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PREVIEW:VAAL (SAND) - 21 APRIL 2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   PREVIEW:VAAL (SAND)  -  21 APRIL 2015

 

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Race-1 (Sand) R 85 000 1600m 13:05 Ref-963
1st R53125, 2nd R17000, 3rd R8500, 4th R4250, 5th R2125
WELCOME TO THE VAAL MAIDEN PLATE
For all Maidens. R20 000 WIN BONUS RA MEMBERS
1 9 Woody Glow
2/1 F		 60 73 A G Lerena Alec Laird 3 Chance on
penultimate
2 7 Fort Navidad 60 70 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry    
3 14 Big Shot
3.57/1		 60 68 BA *R Munger Luchelle Kruger 1 Lost race on
objection last time
4 16 Itslekker Bru 60 65 A ............... Adam W Kethro    
5 13 Dublin Rebel 60 61 A T Appie Geoff Woodruff 4 Improved latest
6 17 Tafika 60 61 A ............... Adam W Kethro    
7 6 He Is Magic 60 58 A *C Murray -2.5 Ormond Ferraris    
8 10 Lundy's Star 60 56 BA C Maujean Lucky Houdalakis    
9 18 Marsden 60 54 TCA *Wes Marwing -1.5 John Vos 2 Ran on late laet
time
10 1 In The Oven 60 52 A F Herholdt St John Gray    
11 8 Rock Force 60 52 A I Sturgeon Leon Erasmus    
12 15 Wont Wait 60 52 A G Wrogemann Ryan Hutcheson 5 Steady form
13 2 San Salvador 60 50 A R Simons Paul Matchett    
14 4 Battle Of Arcole 60 49 TBA *C Storey Wallace Tolmay    
15 11 Samidee 60 45 BA J P v'd Merwe Gary Alexander    
16 3 Oration 57 0 A *C Zackey Ryan Hutcheson    
17 5 Lightning Bid 60 35 BA F Naude H E Adamson    
18 12 Fyfe 60 34 BA Reserve 2 Stanley Ferreira    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(4,6) (12,16)    
Duplicate Jockey: ...............    
Race-2 (Sand) R 85 000 1200m 13:40 Ref-964
1st R53125, 2nd R17000, 3rd R8500, 4th R4250, 5th R2125
CHAMPIONS DAY 25 APRIL MAIDEN PLATE (F & M)
For Maiden F & M. R20 000 WIN BONUS RA MEMBERS
1 7 Rouge Et Noir
2.27/1 F		   60 61 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry 5 Sean Tarry/ S'Manga
Khumalo combination
2 2 See You   60 58 A R Danielson Paul Matchett    
3 3 Winter Love   60 57 T A D Mansour Johan J v Vuuren    
4 11 Careless Whisper   60 55 BA F Herholdt Clinton Binda    
5 5 Avatara   60 53 A R Simons Paul Matchett 4 Improving again
6 8 Kikusha   60 51 A *R Munger Luchelle Kruger    
7 1 Set In Stone   60 51 A J Penny Dianne Stenger 3 Steady form
8 13 Attract The Crowd
8.33/1		   60 49 Y I Sturgeon H E Adamson 1 Chance on 51st run
last time
9 6 Arizona Pie   60 43 T A G Wrogemann Lucky Houdalakis 2 Huge improvement
last time
10 4 Clever Call   60 39 TBA C Maujean H E Adamson    
11 12 Motherless   60 23 TBA *C Murray -2.5 Paul Peter    
12 9 Queen's Gate   60 0 A F Naude Corne Spies    
13 10 North Westerly   57 0 A Reserve 1 Wallace Tolmay    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(2,5) (8,10)    
Race-3 (Sand) R 120 000 1200m 14:15 Ref-965
1st R75000, 2nd R24000, 3rd R12000, 4th R6000, 5th R3000
RACING. IT'S A RUSH PINNACLE STAKES
For all Horses
WFA: 2yrs-10.5kgs 3yrs-2kgs
1 2 Across The Ice
1.2/1 F		   61.5 106 TBA P Strydom Sean Tarry 1 2 good 2nds;ast 2
2 5 Anger (BRZ)   60 102 BA F Naude Corne Spies    
3 1 Augustinus   58.5 97 T A K Zechner Tyrone Zackey 4 Can never be
ignored
4 6 Half Moon Hotel   57 91 BA M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall 2 1st run this track was
good
5 12 Mootahadee (AUS)   55.5 91 TBA J Geroudis Mike de Kock 3 Finished well to win
last time
6 7 Crescendo   55.5 89 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry    
7 9 Duty Dance   55.5 88 BA R Simons Paul Matchett    
8 10 Rockingandrolling   55.5 88 BA *R Munger Paul Matchett 5 Good win against
weaker last time
9 4 Inspector Casey   55.5 86 A D Mansour Johan J v Vuuren    
10 11 Yukon Gold   55.5 85 BA *C Storey Leon Erasmus    
11 3 Sarasota   54.5 91 T A *C Zackey Lucky Houdalakis    
