14:50 Vaal

Thursday 31 October 2024

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 5 November Fm 68 Divided Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 1m 49.23s

(7)

Play With Fire^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C| D

11/1

7/1, didn't need to improve to win 7-runner handicap at this course (8f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 335541-

(1)

Teo Torriatte³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Danielson| T: Chris Jonker| C

5/1

Course winner. Fourth of 6 in handicap (16/1) at this course (9.9f, good) 37 days ago.

Form: 395434-

(10)

Sneak Preview¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

10/3

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 11/2, fourth of 5 in handicap at Turffontein (12.9f, good) 19 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 873314-

(11)

Stormy Sunday²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Robbie Sage

5/1

5/2, career best when winning 7-runner maiden at Turffontein (8f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 6351-

(12)

Party Punch³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Phillip Labuschagne| BF| C

9/2

Course winner. Winner here in July. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good, 5/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 241362-

(2)

Tree Fairy^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁶⁾| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| C

22/1

Course winner. 50/1, last of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 53237/0-

(9)

Cartagena¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Heather Adamson| C

40/1

Course winner. Winner here in August. 25/2, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 495160-

(3)

Have A Party^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: M Yeni| T: Paul Matchett| C

11/4

Course winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/2, second of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (9.9f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 429522-

(5)

Northern Kitten¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Fabian Habib| C

15/2

Course winner. 14/1, below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 054457-

(4)

Angelofthemorning^b⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| C

66/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 66/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 42 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 689777-

(8)

Summerland⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Corne Spies| C

66/1

Course winner. Two wins from 48 Flat runs. Last of 6 in handicap at this course (8.4f, good, 100/1) 7 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 788066-

Non-Runners

(6)

Silky Jet¹⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Weiho Marwing J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Have A Party (11/4), Sneak Preview (10/3), Party Punch (9/2), Stormy Sunday (5/1), Teo Torriatte (5/1), Northern Kitten (15/2), Silky Jet (10/1), Play With Fire (11/1), Tree Fairy (22/1), Cartagena (40/1), Angelofthemorning (66/1), Summerland (66/1)

STORMY SUNDAY should make a bold show again. Northern Kitten is dangerous, while Teo Torriatte isn't dismissed lightly.