15:40 Vaal
Tuesday 23 August 2022
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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 30 August Mr 74 Handicap
- 3YO plus | 5f 212y | Good | 16 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 10.67s
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13/2, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 17 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark.
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Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft). Off 119 days.
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C&D winner. 17/2, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.
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4/1, didn't need to be at best when winning 6-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Difficult ask.
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14/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 17 days ago.
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Course winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2020. 5/1, creditable fourth of 11 in minor event at this course (5f, good) 12 days ago.
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1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in July. Third of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 17 days ago.
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16/1, won 20-runner minor event at this course (7f, good to soft) 89 days ago.
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C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good, 100/1) 28 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.
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Blinkered for 1st time, didn't need to be at best when winning 11-runner maiden (33/20) at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Looks well in.
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Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 9/2, first run since leaving M. F. De Kock when respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 17 days ago.
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C&D winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Winner here in April. Seventh of 10 in handicap (33/1) at this course (5f, good) 19 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.
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Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 6/1, creditable second of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 17 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.
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C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, fourth of 9 in minor event at Turffontein (7f, good) 14 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.
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C&D winner. 25/1, fifth of 6 in minor event at Greyville (5f, AW) 29 days ago.
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C&D winner. Twelfth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good, 15/2) 28 days ago.
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Non-Runners
10
(3)
Written In Stone45
Weight: 8-11| Age: 7
T: Brett Webber J: Nathan Klink
NR
14
(13)
Gal Gadot14
Weight: 8-8| Age: 6
T: Shaylen Naidoo J: Philasande Mxoli
NR
Forecasts
Funky Music (7/2), Twice The Storm (13/2), Roger The Dodger (13/2), Power Ranger (7/1), Dark Tide (8/1), Ridge To Reef (9/1), Into The Future (10/1), Written In Stone (10/1), Phinda Mzala (12/1), Lulu's Boy (14/1), West Coast Lover (14/1), Moya Wa Laliga (14/1), The Gliding Fish (16/1), Gal Gadot (20/1), Jet Cat (28/1), Back To Basics (33/1), Ice Eater (33/1), Bevoeterd (66/1)
FUNKY MUSIC has put together a solid series of efforts lately and is just about the pick in this field. Phinda Mzala can emerge second best, while Twice The Storm is another that merits respect.
- Funky Music7/2
- Phinda Mzala12/1
- Twice The Storm13/2
Prize Money
1st: R37,506.002nd: R11,998.003rd: R5,999.004th: R3,000.005th: R1,511.00
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