15:50 Vaal

Tuesday 30 July 2024

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 1 August Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 1m 16.9s

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Rock Of Bismantova²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

7/1

25/2, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at this course (6f, good) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 446261

(10)

Nazare³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Strydom| T: Candice Dawson| D

9/4

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap (9/4) at Turffontein (6f, good) 33 days ago by ½ length from Dancing Dora.

Form: 6-80131

(2)

Micke's Bomb^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lerena| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF

10/3

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 28/10, good second of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 10 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 577232

(9)

After Hours^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: S Khumalo| T: D Gray St John| CD

13/2

4-time course winner. 25/2, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 17 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 203786

(1)

Sneak Preview¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis

16/1

Winner at Turffontein in May. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 11/2) 17 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 721308

(7)

Cerulean Dancer⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

6/1

Course winner. Latest win at Greyville in May. 10/1, good second of 14 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 5 days ago. Back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 581562

(8)

Dancing Dora⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: M Yeni| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| CD

4/1

4-time course winner. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2022. Good second of 8 in handicap (13/10) at this course (6f, good) 5 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 357232

(11)

Lava Fire¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Tyrone Zackey

28/1

Winner at Turffontein in June. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good, 40/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 7-90109

(5)

Written In Stone⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: L Nhlapo| T: Brett Webber| OR: 70| CD

25/1

Course winner. Four wins from 87 Flat runs. Fifty five runs since last win in 2020. Eighth of 12 in handicap (7/1) at this course (7.2f, good) 5 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 307478

Non-Runners

(6)

Red Carpet Girl⁵

Weight: 8-4| Age: 5

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: Jeffery Syster

(4)

Dark Tide⁵

Weight: 8-3| Age: 7

T: Fanie Bronkhorst J: Jarryd Penny

Forecasts

Nazare (9/4), Micke's Bomb (10/3), Dancing Dora (4/1), Cerulean Dancer (6/1), Red Carpet Girl (6/1), After Hours (13/2), Rock Of Bismantova (7/1), Sneak Preview (16/1), Dark Tide (20/1), Written In Stone (25/1), Lava Fire (28/1)

CERULEAN DANCER makes plenty of appeal. Micke's Bomb can also take a hand, while Rock Of Bismantova is perhaps the most interesting of the others.