15:40 Vaal

Tuesday 27 June 2023

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Next Vaal Meeting Thursday 6 July Mr 68 Handicap

Off time: 15:48 | Winning time: 1m 42.97s

(4)

Nothingelsematters²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford| BF

15/8

18/10, good third of 11 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 464-923

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(15)

Gregor Macgregor^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Kobus Roux| D

9/1

Won 11-runner handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 18/10) 9 days ago.

Form: 775421

(2)

William Iron Arm⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Craig Zackey| T: Alec Laird| D

5/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. 5/2, won 8-runner minor event at Turffontein (8f, soft) 42 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Form choice.

Form: 31

(10)

Luthuli^b³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib| CD

11/1

Course winner. Latest win here in April. Good fourth of 15 in handicap (7/1) at this course (8f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 531544

(6)

We Are The Logans¹⁹

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

4/1

72/100, didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner maiden at this course (8f, good) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 8231

(14)

Tree Fairy^b⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

40/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. 40/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, soft) 49 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 66-8917

(17)

Batik¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽⁶⁾| T: Brett Webber

33/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. 16/1, third of 11 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 225603

(7)

Oyster King⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: R Danielson| T: Chris Jonker| CD

14/1

4-time course winner. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2021. Creditable 4¼ lengths sixth of 11 to Gregor Macgregor in handicap (11/2) at Turffontein (8f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 655556

(13)

Skyfull³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

50/1

Course winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 50/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 892688

(5)

English Primrose⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

28/1

Course winner. Latest win here in February. Sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to soft, 20/1) 47 days ago.

Form: 163086

(12)

Storm Jewel¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Brett Webber

40/1

Winner at Greyville in April. Fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 33/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 318804

(3)

Arden Park²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Candice Dawson

25/1

Last of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Greyville (8f, AW) 22 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 4-68698

(8)

Da Capo⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Jaap Visser| D

50/1

Tenth of 11 in minor event (125/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 61 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 8000-00

(1)

Rattle Bag⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Siyanda Sosibo| T: Grant Maroun| C

14/1

Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good 2½ lengths third of 11 to Gregor Macgregor in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 33/1) 9 days ago. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 961043

Non-Runners

(11)

Let There Be Light¹³⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Jaap Visser J: Nathan Klink

(9)

Della's Sword⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: Brett Crawford J: Calvin Habib

(16)

Parker Getrix⁸²

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Chris Jonker J: Mathew Thackeray

Forecasts

Nothingelsematters (15/8), William Iron Arm (5/2), We Are The Logans (4/1), Gregor Macgregor (9/1), Luthuli (11/1), Rattle Bag (14/1), Oyster King (14/1), Della's Sword (20/1), Parker Getrix (20/1), Arden Park (25/1), English Primrose (28/1), Batik (33/1), Let There Be Light (33/1), Tree Fairy (40/1), Storm Jewel (40/1), Skyfull (50/1), Da Capo (50/1)

WILLIAM IRON ARM has a very good chance on form and is quite a confident selection. We Are The Logans could give the selection most to think about, while Nothingelsematters has a good shout of a share of the minor money.