15:40 Vaal

Tuesday 23 April 2024

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 7 May Mr 70 Handicap

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 1m 36.66s

(12)

Kashkaval¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Strydom| T: Mark Khan| C

2/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. 6/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 505-315

(6)

Future Africa¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| CD

20/1

First run since leaving S. B. Kotzen when didn't need to be at best when winning 12-runner maiden at this C&D (good to soft, 50/1) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 0700-01

(1)

Leao Alado³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner| C

8/1

Course winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Turffontein (8f, good) 33 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 2179-07

(11)

Putins Promise¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Kobus Roux| C

12/1

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2022. 25/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 858763

(10)

Kambulu²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C Maujean| T: Sean Tarry| C

40/1

Course winner. Winner here in October. 40/1, last of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (9f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 7210-88

(7)

Viva De Janeiro¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 15/10) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 595312

(3)

Jp Two Thousand¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fabian Habib| C

15/2

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 6/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 20-7455

(4)

Carnelo²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Rachel Venniker⁽³⁾| T: Shaylen Naidoo| C| D

4/1

Course winner. 8½ lengths sixth of 9 to Viva De Janeiro in handicap at this C&D (good, 7/1) 26 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 43-3376

(5)

Guy Alexander¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Kobeli Lihaba⁽³⁾| T: Corrie Lensley

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 100/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 680-903

(9)

Vava Vegas^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Jannie Borman| C

33/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in March. 33/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 57-8619

Non-Runners

(8)

Hakas Krakas³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Brett Crawford J: Kabelo Matsunyane

(2)

Thambi³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: Lorenzo Karriem J: S Khumalo

Forecasts

Kashkaval (2/1), Viva De Janeiro (9/4), Carnelo (4/1), Hakas Krakas (5/1), Jp Two Thousand (15/2), Leao Alado (8/1), Putins Promise (12/1), Thambi (16/1), Guy Alexander (18/1), Future Africa (20/1), Vava Vegas (33/1), Kambulu (40/1)

THAMBI can win again. Jp Two Thousand is a viable alternative, while Hakas Krakas also commands a second look.