15:35 Vaal

Thursday 9 May 2024

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Thursday 16 May Middle Stakes Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 1m 22.3s

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(9)

Moola Man⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lerena| T: Stuart Pettigrew| C

7/2

Course winner. Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good, 7/1) 63 days ago.

Form: 6347-68

(6)

Whorly Whorly⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: P Strydom| T: Clinton Binda| OR: 83| CD

11/4

4-time C&D winner. 7/1, respectable sixth of 19 in handicap at this C&D (good) 51 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 211-366

(10)

Sharapova¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M Yeni| T: M F De Kock| D

10/1

16/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 237-490

(11)

Laughing William⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Candice Dawson| D

8/1

16/1, last of 10 in handicap at Turffontein (8f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 04-8230

(8)

Walled Garden^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Klink| T: Joey Soma

9/2

Winner at Turffontein in November. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (66/1) at Turffontein (6f, good) 19 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 51-7074

(4)

Cerulean Dancer⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Craig Zackey| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap (18/10) at Greyville (6f, AW) 8 days ago.

Form: 312445

(13)

Jet Cat^b⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Heinrich Westhuizen| OR: 54| C

12/1

Course winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, creditable second of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good) 51 days ago.

Form: 535-872

(12)

Vava Vegas^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Jannie Borman| C

20/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in March. Good fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 33/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 7-86194

(1)

Dancing Dora⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: C Maujean| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| CD

7/1

4-time course winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2022. Respectable third of 12 in handicap (13/2) at Turffontein (6f, good) 7 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 838723

(7)

Anytime Champ⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Joey Soma

22/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, sixth of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good) 51 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 077-576

(5)

Life Lesson^b⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 7-12| J: Jason Gates| T: D Gray St John| CD

50/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. 50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good) 51 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 1-08000

Non-Runners

(14)

King Rahul⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Corne Spies J: Marco V'Rensburg

(3)

Circus Lights⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Calvin Habib

(15)

Mariachi Madness²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Clinton Binda J: Nirvan Nastili

(2)

Miraculous Man²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Grant Maroun J: Kaidan Brewer

Forecasts

Whorly Whorly (11/4), Moola Man (7/2), Walled Garden (9/2), Dancing Dora (7/1), Cerulean Dancer (7/1), Laughing William (8/1), Sharapova (10/1), Jet Cat (12/1), Circus Lights (12/1), Vava Vegas (20/1), Anytime Champ (22/1), King Rahul (25/1), Life Lesson (50/1), Mariachi Madness (66/1), Miraculous Man (100/1)

DANCING DORA's recent form just about edges this but she has little leeway if anything goes wrong. Moola Man is the pick of the rest, while Cerulean Dancer also comes into the reckoning.