14:40 Vaal

Tuesday 2 February 2021

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 4 February Mr 78 Handicap

Off time: 14:44 | Winning time: -

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Galactic Warrior^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Joshwin Solomons⁽⁶⁾| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| C

10/1

Course winner. 14/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 85904-3

(12)

Starflash³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Ryan Munger| T: Barend Daniel Botes| C

14/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Turffontein (7f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: 74341-6

(9)

Push Off¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lerena| T: M F De Kock| CD

11/8

C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner here in November. Sixth of 9 in handicap (21/4) at Turffontein (8f, good) 17 days ago. Back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3312-76

(2)

Ice Eater^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Chris Jonker| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Good second of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft, 17/2) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 00902-2

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Harrys Secret¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: P Strydom| T: Dorrie Sham| CD

15/2

15/2, improved to win 14-runner maiden at this C&D (soft) 19 days ago by 4 lengths from Inherit The Rain. Makes handicap debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 74008-1

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Inherit The Rain^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Callan Murray| T: M F De Kock| CD

10/1

15/4, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 832-621

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Procrastinator^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: S Khumalo| T: Paul Matchett| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Winner here in September. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (15/1) at Turffontein (6f, good) 10 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 19060-5

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Corvette Captain⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: C Maujean| T: Johan J Vuuren| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 25/1, fourteenth of 16 in minor event at this course (7f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 637890-

(1)

Tiki Taka^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Jason Gates| T: Erico Verdonese| D

20/1

Winner at Turffontein in December. Twelfth of 14 in minor event at this course (5f, good, 33/1) 7 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 85791-0

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Zephira Rain¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Jeffery Syster⁽³⁾| T: Fabian Habib| C

80/1

Course winner. 30/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (5.5f, good) 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 9107/8-8

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Segontium^b⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: M Yeni| T: Barend Daniel Botes

12/1

40/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, good). Off 96 days. First run for yard after leaving F. P. Habib.

Form: 0/99790-

Non-Runners

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Crown Guardian⁴²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Barend Daniel Botes J: Craig Zackey

(7)

Liquid¹⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Johan J Vuuren J: Lyle Hewitson

(11)

Louis The Seventh¹⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: Tyrone Zackey J: Philasande Mxoli

Forecasts

Push Off (11/8), Crown Guardian (4/1), Ice Eater (6/1), Procrastinator (6/1), Harrys Secret (15/2), Liquid (8/1), Corvette Captain (9/1), Galactic Warrior (10/1), Inherit The Rain (10/1), Segontium (12/1), Starflash (14/1), Louis The Seventh (14/1), Tiki Taka (20/1), Zephira Rain (80/1)

LOUIS THE SEVENTH ran well last time and should give another good account. Push Off is fancied as the best alternative, while Inherit The Rain is perhaps the most interesting of those left.