14:40 Vaal

Tuesday 16 January 2024

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 23 January Fm 80 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 1m 10.73s

(5)

Dolcezza⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lerena| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 7/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 68 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 258048-

(6)

Berengaria^b⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Barend Daniel Botes| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 42 days ago.

Form: 594494-

(10)

There She Goes⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Weiho Marwing| D

7/2

Latest win at Turffontein in July. 11/2, good neck third of 12 to Sigrid Swing in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 40 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Merits consideration.

Form: 341543-

(3)

Meteoric^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: C Maujean| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win here in October. 20/1, last of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 88119-0

(4)

Sigrid Swing^b¹⁹

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

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 5/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 957012-

(12)

Divine Moonlight¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Calvin Habib| T: Weichong Marwing| C

5/1

Course winner. 9/2, good second of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 25475-2

(11)

Primrose Path¹¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Brevan Plaatjies⁽⁹⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

28/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 5/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good). Off 117 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 221210-

(1)

Princess Ilaria²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Khumalo| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 33/10, creditable second of 7 in minor event at this course (8.4f, good) 26 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 606782-

(2)

Lil Miss Moneybags³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robyn Klaasen| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in July. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D (good) 38 days ago.

Form: 951267-

(8)

Kill Shot^b³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Phillip / Vermeulen| C

25/1

Course winner. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 40/1) 38 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 667/700-

(7)

Southern Style⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Craig Mayhew| CD

50/1

C&D winner. One win from 30 Flat runs. Winner here in September. Creditable eighth of 14 in handicap (25/2) at this course (7.2f, good) 61 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 343108-

(13)

Blue Waters^b¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Jaap Visser

40/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 12 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D (good). Off 105 days. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 780008-

Non-Runners

(9)

Mia Fiore¹⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

There She Goes (7/2), Sigrid Swing (7/2), Princess Ilaria (5/1), Divine Moonlight (5/1), Mia Fiore (5/1), Dolcezza (11/2), Berengaria (7/1), Lil Miss Moneybags (8/1), Kill Shot (25/1), Meteoric (25/1), Primrose Path (28/1), Blue Waters (40/1), Southern Style (50/1)

THERE SHE GOES makes most appeal. Divine Moonlight is respected, while Princess Ilaria also has a shout.