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PREVIEW: VAAL (SAND) 26 FEBRUARY 2015

  PREVIEW:VAAL (SAND) - 26 FEBRUARY 2015

 

Race-1 (Sand) R 85 000 1200m 12:15 Ref-768
1st R53125, 2nd R17000, 3rd R8500, 4th R4250, 5th R2125
LUCKY HOUDALAKIS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M)
For Maiden Fillies and Mares
1 6 Tutta Magee (BRZ)
0.9/1 F		 60 72 A G Lerena Mike de Kock 1 Best form this
field
2 9 Panchatanta 60 70 T A G Wrogemann Brian Wiid 3 Good form in
all 4 runs
3 8 Ginger Sioux 60 56 BA C Maujean Wallace Tolmay 2 Improved last 3
4 11 Kikusha 60 53 A S Chambers Luchelle Kruger    
5 1 Tarentum 60 53 TBA *Wes Marwing -1.5 Grant Maroun 5 Place chance on
penultimate
6 13 Wallasey 60 50 A S Brown Leon Erasmus 4 Inconsistent. Can
place at best
7 14 Buddy's Falcon 60 49 BA F Naude Bradley Maroun    
8 2 Seeking Seattle 60 42 A J Penny Roy Magner    
9 4 Forever A Friend 60 38 T A F Maleking Wallace Tolmay    
10 10 Apolima 60 0 PA M Yeni Stephen Moffatt    
11 3 Rouge Et Noir 60 0 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry    
12 7 Sunet's Jet 60 0 A *R Munger -1.5 Craig Mayhew    
13 12 Attract The Crowd 60 41 Y *M Thackeray -2.5 Heather E Adamson    
14 5 Arizona Pie 60 37 A Reserve 2 Lucky Houdalakis    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(3,9)    
Race-2 (Sand) R 85 000 1000m 12:45 Ref-769
1st R53125, 2nd R17000, 3rd R8500, 4th R4250, 5th R2125
LEON ERASMUS MAIDEN PLATE
For all Maidens
1 5 Rafa 60 68 A J Greyling Leon Erasmus 4 Steady but dull
form
2 1 Ashantee
6/1		 60 61 T A G Lerena Brian Wiid 1 Improved last 2
3 9 Victor's Folly 60 61 BA J P v'd Merwe Leon Erasmus    
4 7 Commentator 60 60 TBA A Aucharuz Leon Erasmus    
5 4 Valiance Samaritan 60 56 A S Brown Leon Erasmus    
6 6 Flying Tern 60 55 A G Wrogemann Spike Lerena    
7 2 King Of Cloth 60 51 BA M V'Rensburg Stanley Ferreira    
8 13 Blackadder 60 50 A C Maujean Leon Erasmus    
9 10 Zermatt 60 50 T A *M Thackeray -2.5 Wallace Tolmay    
10 12 Henry The Eleventh 60 48 BA *C Storey Spike Lerena    
11 11 Captain Quaker 60 31 BA *R Munger -1.5 Leon Erasmus    
12 14 Flash Park
4/1 F		 60 0 A P Strydom Clinton Binda 3 Can improve
on debut last
time
13 8 Post Grad 60 0 BA K Zechner Spike Lerena 5 Bumped at start
last time
14 3 Defining Looks 57.5 56 A F Herholdt Gary Alexander 2 Best run in 5
last time
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(1,3,4,5,8,11) (6,10,13)    
Race-3 (Sand) R 85 000 1600m 13:15 Ref-770
1st R53125, 2nd R17000, 3rd R8500, 4th R4250, 5th R2125
RACING. IT'S A RUSH MAIDEN PLATE
For all Maidens
1 10 Big Shot 60 66 BA S Chambers Luchelle Kruger    
2 9 Balli Miracle (AUS) 60 65 A F Naude Terry Lowe    
3 6 Longstride 60 63 A S Khumalo Gary Alexander 4 Some improvement
last time. Still
moderate
4 4 Arabian Bay 60 58 A S Brown Gary Alexander 3 Some fair recent
runs
