14:30 Vaal

Thursday 23 March 2023

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 30 March Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 57.04s

(3)

Smith And Wesson¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Paul Matchett| D

5/1

Bit below form fifth of 16 in handicap (13/2) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 46-3275

(7)

Dancing Dora⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

12/1

4-time course winner. Four wins from 12 runs last year. 40/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 11115-8

(9)

Laetitia's Angel^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Munger| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 2/1, won 11-runner handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 21 days ago by length from Var Park.

Form: 022-241

(5)

Var Park^b1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Mark Khan| T: Grant Maroun| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner here in January. 20/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good length second of 11 to Laetitia's Angel in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 40-9102

(11)

Axel Collins¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Tony Peter| CD

12/1

First run since leaving P. B. Muscutt when 17/2 and eyeshields on for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 36-3751

(2)

Tre Amici²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S Khumalo| T: Robbie Sage| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Winner here in December. 17/2, bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 29 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 3221-64

(8)

Blindedbythelights²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: C Maujean| T: Fabian Habib| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 3½ lengths seventh of 11 to Laetitia's Angel in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 10/1) 21 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2959-97

(1)

Tiz Magic^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Sean Tarry

14/1

Winner at Turffontein in January. 14/1, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 5022-18

(4)

Western Wishes¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Gabriell Pieterse| T: Paul Matchett| CD

9/1

8/1, won 9-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 1

(12)

Samoa^b¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lerena| T: Bridget Stidolph| OR: 66| CD

5/1

3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 19 runs last year. Bit below form third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 7/1) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 7453-23

(10)

Gin And Tonic⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weiho Marwing| D

18/1

Latest win at Greyville in January. 6/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 49 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0704-18

(13)

Clean Living^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Corne Spies| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 20/1, very good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Has good chance on form.

Form: 2780-92

(14)

Mia Regina¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Craig Zackey| T: Tony Peter| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. 6/1, first run since leaving B. Crawford when good third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 44180-3

Non-Runners

(6)

Fog Bank⁶⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: D Gray St John J: R Danielson

(17)

Phinda Mzala²⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: Clinton Binda J: Reserve 1

(16)

In The Ether¹⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: Grant Maroun J: Reserve 2

(15)

Life Goes On¹⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: Clinton Binda J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Laetitia's Angel (7/2), Smith And Wesson (5/1), Samoa (5/1), Tre Amici (8/1), Western Wishes (9/1), Clean Living (9/1), Mia Regina (10/1), Axel Collins (12/1), Dancing Dora (12/1), Tiz Magic (14/1), Var Park (14/1), Gin And Tonic (18/1), Fog Bank (20/1), Blindedbythelights (28/1)

CLEAN LIVING looks to have more or less the best credentials but will need to be firing on all cylinders. Tiz Magic is the obvious danger, while Western Wishes has a good shout of a share of the minor money.