15:40 Vaal

Thursday 5 October 2023

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 12 October Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 56.47s

(5)

Ziyasha³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽³⁾| T: Clinton Binda| BF| D

11/4

Winner at Greyville in July. Very good second of 9 in handicap (9/4) at Turffontein (5f, good) 37 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 564162-

(14)

Exchange Student¹⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J V'd Merwe| T: Candice Dawson| C

40/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 20/1, last of 9 in minor event at Turffontein (5.8f, good). Off 173 days. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 22/169-

(12)

Ice Star⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mgudlwa| T: Fabian Habib| BF| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Greyville in June. Respectable third of 16 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 5/1) 44 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 163153-

(3)

Daring Act³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: C Maujean| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

14/1

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner maiden (91/100) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 503721-

(4)

Rozara³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Roy Magner| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 16/1) 33 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 227545-

(9)

Brosnan^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Craig Zackey| T: Tony Peter| CD

4/1

6/1 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 341291-

(11)

Pendragon^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

11/1

Latest win at Turffontein in May. 4/1, good second of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 9 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 315332-

(2)

Axel Collins²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Gates| T: Tony Peter| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 11/2, 10¾ lengths last of 8 to Covert Operator in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 257448-

(6)

Successful Secret²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Donald Geerthsen⁽³⁾| T: Brett Webber| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 8/1, 9½ lengths seventh of 8 to Covert Operator in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 333957-

(13)

Micke's Bomb^b1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| D

12/1

Blinkered for 1st time, improved to win 8-runner minor event (10/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 071601-

(8)

Fennec Fox⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D (good) 42 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 494405-

(10)

Happy Analia^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: M Yeni| T: Corrie Lensley| D

5/1

Winner at Turffontein in June. Bit below form ½-length third of 12 to Brosnan in handicap at this C&D (good, 25/2) 28 days ago.

Form: 514663-

Non-Runners

(1)

Kings Road³³

Weight: 9-13| Age: 7

T: Clinton Binda J: Kabelo Matsunyane

(7)

Covert Operator²⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: Johan J Vuuren J: G Lerena

Forecasts

Ziyasha (11/4), Brosnan (4/1), Happy Analia (5/1), Covert Operator (5/1), Ice Star (6/1), Rozara (9/1), Pendragon (11/1), Fennec Fox (11/1), Axel Collins (12/1), Micke's Bomb (12/1), Daring Act (14/1), Kings Road (20/1), Successful Secret (25/1), Exchange Student (40/1)

HAPPY ANALIA is up to winning this. Fennec Fox is high up there among the rest, while Ziyasha enters calculations for third place.