12 8 Atso Time   54 87 A S Chambers Corne Spies    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(1,6) (2,12) (7,8)    
Race-4 (Sand) R 85 000 1000m 14:55 Ref-966
1st R53125, 2nd R17000, 3rd R8500, 4th R4250, 5th R2125
INTERCONTINENTAL VILLAGE DAY 25 APRIL MAIDEN PLATE
For all Maidens. R20 000 WIN BONUS RA MEMBERS
1 6 Sea Knight
0.83/1 F		 60 72 BA R Simons Paul Matchett 1 Bled last time,
Good form
2 10 American Tiger 60 71 A G Lerena Spike Lerena 4 Has more to do.
Gavin Lerena rides
3 1 Valiance Samaritan 60 62 A I Sturgeon Leon Erasmus 3 Ignore latest
4 8 First Sign 60 60 TBA J P v'd Merwe Barend Botes 2 Could be a surprise
winner
5 2 Victor's Folly 60 57 BA J Greyling Leon Erasmus 5 Needs a better
finish
6 3 Denison 60 53 BA *C Zackey Robbie Sage    
7 4 Starlight Explorer (AUS) 60 44 A *Wes Marwing -1.5 Geoff Woodruff    
8 5 Captain Nev 60 0 BA F Naude Paul Matchett    
9 11 Return To The Sun 60 0 A K Zechner Roy Magner    
10 13 Social Lad 60 0 T S T Pretorius Scott Kenny    
11 12 Apsley 57 0 BA *C Murray -2.5 Wallace Tolmay    
12 9 Striking Pose 57 0 A F Herholdt Clinton Binda    
13 7 Tzitzikama Fire 57 0 A S Chambers Wallace Tolmay    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(1,8) (3,5) (11,13)    
Race-5 (Sand) R 85 000 1000m 15:30 Ref-967
1st R53125, 2nd R17000, 3rd R8500, 4th R4250, 5th R2125
ITSARUSH.CO.ZA MR 80 HANDICAP
Open
WFA: 2yrs-10.5kgs 3yrs-2kgs
1 12 Salute The Sun
10/1		   62.5 85 A *C Murray -2.5 Stanley Ferreira 1 Drops in class.
2 4 Maji Moto   61.5 83 TBA *C Storey Leon Erasmus 3 Stayed on well
last time
3 13 Rough Justice   61 86 A J P v'd Merwe Mike Azzie 4 Consistent
4 18 Benbow   60 80 A I Sturgeon Leon Erasmus 2 Drop in class will
suit
5 10 Eusebius
5.56/1 F		   59 78 TBA G Lerena Paul Peter 5 Stayed on well
last 2
6 9 Dream Leader   58.5 77 BA M V'Rensburg Leon Erasmus    
7 2 Manx Park   58 80 T A P Strydom Clinton Binda    
8 8 Lonely Arethebrave   57.5 79 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry    
9 1 Hang Fire (ARG)   57 74 A K Zechner Brett Webber    
10 16 She's A Tiger   57 74 TBA J Sampson Louis Goosen    
11 7 Mogok's Desire   56 72 BA J Greyling Leon Erasmus    
12 11 Captain Sam   55 74 BA M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall    
13 14 Trenery   55 70 A R Danielson Sean Tarry    
14 17 Law Enforcer   54.5 73 BA *C Zackey Leon Erasmus    
15 6 Angel Gabriel   54.5 69 BA F Herholdt St John Gray    
16 3 Commissionerstreet (AUS)   53.5 67 BA *R Munger Paul Matchett    
17 15 Star Empress   53 66 BA Reserve 1 Paul Matchett    
18 5 Ice Pack   52 64 BA Reserve 2 Clinton Binda    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(2,4,6,11,14) (7,18) (8,13) (16,17)    
Race-6 (Sand) R 200 000 1600m 16:05 Ref-968
1st R125000, 2nd R40000, 3rd R20000, 4th R10000, 5th R5000
HIGHVELD SAND CHALLENGE (Listed)
Conditions Race for all Horses
WFA: 2yrs-12.5kgs 3yrs-2.5kgs 4yrs-0kgs
No Apprentice Allowance
1 10 All The Bids   60 114 A S Chambers Corne Spies    
2 8 Uncle Tommy
1.82/1 F		   60 114 TBA M V'Rensburg Weiho Marwing 2 Back from a good
stint in KZN
3 9 Taptap Makhatini
2.86/1		   57.5 99 T A P Strydom Sean Tarry 1 Drops in class. Good
chance
4 3 Stavinsky   55 88 BA J Greyling Leon Erasmus    
5 6 Olympic Bolt (BRZ)   52.5 89 BA S Khumalo Mike de Kock 3 Excuses last run
6 11 The Royal Rumba   52.5 88 TBA *Wes Marwing Weiho Marwing 4 Lost ground last 2
7 2 Newton Power   52.5 83 T A D Mansour Johan J v Vuuren    
8 4 Green Rock   50 85 BA *C Storey Wallace Tolmay 5 More to find for
the win
9 7 Amber Sail   50 79 T A *C Murray H E Adamson    
10 1 Masnoon (AUS)   50 79 A T Appie Mike de Kock    
11 5 Tip A Champion   50 74 BA J P v'd Merwe Joe Soma    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(2,6) (5,10)    

