15:00 Vaal

Thursday 7 December 2023

All10:5511:3012:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:00

Next Vaal Racemeeting Saturday 9 December Fm 76 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 12.41s

(6)

Chasing Happiness³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| BF

9/4

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in September. 5/2, second of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 33 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 12-

(4)

There She Goes³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽⁹⁾| T: Weiho Marwing| D

4/1

Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (8/1) at Turffontein (5f, soft) 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 034154-

(11)

Dakota Cat^b⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Kobus Roux| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Winner here in August. 100/1, twelfth of 13 in minor event at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 61 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 051270-

(12)

Princess Ilaria¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 66/1 and blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8.4f, good). Off 147 days. Back down in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 126067-

(10)

Women Of Fame²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P Strydom| T: Sean Tarry| D

9/1

14/10, improved to win 16-runner maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 354041-

(8)

Miss Shaivi¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Calvin Habib| T: Stuart Pettigrew

25/1

Last of 6 in minor event at this course (8f, good, 25/1). Off 105 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 331386-

(1)

Mia Fiore¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

9/1

Course winner. 14/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good). Off 161 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 3/35129-

(3)

Sigrid Swing^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Heinrich Westhuizen

12/1

C&D winner. Winner here in July. Tenth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 40/1) 9 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 959570-

(9)

Rugger Lover^b⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: David Nieuwenhuizen| C

14/1

6/1 and blinkered for 1st time, improved to win 9-runner maiden at this course (5f, good) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 900631-

(2)

Dancing Arabian¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Roy Magner| C

9/2

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (33/10) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago. Down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 697633-

(5)

Mix The Magic^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. Fifth of 8 in minor event (66/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 852835-

(7)

Red Carpet Girl¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Third of 11 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 16/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 029873-

Non-Runners

(13)

Mandalay¹⁴

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: Shaylen Naidoo J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Chasing Happiness (9/4), There She Goes (4/1), Dancing Arabian (9/2), Women Of Fame (9/1), Mia Fiore (9/1), Sigrid Swing (12/1), Red Carpet Girl (14/1), Mix The Magic (14/1), Rugger Lover (14/1), Dakota Cat (16/1), Princess Ilaria (18/1), Miss Shaivi (25/1)

DANCING ARABIAN has a fair chance of making all. if not plagued by this different trip. Mix The Magic is taken for the forecast, while Rugger Lover also comes into the reckoning.