14:40 Vaal

Thursday 9 February 2023

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 14 February Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 57.13s

(8)

Civil Princess³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K De Melo| T: Johan J Vuuren| D

13/8

Won 11-runner maiden at Turffontein (5f, good to soft, 77/100) 38 days ago. Form choice.

Form: 1

(4)

Splendid Season^b⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

15/2

5/4 and blinkered for 1st time, didn't need to be at best when winning 12-runner maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 51 days ago.

Form: 423341-

(5)

Captain Dizzy²⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Barend / / Vosloo| D

8/1

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Kenilworth (7f, good, 40/1). Off 9 months. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving P. Botha. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 54/2676-

(2)

Covert Operator^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

9/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (11/2) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 65315-1

(11)

Life Goes On²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: R Simons| T: Clinton Binda| D

16/1

3¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Covert Operator in handicap at this C&D (good, 6/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 42727-6

(6)

Love Bite^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Nathan Klink| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

20/1

3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 19 runs last year. Sixth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 66528-6

(3)

Beaded Gown²⁸

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

17/2

3/1, good second of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 14944-2

(12)

What A Tiger^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 20/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 00067-7

(9)

Giancarlo^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Mathew Thackeray| T: David Nieuwenhuizen

33/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap (66/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 24 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 08707-0

(10)

Grecia²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 7-13| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Brett Webber| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 40/1, sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 95800-6

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

(13)

Corvette Captain⁷⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Hennie Greyling

(7)

Rose Velvet¹⁵⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: C Maujean

(1)

Laetitia's Angel¹¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: Ashley Fortune J: Ryan Munger

Forecasts

Civil Princess (13/8), Covert Operator (9/2), Corvette Captain (5/1), Splendid Season (15/2), Captain Dizzy (8/1), Beaded Gown (17/2), What A Tiger (10/1), Laetitia's Angel (10/1), Rose Velvet (14/1), Life Goes On (16/1), Love Bite (20/1), Grecia (28/1), Giancarlo (33/1)

CIVIL PRINCESS has quite a significant edge on form and has leading claims. Beaded Gown has to come into the equation too, while Corvette Captain can't be ruled out.