5 7 Weaponology 60 57 A M V'Rensburg Ryan Hutcheson    
6 5 Tough Tiger 60 52 BA J P v'd Merwe St John Gray 5 No show on Tuesday
7 12 It's Mister To You 60 43 TBA *R Munger -1.5 Terry Lowe    
8 11 Coeur De Lion 60 42 T A F Herholdt Chris Erasmus    
9 8 Lightning Bid 60 40 TXA J Greyling David Boyarsky    
10 3 Africain 60 0 TBA *M Thackeray -2.5 Wallace Tolmay 2 Good debut last time.
Respect
11 2 Chilli Affair
1.7/1 F		 60 0 A G Lerena Mike Azzie 1 Improved 2nd run
last time
12 1 Colonel Rockjaw 60 0 CA K Zechner St John Gray    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(2,7) (3,4) (6,12)    
Race-4 (Sand) R 85 000 1450m 13:45 Ref-771
1st R53125, 2nd R17000, 3rd R8500, 4th R4250, 5th R2125
CRAIG MAYHEW MAIDEN PLATE
For all Maidens
1 9 Viking Castle 60 64 TBA A Aucharuz Leon Erasmus    
2 8 Rock Force 60 59 A S Brown Leon Erasmus    
3 11 Magicalad 60 54 A J Greyling Leon Erasmus 2 Weak field. Can
improve to win
4 2 Marsden
3/1 F		 60 54 TCA *C Zackey John Vos 3 Stayed on in
penultimate
5 4 Woodstock Express 60 53 A J Mariba Sean Tarry    
6 10 Abrax 60 52 A L Nhlapo Leon Erasmus    
7 5 Take A Hike 60 45 A K Zechner St John Gray    
8 7 Mystic Realm 60 44 TCA *M Thackeray -2.5 John Vos 4 More to find
9 12 Bold Badger
33/1		 60 0 TBA C Maujean Craig Mayhew 1 Big improvement
in 2nd start last
time. Huge upset?
10 1 Hey Dude 60 0 A J P v'd Merwe St John Gray 5 2 moderate runs
11 6 Zillionaire 60 0 A G Lerena Roy Magner    
12 3 Karoo Moon 57 0 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(1,2,3,6) (4,8) (5,12) (7,10)    
Race-5 (Sand) R 75 000 1450m 14:25 Ref-772
1st R46875, 2nd R15000, 3rd R7500, 4th R3750, 5th R1875
STEPHEN MOFFATT MR 72 HANDICAP
Open
WFA: 3yrs-4kgs 4yrs-0kgs
1 17 Wild Thing
10/1		 61.5 75 A F Herholdt Roy Magner 1 Can improve this
division
2 15 Masnoon (AUS) 60 80 A R Simons Mike de Kock 3 Needs a better
finish than last 2
3 11 Don Vito 60 72 TBA J P v'd Merwe St John Gray    
4 2 Isosha 59 78 A P Strydom Roy Magner 5 Won maiden at
4th attempt last
time by over 6 l
5 9 Apple Crumble 59 70 A S Khumalo Mike Azzie    
6 4 Nkomo 58 76 PA F Naude Bradley Maroun    
7 13 Limbo 58 68 A C Maujean Lucky Houdalakis    
8 7 Pay As You Go 57 74 BA I Sturgeon Mike Azzie    
9 5 Disco Boy 57 66 A K Zechner Spike Lerena 4 Ran on to win
last time. by almost
5 lengths
10 3 Sub Shaawes 57 66 A M V'Rensburg Stuart Pettigrew    
11 1 Excalivar
3.5/1 F		 56 64 BA G Lerena Alec Laird 2 In good form. Go
close
12 14 Bodega 55.5 71 T A *R Munger -1.5 Dominic Zaki    
13 12 Royal Chief 55 70 A R Danielson Roy Magner    
14 8 Mind Games 55 62 BA S Brown St John Gray    
15 10 Matchless Flag 54 60 TBA M Yeni Stephen Moffatt    
16 6 Lisnoble 52.5 57 BA Reserve 2 Erico Verdonese    
17 16 Warbash 52 54 A Reserve 3 Chris Erasmus    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(1,4,13) (3,14) (5,8)    