HIGHVELD SAND CHALLENGE (Listed) - Straight fight between TAPTAP MAKHATINI and UNCLE TOMMY

The first of a host of Gauteng features this week looks to be a contest between TAPTAP MAKHATINI and UNCLE TOMMY. Both horses drop in class and their current form must be totally respected. Last time out, the Sean Tarry trained TAPTAP MAKHATINI found a good finish to win the Riverside handicap over shorter at this track. He has an impressive record this course and distance where he has won four of his six starts. His latest start was his first run in six months and would have needed that run. He should strip fitter this afternoon and is certainly the one to beat. Jockey Piere Strydom has piloted him to four of his six wins and the yard is bang in form, as they always are, at the time of the big races in the main centres of the country.

UNCLE TOMMY returns from a brief spell in Durban where he won one from four races, two of which were on the polytrack. His latest run was not his best of those four, but he has run well this course and distance. Jockey Marco Van Rensburg has ridden him once and that was when he made the trip to Greyville, the night he won on the polytrack. Last time they met was in September where UNCLE TOMMY finished ahead of TAPTAP MAKHATINI by over six lengths. TAPTAP MAKHATINI is 5kg worse off but looks to be ready to make further improvement.

Trainer Mike De Kock sends out OLYMPIC BOLT who takes on stronger but can count himself unlucky last time as the jockey lost his rein briefly. Can run into the money.

Others that may sneak stake money are THE ROYAL RUMBA and GREEN ROCK

Race-7 (Sand) R 150 000 1600m 16:40 Ref-969
1st R93750, 2nd R30000, 3rd R15000, 4th R7500, 5th R3750
QUEEN OF THE SAND (Listed)
Conditions Race for Fillies and Mares
WFA: 2yrs-12.5kgs 3yrs-2.5kgs 4yrs-0kgs
No Apprentice Allowance
1 4 Tomorrow's Miss   60 96 BA G Lerena Roy Magner    
2 3 Royal Trip   55 93 A M Byleveld Stanley Ferreira 3 Won well last time
against weaker
3 11 Ahlaam (ARG)
2.5/1 F		   55 89 BA J Geroudis Mike de Kock 1 Easy winner against
weaker last time
4 14 Julie Doolittle   55 87 T A P Strydom Roy Magner 4 Down in class. Piere
strydom has the ride
5 1 Silent Force   55 87 BA J Penny Mike de Kock    
6 12 Negev   55 85 TBA G Wrogemann Louis Goosen    
7 5 The Angelus   55 85 A *R Munger Dominic Zaki    
8 6 Fire Wheel   55 84 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry 5 Chance on penultimate.
Sean Tarry/ S'Manga
Khumalo combination
9 10 Bang Sue   52.5 85 A J Mariba Mike de Kock    
10 8 Se Agabor   52.5 84 A M Yeni Gavin van Zyl    
11 2 Peep Show   50 81 BA J P v'd Merwe Mike Azzie    
12 9 Fire Dancing   50 78 A D Mansour Corne Spies 2 Never too far back
13 13 Miss K   50 77 A T Appie Louis Goosen    
14 7 Jupiterandmars   50 72 TBA ............... Sean Tarry    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(1,4) (3,5,9) (6,13) (8,14)    

