15:25 Vaal

Thursday 7 March 2024

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 19 March Fm 76 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 1m 9.43s

(8)

Lucy In The Sky^b1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: S Veale| T: Brett Webber| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Last of 11 in handicap (66/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 5-35750

(16)

Lollapalooza^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Hennie Greyling| T: Jaap Visser| CD

28/1

3-time C&D winner. Four wins from 11 runs last year. 20/1, good third of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 910-773

(12)

Radu⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Serino Moodley| T: Sean Tarry

10/1

Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 16/1). Off 93 days. Down in trip.

Form: 757915-

(1)

Dakota Cat^b⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Munger| T: Kobus Roux| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 25/2). Off 91 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 512700-

(18)

Dhow Solo²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Tony Peter| D

7/1

Career best when winning 8-runner maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 9/4) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 53-4261

(7)

War Queen⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Danielson| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| BF| C

7/2

Course winner. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 7/2) 44 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6042-43

(15)

Micke's Bomb^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽³⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst

40/1

33/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 21 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 9886-56

(9)

Miss Hannigan⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fabian Habib

17/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (20/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 44 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. A. Soma.

Form: 887-645

(3)

Cue The Rebel¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: Sean Tarry| D

40/1

Winner at Greyville in September. Last of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 8/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 2421-97

(5)

Time For Charity¹²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Weiho Marwing| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 25/2). Off 124 days. First run for yard after leaving W. H. Marwing. Becoming well treated.

Form: 419050-

(11)

Lady Elliot¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Roy Magner

16/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 25/1) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 1787-86

(6)

Ode To The Ocean¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Paul Matchett

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fourth of 10 in minor event (100/1) at Turffontein (7f, good) 19 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 560-594

(17)

Life Lesson²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jason Gates| T: D Gray St John| C

40/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (66/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 051-080

(20)

Simply Magic¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Crawford| D

7/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 16/1) 19 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 67-2555

(13)

Southern Style¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Craig Mayhew| CD

18/1

C&D winner. One win from 32 Flat runs. Winner here in September. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (14/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3108-63

(14)

Empress Game^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

16/1

Course winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 6/1) 11 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 464-778

(4)

Samoa^b⁸⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-6| J: Siyanda Sosibo| T: Bridget Stidolph| CD

40/1

6-time course winner. 40/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good) 89 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 465088-

(19)

Ashanti Sword⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Deryl Daniels| T: Mark Khan| C

66/1

Course winner. Last of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Turffontein (6f, good) 42 days ago. First run for yard after leaving G. J. Maroun. Something to find on form.

Form: 3/0085-0

Non-Runners

(10)

Divine Moonlight⁵¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Weichong Marwing J: R Danielson

(2)

Winter Path⁴⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Alec Laird J: Diego De Gouveia

Forecasts

War Queen (7/2), Ode To The Ocean (9/2), Simply Magic (7/1), Dhow Solo (7/1), Lucy In The Sky (8/1), Miss Hannigan (17/2), Radu (10/1), Time For Charity (14/1), Divine Moonlight (14/1), Empress Game (16/1), Lady Elliot (16/1), Southern Style (18/1), Winter Path (20/1), Lollapalooza (28/1), Dakota Cat (28/1), Samoa (40/1), Micke's Bomb (40/1), Cue The Rebel (40/1), Life Lesson (40/1), Ashanti Sword (66/1)

DHOW SOLO has more to offer and can win again. Simply Magic is interesting, while Radu is also worth a look.