Race-6 (Sand) R 68 000 1200m 15:05 Ref-773

1st R42500, 2nd R13600, 3rd R6800, 4th R3400, 5th R1700
DOMINIC ZAKI MR 68 HANDICAP
Open
WFA: 3yrs-3kgs
1 11 Obrega 59.5 73 T A *C Zackey Dominic Zaki    
2 5 Tiger's Legacy 59.5 73 T A C Maujean Wallace Tolmay 4 Stronger finish
needed
3 14 Jumbo 59.5 67 A S Brown Leon Erasmus    
4 13 Perfect Trip 59.5 67 BA J Greyling Craig Mayhew    
5 4 King's Wild
3.5/1 JF		 58 64 BA G Lerena Chris Erasmus 2 Big improvement
last time
6 1 Celtic King
3.5/1 JF		 57.5 63 TBA *M Thackeray -2.5 Wallace Tolmay 1 Did some late low
level flying last time
7 15 Song Jet 56.5 61 BA K Zechner Stephen Moffatt    
8 3 Kopi Luwak 55.5 59 A P Strydom Romeo Francis 5 Disappointing latest
effort
9 8 Clean Cut 55 58 A F Naude Clinton Binda    
10 9 Ermine Street 54.5 57 A A Aucharuz Dianne Stenger    
11 7 Proud As Punch 54.5 57 T A M Yeni Stephen Moffatt 3 Ran on last time
12 12 Fear Nothing 53 60 A J P v'd Merwe Leon Erasmus    
13 6 Angel Gabriel 60.5 69 BA Reserve 1 St John Gray    
14 10 Shepherd's Song 60 68 A Reserve 2 Louis Goosen    
15 2 Sleuth 52 48 TBA Reserve 3 Barend Botes    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(2,6) (3,12) (7,11)    
Race-7 (Sand) R 125 000 1200m 15:45 Ref-774
1st R78125, 2nd R25000, 3rd R12500, 4th R6250, 5th R3125
AUTUMN SAND SPRINT (Non-Black Type)
A Handicap for all horses
WFA: 3yrs-3kgs
No Apprentice Allowance
1 1 Anger (BRZ) 61 104 A S Chambers Corne Spies 3 Is a C & D winner
2 6 Shadow Line
2/1 F		 61 104 A G Lerena Scott Kenny 2 Good late run to
win last time. Can
repeat
3 3 Hawksworth 56.5 95 A F Naude Corne Spies    
4 13 Half Moon Hotel 54.5 91 A G Schlechter Vaughan Marshall    
5 11 Pinot Noir 53 88 TBA S Khumalo David Rahilly 4 Good win this class
last time
6 8 Stavinsky 53 88 BA J Greyling Leon Erasmus 5 Steady form. Ran on
last time
7 10 Green Rock
16/1		 52 87 A *M Thackeray Wallace Tolmay 1 Drop in class.
Apprentice allowance.
Surprise chance
8 12 Yukon Gold 52 86 BA *C Storey Leon Erasmus    
9 5 Duty Dance 52 84 BA M Yeni Paul Matchett    
10 2 Maji Moto 52 83 TBA *C Zackey Leon Erasmus    
11 9 Benbow 52 80 A A Aucharuz Leon Erasmus    
12 7 Rockingandrolling 52 80 BA *R Munger Paul Matchett    
13 4 Hang Fire (ARG) 52 76 A J Mariba Brett Webber    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(1,3) (6,8,10,11) (9,12)    