QUEEN OF THE SAND (Listed) - AHLAAM impressed in win last time against weaker

Don't be fooled by the rise in class of the Mike De Kock trained AHLAAM as most of the horses in with chances in this field are also up in class from last time. Her latest win was an impressive one and she warrants the utmost respect. Top jockey, Johnny Geroudis made a return to riding in this country from a long and successful stint riding in Mauritius when he partnered AHLAAM to that comfortable win last time  over this course and  distance. Always handily placed she ran on well to win by almost eight lengths.

Trainer Corne Spies has been in good form this past month and he has won his fair share of features in both Gauteng and KZN. Despite not being certain to get the trip,  FIRE DANCING  comes into this race with a huge drop in class and a light mass of 50kg. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that she could cause an upset in this race, were she to see out the extra.

ROYAL TRIP has won three from four at this track. The TRIPPI progeny has been having success at feature race level in recent times. She was a surprise winner last time, even after a slow start. One to respect.

JULIE DOOLITTLE is one of only a few fillies in this race who step down in class. This daughter of HORSE CHESTNUT has a decent record to date and has a definite money chance in this field.

FIRE WHEEL has been disappointing of late but has a small chance on her penultimate run. Of course it will be foolish to ignore trainer Sean Tarry and jockey S'Manga Khumalo.

Race-8 (Sand) R 100 000 1200m 17:15 Ref-970
1st R62500, 2nd R20000, 3rd R10000, 4th R5000, 5th R2500
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY FM 84 HANDICAP (F & M)
For Fillies and Mares
WFA: 2yrs-10.5kgs 3yrs-2kgs
1 9 Secret Magok   60.5 85 A G Wrogemann Stuart Pettigrew    
2 12 Qawaasem (AUS)   59 86 BA J P v'd Merwe Mike de Kock 3 Ignore latest run
3 4 Blackberry Wine   58 84 A P Strydom D Nieuwenhuizen    
4 13 Lady Casey   58 80 BA S Chambers Stephen Moffatt    
5 6 Weekend Special   58 80 A R Simons Paul Matchett 4 Good run last Thursday
6 8 Rainy Day
7.69/1		   57.5 79 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry 1 Sean Tarry/ S'Manga
Khumalo combination
7 1 Usisi (AUS)
3.03/1 F		   57 78 BA G Lerena Roy Magner 2 Good chance on good
latest
8 11 Dalalaat   55 74 BA C Maujean Stephen Moffatt 5 Cannot be ignored
9 3 Defining Looks   52.5 73 A F Herholdt Gary Alexander    
10 2 Razzle My Tazzle   52 72 TBA *C Murray -2.5 Brett Webber    
11 5 Red Please   52 68 BA K Zechner Roy Magner    
12 7 Mexican Glory (ARG)   52 64 A *R Munger Paul Matchett    
13 10 Countess Bacardi   52 54 T A Reserve 1 Wallace Tolmay    
Same Trainer - Not Coupled on Tote    
(4,8) (5,12) (7,11)    

