15:45 Vaal

Thursday 20 April 2023

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 25 April FM 74 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 1m 29.52s

(7)

Lady Calavera⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Strydom| T: Phillip Labuschagne| BF| CD

9/2

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in January. Ninth of 14 in minor event at Turffontein (9f, good, 15/4) 49 days ago.

Form: 38/0-119

(9)

Mighty Goddess^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Danielson| T: Billy Ruiters| D

12/1

Winner at Turffontein in January. 100/1, 13½ lengths eighth of 9 to Mercantour in Gr 3 at Turffontein (5.5f, good) 19 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 63-2108

(14)

Queen Of Gaul⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K De Melo| T: M F De Kock| C

16/1

Course winner. 20/1, last of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 42 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 8225-90

(8)

Mauby^b⁴⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Dianne Stenger| BF| C

22/1

Course winner. 4/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this course (11.9f, soft). Off 16 months. Significantly down in trip. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 713213/

(2)

Princess Ilaria¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 25/1, career best when winning 10-runner minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 12 days ago by ¾ length from Batik.

Form: 41-6991

(12)

Quantum³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Alec Laird| D

9/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Turffontein in December. Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap (40/1) at Turffontein (7f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 1-87596

(1)

Nice Move^b¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

8/1

Blinkered for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner maiden (9/4) at this course (7.2f, good to soft) by ½ length from Mighty Goddess. Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 3/22431-

(3)

Writteninthesand^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib| D

10/1

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 14-runner maiden (5/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 94-0441

(16)

Hotchiwitchi^b⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Stephen Moffatt| C

25/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good, 66/1) 5 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 5-79075

(18)

Midnight Crystal^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Sean Tarry| C

9/1

Course winner. Won 11-runner handicap (8/1) at Turffontein (9f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 118-531

(17)

Batik¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber| D

7/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Winner at Turffontein in February. Creditable ¾-length second of 10 to Princess Ilaria in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 9/2) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 6-31422

(20)

Mamaquera¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Erico Verdonese| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2021. 13/2, respectable third of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 74-4783

(5)

Raining Rubies¹³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heinrich Westhuizen

50/1

Seventh of 9 in maiden at Turffontein (6f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Stiff task.

Form: 400-

(15)

Treaty¹⁴

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

33/1

Course winner. One win from 26 Flat runs. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (66/1) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 6-08665

(13)

English Primrose¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

17/2

Course winner. Latest win here in February. 5/1, good third of 11 in handicap at Greyville (8f, AW) 17 days ago.

Form: 00-5163

(10)

Lidl Miss Sunshine¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Heather Adamson| D

25/1

16/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 23-3489

Non-Runners

(6)

Linganomore⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: Corne Spies J: Marco V'Rensburg

(19)

Beguiling²¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Phillip Labuschagne J: Denis Schwarz

(4)

Pink Diamond⁷

Weight: 8-6| Age: 5

T: Paul Matchett J: Gabriell Pieterse

(11)

Eastern World⁸¹

Weight: 8-5| Age: 4

T: Candice Dawson J: Malesela Katjedi

Forecasts

Lady Calavera (9/2), Beguiling (5/1), Princess Ilaria (7/1), Batik (7/1), Mamaquera (15/2), Nice Move (8/1), English Primrose (17/2), Midnight Crystal (9/1), Quantum (9/1), Writteninthesand (10/1), Mighty Goddess (12/1), Queen Of Gaul (16/1), Pink Diamond (20/1), Linganomore (20/1), Mauby (22/1), Hotchiwitchi (25/1), Lidl Miss Sunshine (25/1), Treaty (33/1), Eastern World (33/1), Raining Rubies (50/1)

BATIK continues to operate somewhere near current peak and will probably take the beating. Mamaquera looks the most dangerous opponent, while English Primrose also commands respect.