15:30 Turffontein

Thursday 22 June 2023

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 27 June Fm 90 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 11.17s

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Coldhardstare^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K De Melo| T: Mike/Adam Azzie| CD

15/8

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (14/10) at this course (5.8f, soft) 35 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 137-121

(1)

Big Eyed Girl¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Johan J Vuuren| C

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in May. 11/2, fourth of 8 in minor event at Vaal (5f, good) 16 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 4-76714

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Celtic Rumours¹²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Sean Tarry| C

9/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (5/4) at this course (7f, good). Off 120 days.

Form: 431-21

(6)

Princess Philippa²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

25/1

Course winner. Tenth of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Greyville (7f, good) 26 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 1-34920

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Kayla's Champ⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

10/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Second of 11 in handicap (14/1) at this course (7f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 787782

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Golden Aspen³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| CD

14/1

4-time course winner. 4½ lengths third of 10 to Coldhardstare in handicap at this course (5.8f, soft, 8/1) 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies. Chance on old form.

Form: 335823

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Berengaria^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Siyanda Sosibo⁽⁶⁾| T: Barend / / Vosloo| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Latest win at Vaal in April. 14¾ lengths last of 10 to Coldhardstare in handicap at this course (5.8f, soft, 10/1) 35 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 97-8310

(2)

Rozara⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: M Yeni| T: Roy Magner| C

11/2

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Second of 7 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good, 33/10) 9 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 46-6422

(3)

What A Honey¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Craig Zackey| T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 14/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Vaal (5f, good) 14 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 330-577

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Benguela Cove^b1⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Jason Gates| T: Erico Verdonese| D

40/1

Last of 10 in handicap (40/1) at Vaal (6f, good) 63 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 134-060

Forecasts

Coldhardstare (15/8), What A Honey (4/1), Celtic Rumours (9/2), Big Eyed Girl (11/2), Rozara (11/2), Kayla's Champ (10/1), Golden Aspen (14/1), Berengaria (22/1), Princess Philippa (25/1), Benguela Cove (40/1)

BIG EYED GIRL has been operating at a solid level lately and should prove hard to catch. Kayla's Champ has the strongest claims of the others, while What A Honey is another to bear in mind.