14:20 Vaal

Tuesday 12 November 2024

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 21 November Fm 66 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 1m 14.18s

(5)

Cars Big As Bars³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lerena| T: Tony Peter| CD

11/4

1 win from 2 runs this year. 18/10, won 10-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Shortlist material.

Form: 21-

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(4)

Gimme The Flame²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Heather Adamson| C

17/2

Course winner. Two wins from 41 Flat runs. 25/1, last of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 854930-

(9)

Dancing Dora⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Calvin Habib| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

7/2

4-time course winner. Thirty three runs since last win in 2022. 25/2, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 624373-

(6)

Mix The Magic^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Gates| T: Phillip Labuschagne| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 43 Flat runs. Latest win here in July. Seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good, 16/1) 7 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 133567-

(3)

Southern Style²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁶⁾| T: Craig Mayhew| CD

7/2

C&D winner. One win from 41 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 33/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 534084-

(1)

Tibetan Voyage²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Jarryd Penny| T: Mark Khan| D

9/4

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Sixth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 6/1) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 778826-

(8)

Gal Gadot⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-3| J: L Nhlapo| T: Shaylen Naidoo| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. Seventh of 8 in handicap (66/1) at this course (5.5f, good) 42 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 049097-

(7)

Bad Hair Day^b⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| CD

40/1

C&D winner. One win from 26 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 66/1, last of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 54 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 908680-

Non-Runners

(11)

Oriental Bouquet²¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Denis Schwarz

(10)

Samoa²¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 10

T: Bridget Stidolph J: Craig Zackey

(2)

Vathomvlaffie²¹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Corne Spies J: Nathan Klink

(12)

Wilkies⁵⁴

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: D Gray St John J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Tibetan Voyage (9/4), Cars Big As Bars (11/4), Dancing Dora (7/2), Southern Style (7/2), Samoa (4/1), Gimme The Flame (17/2), Mix The Magic (12/1), Oriental Bouquet (20/1), Vathomvlaffie (33/1), Wilkies (33/1), Bad Hair Day (40/1), Gal Gadot (66/1)

DANCING DORA's recent starts have had a lot to like about them and she could be difficult to catch. Cars Big As Bars could be the answer to second place, while Samoa has place prospects as well.