15:35 Vaal

Thursday 20 June 2024

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 4 July Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 1m 25.88s

(3)

Open Highway³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Strydom| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Turffontein (7f, good, 7/2) 33 days ago.

Form: 432131

(13)

Courageous Cat²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Diego De Gouveia| T: M F De Kock| D

20/1

6/1, excellent second of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good). Off 7 months. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 13/82-

(15)

The Playboy Bomber⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Alec Laird| D

9/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. 11/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 56 days ago.

Form: 7211

(8)

Gimmealight^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Paul Matchett| D

9/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 6/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 805228

(9)

Southern Blaze³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Calvin Habib| T: Stuart Pettigrew| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 20/1, good 1¼ lengths fifth of 11 to Open Highway in handicap at Turffontein (7f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 16621-5

(1)

Tamil Tigress¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Lorenzo Karriem| C

22/1

Course winner. 66/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 11 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 06-0980

(12)

Vitellius²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: C Maujean| T: Weichong Marwing| D

25/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good fourth of 8 in minor event (40/1) at Turffontein (7f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 25208-4

(4)

Care Taker²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| D

28/1

25/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 23 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 4020-98

(10)

Golden Pavilion²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Alec Laird| D

25/1

Winner at Turffontein in January. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D (good) 23 days ago.

Form: 135255

(11)

Sovereigns Call⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

66/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (33/10) at this course (6f, good) 44 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 8-79341

(7)

Feel All Right³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wesley Marwing| T: Weichong Marwing| D

22/1

Winner at Turffontein in February. 33/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 39 days ago.

Form: 5-21489

(6)

Laughing William⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| D

13/2

Good fourth of 11 in minor event (17/2) at this course (7f, good) 42 days ago.

Form: 4-82304

(5)

Archimides^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

8/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 11/2, bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 16 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 045676

(2)

Peace Treaty¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Craig Zackey| T: Sean Tarry| D

4/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 11-runner minor event (8/1) at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Obvious claims.

Form: 51

Non-Runners

(14)

Vava Vegas²³

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: Jannie Borman J: Reserve 1

(16)

Super Agra⁷

Weight: 8-3| Age: 6

T: Corrie Lensley J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Open Highway (9/4), Peace Treaty (4/1), Laughing William (13/2), Southern Blaze (7/1), Archimides (8/1), The Playboy Bomber (9/1), Gimmealight (9/1), Courageous Cat (20/1), Feel All Right (22/1), Tamil Tigress (22/1), Golden Pavilion (25/1), Vitellius (25/1), Care Taker (28/1), Sovereigns Call (66/1)

PEACE TREATY is best of these on form and has an obvious chance. Vitellius seems the most likely to step into the breach if the selection fails to deliver, while Archimides edges it so far as third place is concerned.