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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 12 December Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 55.87s

(4)

John Wick^b⁵⁶

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.

Form: 892131-

(9)

Kinshin Sha^b³⁵

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.

Form: 415760-

(3)

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.

Form: 812378-

(6)

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.

Form: 212-

(5)

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.

Form: 6/53655-

(1)

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.

Form: 0/92653-

(10)

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.

Form: 5144-

(2)

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.

Form: 658238-

(8)

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.

Form: 152880-

(7)

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.

Form: 860090-

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)

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.

Prize Money

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

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