Vaal Sand
Card Changes as at 20 April 17:01

Late Scratchings
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name Reason Time Date Adv. Advised By
1 2 Fort Navidad Ineligible (Winner Turf 18/04/2015) 07:17 20150419 System
1 4 Itslekker Bru insufficient recovery time 13:01 20150420 Adam W Kethro
1 6 Tafika insufficient recovery time 13:01 20150420 Adam W Kethro
1 11 Rock Force Insufficient Recovery Time 14:46 20150420 Leon Erasmus
4 6 Denison Retired 11:16 20150416 Robbie Sage
Reserve Runners
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name Reason Time Date Adv. Advised By
2 13 North Westerly Reserve Runner (Wallace Tolmay) 12:23 20150414 System
5 17 Star Empress Reserve Runner (Paul Matchett) 12:23 20150414 System
5 18 Ice Pack Reserve Runner (Clinton Binda) 12:23 20150414 System
8 13 Countess Bacardi Reserve Runner (Wallace Tolmay) 12:23 20150414 System
Jockey Changes
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name New Jockey Time Date Adv. Advised By
1 17 Lightning Bid F Naude 10:33 20150419 H Adamson
1 18 Fyfe ............... 13:09 20150420 Stanley Ferreira
4 4 First Sign J P v'd Merwe 08:37 20150415 B Botes
7 12 Fire Dancing * C Storey 10:26 20150420 Corne Spies
7 14 Jupiterandmars ............... 12:23 20150414 System
Equipment Changes
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name Equipment Changed Time Date Adv. Advised By
1 18 Fyfe Tongue Ties On 13:13 20150420 Stanley Ferreira
Owner/Colour Changes
Changes Advised By
Race 5 No 10 She's A Tiger : Ms L L Watt & Messrs C M Comaroff, L W Goosen & K Stander  
Emerald, white star, emerald sleeves, white cap (Sold with engagement) NHA
Race 4 No 10 Social Lad: Mr & Mrs S W Kenny. Purple, white crossed sashes, purple sleeves,  
white cap, purple spots. (Sold with engagements) NHA
Additional Form and Changes - Recent Runs
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name Recent Runs
1 10 In The Oven V 953 20150416 (G) Mdnm 2000m C Murray 57.5 (52) A 10-14 6 6.5 Jezero 60 126.35 25/1 125/1
2 12 Queen's Gate V 946 20150416 (G) Mdwf 1200m J Dlamini 60 (0) A 8-11 10 22.75 La Strada 57 75.87 20/1 25/1
3 3 Augustinus t 961 20150418 (G) MR80 1800m A Balloo 54 (76) A 8-12 6 2.65 Sun On Africa 57.5 111.98 7/1 10/1
4 5 Victor's Folly t 957 20150418 (G) Mdnm 1000m J Greyling 60 (56) A 6-8 8 11.25 Rafa 60 60.5 33/1 66/1
4 8 Captain Nev V 949 20150416 (G) Mdnm 1200m F Naude 60 (0) A 6-14 8 9.5 The Gobi 60 71.97 100/1 125/1
8 5 Weekend Special V 951 20150416 (G) FM90 1000m G Wrogemann 55 (80) A 3-6 4 0.55 Crown Of Roses 61 57.21 20/1 12/1
8 10 Razzle My Tazzle Y 248 20150420 (N) FM74 1200m F Herholdt 57 (72) A 1-13 10 9.25 Alberts Gem 58 75.36 4/1 28/10
Unraced In Pick 6
Race No. Horse No. Horse Name
4 11 Apsley
General Information as at 20 April 15:32
Weather @08h00: Partly Cloudy @12h00: @16h00:
Rainfall Last 24 Hours: 5mm Last 7 Days: 10.5mm
Irrigation Last 24 Hours: Nil Last 7 Days: 810000L
Penetrometer Reading  
Track Condition Standard
False Rail

 

BEST BET: RACE 4 NUMBER 1 SEA KNIGHT

BEST VALUE: RACE 8 NUMBER 6 RAINY DAY

BEST OUTSIDER: RACE 5 NUMBER 1 SALUTE THE SUN

BI POT: (RACES 1 - 6)

COST LEG 1 LEG 2 LEG 3 LEG 4 LEG 5 LEG 6
R1 3 8 1 1 1 3
R64 9 9 4 4 4 2


PLACE ACCUMULATOR: (RACES 2 - 8)

COST LEG 1 LEG 2 LEG 3 LEG 4 LEG 5 LEG 6 LEG 7
R1 8 1 1 1 3 3 6
R128 9 4 4 4 2 12 7


PICK 6: (RACES 3 - 8)

COST LEG 1 LEG 2 LEG 3 LEG 4 LEG 5 LEG 6
R1 1 1 1 3 3 6
R64 4 4 4 2 12 7
R144     2     2
R192     3      
R240     5      

 JACKPOT: (RACE 4 - 7)

COST LEG 1 LEG 2 LEG 3 LEG 4
R1 1 1 3 3
R16 4 4 2 12
R81 3 2 5 2
R256 2 3 6 4
R625 5 5 8 8

 

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