14:40 Vaal

Thursday 5 December 2024

All10:3511:1011:4512:2012:5313:3014:0714:40

Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 12 December Mr 80 Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   4f 214y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:41  |   Winning time: 55.87s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
John Wickb56
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-11| J: P Strydom| T: Fabian Habib| CD
9/4
5/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 56 days ago.
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Timeform
2
(9)
Horse silk
Kinshin Shab35
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD
12/1
C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 33/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (5.5f, good) 35 days ago. Uphill task.
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Timeform
3
(3)
Horse silk
Tchaikovsky12
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Kobus Roux| CD
17/2
C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Eighth of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 12 days ago.
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Timeform
4
(6)
Horse silk
Blaze A Way72
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Fabian Habib| CD
11/4
Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner here in July. Second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good, 11/2) 72 days ago.
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Timeform
5
(5)
Horse silk
Smith And Wesson23
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-5| J: Trent Mayhew(6)| T: Paul Matchett| CD
12/1
C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 7/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at Turffontein (5f, good to soft) 23 days ago.
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Timeform
6
(1)
Horse silk
Veldskoen20
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-5| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford
4/1
Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Respectable third of 8 in handicap (14/1) at Turffontein (5f, good) 20 days ago.
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Timeform
7
(10)
Horse silk
Johnny Appleseed30
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: C Maujean| T: Tony Peter| CD
13/2
C&D winner. Winner here in September. 28/10, below form fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 30 days ago. Very much the one to beat.
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Timeform
8
(2)
Horse silk
Var Park20
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Grant Maroun| CD
11/1
C&D winner. Last of 8 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 8/1) 20 days ago.
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Timeform
9
(8)
Horse silk
Duke Of Rock145
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Gates| T: Fabian Habib| C
28/1
Course winner. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good, 25/1). Off 145 days.
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Timeform
10
(7)
Horse silk
Bridge Of Spies124
Age: 9|  Weight: 8-3| J: Varun Jodhee(9)| T: Daniel Pretorius| C| D
66/1
Course winner. Two wins from 79 Flat runs. Sixty five runs since last win in 2019. 125/1, last of 10 in minor event at Turffontein (5f, good). Off 124 days. Uphill task.
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Timeform

Forecasts

John Wick (9/4), Blaze A Way (11/4), Veldskoen (4/1), Johnny Appleseed (13/2), Tchaikovsky (17/2), Var Park (11/1), Smith And Wesson (12/1), Kinshin Sha (12/1), Duke Of Rock (28/1), Bridge Of Spies (66/1)

Verdict

JOHNNY APPLESEED is demonstrably the best of these on what he has achieved and sets a very solid standard. Blaze A Way gets the vote for second, while John Wick could also figure.

  1. Johnny Appleseed13/2
  2. Blaze A Way11/4
  3. John Wick9/4

Prize Money

1st: R75,003.002nd: R23,999.003rd: R12,000.004th: R6,011.005th: R3,006.00

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