Race-8 (Sand) R 125 000 1200m 16:20 Ref-775
1st R78125, 2nd R25000, 3rd R12500, 4th R6250, 5th R3125
WOODLAND SPRINT (Non-Black Type)
A Handicap for Fillies and Mares
WFA: 3yrs-3kgs
No Apprentice Allowance
1 1 Jade Vine
2.2/1 F		 60 89 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry 1 Excellent last 2.
Drops in class
2 7 Shiver 'n Shake 59 87 A G Lerena Roy Magner 4 Spread a shoe last
time. Is better than
that run
3 2 Sarve 58.5 92 A F Naude Corne Spies 2 Good last two wins.
Hat trick chance
4 3 Crystal's Revenge 57 83 A P Strydom Sean Tarry 5 Runs well for Piere
Strydom
5 8 Club Captain 55.5 80 A S Brown Leon Erasmus    
6 11 Sols Gold 55 79 BA *R Munger Stephen Moffatt    
7 10 Wheredowego 54.5 78 A G Schlechter Vaughan Marshall    
8 5 Lady Casey 54 77 BA C Maujean Stephen Moffatt    
9 9 Captain's Diva 52 79 BA M V'Rensburg Bradley Maroun 3 Did not show against
stronger last time
10 6 By Jove 52 78 BA J Penny Dianne Stenger    
11 4 Jupiterandmars 52 77 TBA *C Zackey Sean Tarry    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(1,4,11) (6,8)    
Race-9 (Sand) R 85 000 1800m 16:55 Ref-776
1st R53125, 2nd R17000, 3rd R8500, 4th R4250, 5th R2125
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE MR 80 HANDICAP
Open
WFA: 3yrs-5kgs 4yrs-0kgs
1 10 Deckie Boy 63 86 T A *M Thackeray -2.5 Ryan Hutcheson    
2 16 Eternity 61 82 BA F Herholdt Alec Laird    
3 5 Master Entertainer 60.5 81 A P Strydom Roy Magner    
4 15 Olympic Goal 59 78 BA S Chambers Corne Spies    
5 2 Madame Ming 58 76 CA R Simons Paul Matchett    
6 8 Die Kat (AUS)
9/1		 57.5 75 TBA S Khumalo Mike Azzie 1 Up in class but
decent form
7 14 King's Joy 57.5 75 TBA S Brown Wallace Tolmay    
8 12 The Barbadian 57.5 75 BA *Wes Marwing -1.5 Weiho Marwing    
9 9 Smart Mart
2.2/1 F		 56.5 83 A G Lerena Mike de Kock 2 Had a mind of his
own last time
10 11 Facebook 56.5 73 BA M V'Rensburg Stuart Pettigrew    
11 4 Ahlaam (ARG) 55.5 81 BA R Danielson Mike de Kock 3 In good form. Go
close
12 13 Wellesley 52.5 65 T A A Aucharuz Leon Erasmus    
13 7 Victorious Royal 52 72 A *C Zackey Leon Erasmus    
14 6 Shakaland 52 63 BA *R Munger -1.5 Gary Alexander 4 Huge improvement
last time
15 3 Sundari 52 62 A J P v'd Merwe Mike Azzie 5 Coming to hand
16 1 The Club King 52 56 A K Zechner Terry Lowe    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(6,15) (9,11) (12,13)    

