/1), Royal Mazarin (10/1), Mirren (11/1), Oyster King (14/1), Bally Magic (16/1), Gilda Gray (18/1), Gregor Macgregor (20/1), So Long Spring (66/1)

PACIFIC EXPRESS couldn't satisfy backers last time, but still makes most appeal of these. Royal Mazarin is fancied as the best bet for second, while Global Breeze is perhaps the most interesting of the others.