15:00 Vaal

Thursday 26 November 2020

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Saturday 5 December Mr 80 Handicap

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: -

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Galactic Warrior^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

20/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Turffontein in September. Good fifth of 17 in handicap (36/1) at this course (6f, good) 7 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 491785-

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Capitiana⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Khumalo| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 13/2) 5 days ago.

Form: 286666-

(10)

Kings Road^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Strydom| T: Clinton Binda| D

10/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 5/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 17-runner handicap at Greyville (5f, good) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 631021-

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Var Aglow^b⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lerena| T: Candice Dawson| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 14/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 47 days ago.

Form: 6/12036-

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Hurricane Hedley⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Paul Matchett| CD

16/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 13-runner maiden (57/20) at this C&D (good) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 541-

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Starflash^b³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: C Maujean| T: Barend Daniel Botes| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 18/1, very good third of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 33 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 104743-

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Mind Reader⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Roy Magner| BF| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (43/20) at this C&D (good) 49 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 665313-

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Precious Stone³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: Sean Tarry| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good, 8/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 492386-

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Roger The Dodger⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Deon Sampson| T: Corne Spies| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Twelfth of 17 in handicap (30/1) at this course (6f, good) 7 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 1890-

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Marengo³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Luke Ferraris| T: Roy Magner| D

13/2

Winner at Turffontein in August. 25/1, creditable sixth of 12 in minor event at Turffontein (6f, good) 33 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 251536-

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Grindelwald^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Philasande Mxoli⁽⁶⁾| T: D Gray St John| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 44/1, creditable seventh of 17 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 7 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 098907-

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Touch Of Fate³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: M Yeni| T: Clinton Binda| CD

11/1

C&D winner. One win from 25 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 20/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 33 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 406028-

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Mr Hugo⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Gokhan Terzi| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 8/1, creditable 3½ lengths fourth of 11 to Alex The Great in handicap at this C&D (good) 56 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 003714-

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Alex The Great^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Wiseman Sphesihle Njokwe⁽⁹⁾| T: Roy Magner| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 80/1, ninth of 11 in minor event at this C&D (soft) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 288519-

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Undisclosed²¹

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: D Gray St John J: Callan Murray

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Jet Sailor³⁹⁵

Weight: 8-3| Age: 7

T: Daniel Pretorius J: Jarryd Penny

Forecasts

Precious Stone (9/2), Var Aglow (5/1), Starflash (6/1), Marengo (13/2), Mind Reader (15/2), Mr Hugo (9/1), Kings Road (10/1), Touch Of Fate (11/1), Alex The Great (14/1), Undisclosed (14/1), Capitiana (16/1), Hurricane Hedley (16/1), Galactic Warrior (20/1), Grindelwald (22/1), Roger The Dodger (22/1), Jet Sailor (33/1)

ALEX THE GREAT has put together a solid series of recent efforts and has fair claims. Hurricane Hedley is high up there among the rest, while Precious Stone is another with the potential to be on the premises.