Vaal Sand
Card Changes as at 25 February 17:16

Late Scratchings
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name Reason Time Date Adv. Advised By
1 4 Kikusha Virus/Under Vet treatment 09:35 20150225 L Kruger
3 7 It's Mister To You Retired 13:53 20150224 Terry Lowe
5 5 Apple Crumble Coughing 15:43 20150220 Mike Azzie
6 14 Shepherd's Song Did not accept as a reserve runner 09:03 20150221 Louis Goosen
7 4 Half Moon Hotel Insufficient recovery time 12:11 20150225 Vaughan Marshall
Reserve Runners
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name Reason Time Date Adv. Advised By
1 14 Arizona Pie Reserve Runner (Lucky Houdalakis) 12:53 20150219 System
5 16 Lisnoble Reserve Runner (Erico Verdonese) 12:53 20150219 System
5 17 Warbash Reserve Runner (Chris Erasmus) 12:53 20150219 System
6 13 Angel Gabriel Reserve Runner (St John Gray) 12:53 20150219 System
6 15 Sleuth Reserve Runner (Barend Botes) 12:53 20150219 System
Jockey Changes
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name New Jockey Time Date Adv. Advised By
1 13 Attract The Crowd * M Thackeray (-2.5kg) 13:54 20150225 H Adamson
5 15 Matchless Flag M Yeni 11:33 20150224 Phillip Labuschagne
7 13 Hang Fire (ARG) J Mariba 12:15 20150225 Brett Webber
Equipment Changes
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name Equipment Changed Time Date Adv. Advised By
1 13 Attract The Crowd Plastic shoes front, alumites behind 11:23 20150225 H Adamson
2 13 Post Grad Blinkers On 08:17 20150225 Spike Lerena
3 9 Lightning Bid Blinkers On, Pacifiers On 09:52 20150225 David Boyarsky
3 11 Chilli Affair Blinkers Off 15:44 20150220 Mike Azzie
8 10 By Jove Blinkers On 15:26 20150225 Dianne Stenger
Other Changes
Changes Advised By
*M Thackeray now claims 2.5kg Gary Waterston
Additional Form and Changes - Recent Runs
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name Recent Runs
3 6 Tough Tiger V 761 20150224 (G) Mdnm 1600m K de Melo 60 (59) A 11-12 6 9.75 Shea Devon (AUS) 60 97.4 10/1 20/1
4 1 Viking Castle t 758 20150221 (G) Mdnm 1450m S Brown 60 (64) A 7-12 4 2.75 Cumberland 56 90.77 20/1 25/1
4 2 Rock Force t 751 20150221 (G) Mdnm 1800m S Brown 60 (64) A 7-13 9 15.25 Master Switch 60 115.5 33/1 125/1
4 5 Woodstock Express V 761 20150224 (G) Mdnm 1600m J Mariba 60 (55) A 8-12 8 12.5 Shea Devon (AUS) 60 97.92 20/1 50/1
4 6 Abrax t 758 20150221 (G) Mdnm 1450m J Greyling 60 (52) A 12-12 12 24.5 Cumberland 56 95.15 66/1 125/1
5 3 Don Vito V 766 20150224 (G) MR79 1400m K de Melo 53.5 (66) A 12-14 4 6 Our Jet 54.5 82.07 33/1 100/1
6 9 Clean Cut V 764 20150224 (G) MR76 1400m K Zechner 52.5 (58) A 11-14 4 2.5 Woza Madoda 56.5 82.57 20/1 40/1
6 10 Ermine Street t 753 20150221 (G) Grdm 1450m S Khumalo 56 (51) A 8-9 8 17.75 Exelero 60 91.36 40/1 66/1
9 16 The Club King t 756 20150221 (G) MR77 2600m K Zechner 52 (56) A 2-10 9 13.25 Supertube (AUS) 57 170.29 14/1 25/1
General Information as at 25 February 13:47
Weather @08h00: Partly Cloudy @12h00: @16h00:
Rainfall Last 24 Hours: Nil Last 7 Days: 8.5mm
Irrigation Last 24 Hours: Nil Last 7 Days: 2.106.000L
Penetrometer Reading  
Track Condition Standard
False Rail

BEST BET: RACE 3 NUMBER 11 CHILLI AFFAIR

BEST VALUE: RACE 2 NUMBER 2 ASHANTEE

BEST OUTSIDER: RACE 4 NUMBER 9 BOLD BADGER

BI POT: (RACES 2 - 7)

COST L1EG 1 LEG 2 LEG 3 LEG 4 LEG 5 LEG 6
R1 2 11 9 1 6 7
R64 14 10 3 11 5 2


PLACE ACCUMULATOR: (RACES 3 - 9)

COST LEG 1 LEG 2 LEG 3 LEG 4 LEG 5 LEG 6 LEG 7
R1 11 9 1 6 7 1 6
R128 10 3 11 5 2 3 9


PICK 6: (RACES 4 - 9)

COST LEG 1 LEG 2 LEG 3 LEG 4 LEG 5 LEG 6
R1 9 1 6 7 1 6
R64 3 11 5 2 3 9
R216 4 2       11

 JACKPOT: (RACE 5 - 8)

COST LEG 1 LEG 2 LEG 3 LEG 4
R1 1 6 7 1
R16 11 5 2 3
R81 2 11 1 9
R256 9 2 5 2
R625 4 8 6 4


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