15:20 Vaal

Thursday 20 July 2023

All10:4511:1511:4512:1512:5513:3514:1014:4515:20

Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 25 July Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 1m 39.56s

(7)

Fort Lauderdale⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Barend / / Vosloo| C

3/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. 33/1, creditable 1½ lengths third of 14 to After Hours in handicap at this C&D (good) 44 days ago.

Form: 8-32103

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(4)

Fully Loaded¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Khumalo| T: Fabian Habib| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Winner here in May. Very good third of 10 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 035183

(9)

Brosnan²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Tony Peter

6/1

Winner at Turffontein in June. 5/1, good second of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 263412

(8)

After Hours^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mgudlwa| T: D Gray St John| CD

15/2

4-time course winner. Latest win here in June. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good, 5/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 414125

(2)

Lulu's Boy¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Kobus Roux| CD

5/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 17/2, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 035015

(6)

Irontail^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Corne Spies| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 6/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Others more persuasive.

Form: 445007

(5)

Run For Isla^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Candice Dawson

9/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 13/2, good second of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 18 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 80-3062

(1)

Carnelo¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Jason Gates| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C

20/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 14/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 466178

(10)

Written In Stone²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Brett Webber| OR: 70| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Thirty three runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, third of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 6-37873

Non-Runners

(3)

Camerata⁷

Weight: 8-4| Age: 3

T: Barend / / Vosloo J: C Maujean

Forecasts

Fort Lauderdale (3/1), Fully Loaded (4/1), Run For Isla (9/2), Lulu's Boy (5/1), Brosnan (6/1), After Hours (15/2), Written In Stone (9/1), Irontail (14/1), Carnelo (20/1), Camerata (20/1)

RUN FOR ISLA is the tentative selection. Lulu's Boy could provide a stern threat, while Fort Lauderdale looks best of the others.