14:55 Vaal

Tuesday 16 February 2021

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 18 February Fm 74 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: -

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Mode²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Danielson| T: Stephanus Botha| D

14/1

Winner at Turffontein in January. Eighth of 11 in handicap (18/1) at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 333-218

(3)

So They Say²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: Paul Peter| CD

7/1

2/1, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at this course (7f, good) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 82652-1

(2)

Crime Scene²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Hennie Greyling| T: Dirk Devos| D

40/1

First run since leaving P. A. Peter when twelfth of 14 in handicap (75/1) at Turffontein (9f, good) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 57400-0

(6)

Entente²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Warren Kennedy| T: Candice Dawson| D

15/2

30/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7.4f, good) 24 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 17508-4

(4)

Pecan Pie¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S Khumalo| T: Alec Laird| CD

3/1

29/20, won 14-runner maiden at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 51

(15)

Louvain⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Deon Sampson| T: Corne Spies| CD

28/1

Ninth of 14 in minor event at this course (7f, good to soft, 25/1) 42 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 64020-9

(1)

Un Deux Trois²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Xola Jacobs⁽⁹⁾| T: Ashley Fortune| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Ninth of 12 in minor event (17/4) at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 093-369

(5)

Land Of Rubies⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Coenie De Beer| C

28/1

Course winner. Twelfth of 15 in minor event (30/1) at this course (8f, good) 89 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 980200-

(14)

Royal Lily¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: C Maujean| T: Dorrie Sham| C

8/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable third of 12 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good to soft, 14/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 0790-93

(9)

Initiator⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Luke Ferraris| T: Gary Alexander

20/1

15/2, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 89 days ago. Back up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 004870-

(13)

Evening Rise²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Joshwin Solomons⁽⁶⁾| T: Fabian Habib| CD

9/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner minor event at this C&D (good, 20/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 8006-41

(11)

Sparkling Gold¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Nathan Klink| T: Michael Mahiakola| C

50/1

Course winner. 80/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 19 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 088/00-9

Non-Runners

(8)

Trapiche³¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: Sean Tarry J: Joshwin Solomons

(10)

Soul Of Wit³³

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: D Gray St John J: Lyle Hewitson

(7)

Feather The Nest⁵⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: D Gray St John J: Craig Zackey

Forecasts

Un Deux Trois (9/4), Pecan Pie (3/1), Evening Rise (9/2), Soul Of Wit (6/1), So They Say (7/1), Entente (15/2), Royal Lily (8/1), Feather The Nest (12/1), Mode (14/1), Trapiche (14/1), Initiator (20/1), Louvain (28/1), Land Of Rubies (28/1), Crime Scene (40/1), Sparkling Gold (50/1)

EVENING RISE is in good heart right now and is just about the pick in this field. Pecan Pie is probably the main threat, while Feather The Nest is another that could go well.